FFP

[portslade seagull]

I'm firmly in the camp that clubs expenditure should not exceed income and we should be run like any high street business unless the Board want to invest further funds. Far too many clubs have gone boom-bust and the authorities are right to bring in a form of FFP.

Like many others my concern is whether the Football League have the balls to enforce the punishment both financially and in the players market, if they do not then the last few years have been a complete waste of time. All we can do is wait until December (if think that's right) and see what profits and losses are announced and see what actions the authorities take if any.

Of course it all dependent on the clubs accountants and hoping that they don't butter up the results with creative accounting

 

[KZNSeagull]

I believe that FFP is already having an effect. Agents are starting to see that they will not be able to rely on so many championship clubs to pay silly money in the future. It is therefore more important now to get their clients the best deal that they possibly can. Because we are trying to sign the quality of player that lower end PL teams and the less prudent championship teams would also want, this is impacting us more now than it has it the past.

Providing that we stick to FFP, which I have no doubt we will, in theory things should be a bit easier for us in later windows when embargoes kick in.

What we have to do now is find more Ulloa's, quality players plucked from "obscurity" that no-one else have their eyes on. Warren summed it up nicely yesterday when he said we have to look abroad, or at kids. If Leeds are paying 20k a week for Billy Sharp, a decent established championship striker, there is no way that anyone on his level is coming here any time soon.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

TB see's it as an integral part in the future of meeting FFP

He may do, but so is maintaining a strong fan base, which is largely driven by a competitive team.