is all over, and life settles back to normal, football will continue as it has done. On an upward curve of just spend, spend, spend.
Will a salary cap come in, will huge transfer fees be a thing of the past? Or will football clubs just carry on as normal. Will clubs have to bring more home grown players forward. Or will it just be business as usual, where the chequebook clubs flaunt their wealth, and carry on as if nothing has happened.
I can see quite a few of the smaller clubs going bust if they have no way of funding themselves over the next few months. Wouldn`t be surprised if the whole league is restructured back to regional, as it was pre 1958, North and South divisions. Makes sense.
Be interesting to see where this all goes in the next few years. Short-term I see no big money deals in the next season or two.
Anybody think after this Coronavirus
posted on 21/4/20
comment by ● Billy The Yidd ● (U3924)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by There'sOnlyOneRed's (U1721)
posted 28 minutes ago
comment by ● Billy The Yidd ● (U3924)
posted 1 minute ago
Greedy agents are one of the biggest problems in football, they see their `clients` as nothing but a vehicle to make money, and will push / influence players into moves etc to fill their own pockets. Caps on agents fees absolutely need to be brought in.
It will be interesting to see what happens with regards to transfer fees in the short term, it will be Levy`s wet dream if their is a massive slowing down of the market.
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You're such a bitter twisted individual aren't you? You'd make an onion cry. Go on, make a happy comment. One with a smiley.
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Go back onto your own board and fack yourself pal
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Have yiou ever tried to lick the tip?
posted on 21/4/20
comment by kneerash-23 Cara Gold (U6876)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by ● Billy The Yidd ● (U3924)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by There'sOnlyOneRed's (U1721)
posted 28 minutes ago
comment by ● Billy The Yidd ● (U3924)
posted 1 minute ago
Greedy agents are one of the biggest problems in football, they see their `clients` as nothing but a vehicle to make money, and will push / influence players into moves etc to fill their own pockets. Caps on agents fees absolutely need to be brought in.
It will be interesting to see what happens with regards to transfer fees in the short term, it will be Levy`s wet dream if their is a massive slowing down of the market.
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You're such a bitter twisted individual aren't you? You'd make an onion cry. Go on, make a happy comment. One with a smiley.
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Go back onto your own board and fack yourself pal
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Have yiou ever tried to lick the tip?
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Have you ever learnt how to spell?
posted on 21/4/20
comment by ● Billy The Yidd ● (U3924)
posted 7 minutes ago
comment by kneerash-23 Cara Gold (U6876)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by ● Billy The Yidd ● (U3924)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by There'sOnlyOneRed's (U1721)
posted 28 minutes ago
comment by ● Billy The Yidd ● (U3924)
posted 1 minute ago
Greedy agents are one of the biggest problems in football, they see their `clients` as nothing but a vehicle to make money, and will push / influence players into moves etc to fill their own pockets. Caps on agents fees absolutely need to be brought in.
It will be interesting to see what happens with regards to transfer fees in the short term, it will be Levy`s wet dream if their is a massive slowing down of the market.
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You're such a bitter twisted individual aren't you? You'd make an onion cry. Go on, make a happy comment. One with a smiley.
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Go back onto your own board and fack yourself pal
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Have yiou ever tried to lick the tip?
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Have you ever learnt how to spell?
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You're angry cause you can't lick the tip...
posted on 21/4/20
comment by There'sOnlyOneRed's (U1721)
posted 1 hour, 31 minutes ago
comment by A Catalyst For Change (U7080)
posted 5 minutes ago
Once things are back to normal probably have season or so of clubs not really spending, but don’t think it’ll be long for until premier league clubs are pretty much back to spending and behaving as they did before this.
If there is no crowds for a long while that could dent a lot of clubs, even some prem teams. Not sure how lower league clubs could cope, that will be a huge part of their income. Guess players would have to take pay cut for the club to keep going, but it leaves so many legal challenges you can’t just cut someone’s pay when you like. Plus those players won’t be rolling in money, so they’re unlikely to want to agree to less pay
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Most PL clubs will have no problem with spending considering gate receipts are nothing, relatively speaking. The TV money dwarfs gate receipts.
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True, but still it's a significant amount.
