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A bit like rugby union where the best players have legged it to France as there is no salary cap.

Yup. And look where we were 14 years later!

I agree with you in terms of egalitarian principle but from the owner's perspective why though? Abramovic can afford to spunk off a billion on Chelsea, it is small change to him. Similarly with the owners of City. They are not going to vote for something giving other clubs a chance to compete...

Nope. Steve Foster Michael Robinson.

If all clubs were owned by oligarchs I would agree with you, but they are not. Abramovic entering football allowed Chelsea to pay higher wages than United. United did not have a sugar daddy owner and so put up their prices to allow them to pay more competitive salaries, which meant that...

wrong!

The problem is not Paul Barber, it is player's wages. In 1983, when the Albion were last in the top flight, the highest paid players in the COUNTRY were paid £70,000 a year. (Bonus point if you can name them). Since then inflation in the UK has increased prices by 290%, which would give an...