In light of what’s just happened to Everton FFP is once again a hot topic, and I just wanted to highlight some clear facts a lot of people are missing that show how the people who run football are hypocritical and are an absolute joke when it comes to running their own rules
FFP was first established in 2009 for the sole purpose to prevent professional football clubs spending more than they earn in the pursuit of success, and in doing so not getting into financial problems which might threaten their long-term survival. - this was implemented after the events that happened to Leeds where we almost lost them as a club. This purpose quickly changed, forgetting about the small clubs being abused and focused towards small clubs becoming successful by closing the financial gap between them and the big super teams. We’ve already seen from the creation of the super league that the big teams feel that they are threatened and want maintain their status at all cost, this is why the rules were adapted post 2012
You might say that a team like Man City shouldn’t be able increase their ability to spend because of their owners. But with the creation of the premier league and it’s large injection of money for the big teams, it’s seem that they made it impossible to get to the same level as them without money
Then their is the simple fact that man city have never spent more than the likes of Man Utd, Real Madrid and Barcelona. They’ve simply closed the gap. People hate them for their success, but it’s not cause of money, their owners could take over man utd tomorrow without injecting money and turn them back into world beaters. They are the kind of owners everyone wants, smart owners who aren’t greedy, who don’t take money out
I understand that the rules are the rules, but maybe the rules are wrong and designed to keep the big clubs fat and to prevent to competition. If we can’t take the money away from the big clubs then how else do we challenge them besides the way man city have done?
When you comply with the rules 100% but still ffp gets you, ffp is broken.
“Everton have cooperated with the Premier League — virtually to the point of prostrating themselves — in the past two years. Informing them of intentions to buy a player, outlining their rationale, asking if the league are comfortable with that, in what has been a transparent demonstration of their attempt to comply with profit and sustainability rules (PSR).”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-12763871/Everton-Man-City-Premier-League.html
That’s BS. The PL said it wasn’t their responsibility to ensure Everton kept within the rules and reminded them of their obligations. They continued to spend and spent too much. They didn’t act within the rules.
They did, they changed the rules so we fell out by 19.5 million over a three year period. Can’t forecast or plan for that. That’s part of why irs being appealed
I might get downvoted but as an everton fan we spent stupid amounts before covid. This is due to a stadium issue. But bc we worked with the PL for years to get signings approved, had a nonce who we couldnt resell, and had an owner with his assets frozen, we have now been sent to our third relegation battle. When a comfortable finish looked possible it will be another stressful season on the cards. Im not arguing that efc did nothing wrong. Anyone who does should take their blue glasses off. Our ownership is shady and we deserved the punishment. Even though it clearly says its not a sporting sanction and so it should just not be a deduction, many of us would probably take 3-6 points.
10 is egregious when “no sporting advantage” was determined. Thats why we are angry. We deserve punishment. But after working with the PL for years this is absurd.