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FFP is not the same as the accounts. Players are written off as expenses for the duration of their contract, over several years. I think (unsure) if a lump sum is paid it is deducted for FFP in one year. However if the contract is complicated with not all the transfer fee being paid upfront, it...

I think relegated clubs get extra in their first season down. Instead of being exempt entirely? Gates may go down and they may lose sponsorship income. I think thye can wipe the £20 million value of their players down to zero. May be over a few seasons and considerably more to lose?

They can afford it:(just about) Villa TV parachute income £55m v £0 Match Day + Commercial £50m v £24m FFP £35 m v £13m (averaged out) so can Norwich and Newcastle. They will have to unload of their high earners though. Wages £100 m Amortisation £20m (useless players that that are not...

And they spent it on players without a resale value. I'm glad we bought younger players especially with our squad with older players* (although not as old as Burnley and Boro averages). *Never though our position last season was important, but the age of our players in key positions. Derby...

Parachutes: The new rules will not affect the three clubs most recently relegated from the top flight - Hull, QPR and Burnley. They will receive £64m split over four years - £24m in the first year, then £19.3m, then £9.6m for each of the next two years. From the 2016/17 season, relegated...

The £13m limit for the 2015/16 season is in line with the losses permitted under the new regulations which will permit a maximum loss of £39m over a rolling 3 season timeframe (compared to an equivalent figure of £105m in the Premier League). A club that moves between the Premier League and...