Last season
Liverpool made 94.5m from maychday revenue
United 110.5m
Chelsea 73.5m
Spurs 71m
City 55m
West Ham 24.5m
Arsenal 98.5
Very few clubs in the Prem were profit making institutions, and that's before Covid. So we will be taking away millions from some clubs who are already in trouble. Maybe some sort of bailout from the prems reserves would still be necessary.
posted on 21/4/20
comment by ● Billy The Yidd ● (U3924)
posted 47 minutes ago
comment by There'sOnlyOneRed's (U1721)
posted 28 minutes ago
comment by ● Billy The Yidd ● (U3924)
posted 1 minute ago
Greedy agents are one of the biggest problems in football, they see their `clients` as nothing but a vehicle to make money, and will push / influence players into moves etc to fill their own pockets. Caps on agents fees absolutely need to be brought in.
It will be interesting to see what happens with regards to transfer fees in the short term, it will be Levy`s wet dream if their is a massive slowing down of the market.
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You're such a bitter twisted individual aren't you? You'd make an onion cry. Go on, make a happy comment. One with a smiley.
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Go back onto your own board and fack yourself pal
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posted on 21/4/20
comment by Scouze Doggie Dog (U22357)
posted 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
comment by There'sOnlyOneRed's (U1721)
posted 1 hour, 31 minutes ago
comment by A Catalyst For Change (U7080)
posted 5 minutes ago
Once things are back to normal probably have season or so of clubs not really spending, but don’t think it’ll be long for until premier league clubs are pretty much back to spending and behaving as they did before this.
If there is no crowds for a long while that could dent a lot of clubs, even some prem teams. Not sure how lower league clubs could cope, that will be a huge part of their income. Guess players would have to take pay cut for the club to keep going, but it leaves so many legal challenges you can’t just cut someone’s pay when you like. Plus those players won’t be rolling in money, so they’re unlikely to want to agree to less pay
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Most PL clubs will have no problem with spending considering gate receipts are nothing, relatively speaking. The TV money dwarfs gate receipts.
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True, but still it's a significant amount.
Last season
Liverpool made 94.5m from maychday revenue
United 110.5m
Chelsea 73.5m
Spurs 71m
City 55m
West Ham 24.5m
Arsenal 98.5
Very few clubs in the Prem were profit making institutions, and that's before Covid. So we will be taking away millions from some clubs who are already in trouble. Maybe some sort of bailout from the prems reserves would still be necessary.
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There's also loss of advertising revenue, commercial deals etc, and BT and Sky losing billions from cancelled sports subscriptions.
The larger (elite) clubs will obviously be better prepared to absorb loss of revenue streams but its not beyond the realms of possibilities that we see a significant level of mid to lower tier teams going under.
When football is up and running again I suspect games will be played behind closed doors for a period, and in turn there will be a gradual/phased approach to fans returning to stadia.
posted on 21/4/20
Tbf Sandy, as people have pointed out. The revenue is there in football to justify the spending. Any transfer caps/wage caps etc at least in the short term just help billionaire owners get richer.
posted on 21/4/20
comment by Melt (U22362)
posted 6 minutes ago
Tbf Sandy, as people have pointed out. The revenue is there in football to justify the spending. Any transfer caps/wage caps etc at least in the short term just help billionaire owners get richer.
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Wouldn`t look right though, with probably lots about to lose their jobs over the coming six months or so, if clubs went on massive spending sprees.
posted on 21/4/20
comment by sandy (U20567)
posted 12 minutes ago
comment by Melt (U22362)
posted 6 minutes ago
Tbf Sandy, as people have pointed out. The revenue is there in football to justify the spending. Any transfer caps/wage caps etc at least in the short term just help billionaire owners get richer.
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Wouldn`t look right though, with probably lots about to lose their jobs over the coming six months or so, if clubs went on massive spending sprees.
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When have billionaires et al ever cared before?
If they get any negative PR they will probably redirect it to the players as usual
posted on 22/4/20
I thought we were going to hire Cotinho?
News is he's going to Chelsea!
Screwed by Wonker Levy as usual........
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/11446631/chelsea-coutinho-transfer-barcelona-arsenal/