22 Aug 2015 14:41:20
With regards to your recent and detailed explanation of FFP and uefa's attempt to create a level playing field, one can't help but think that things would be more equal if it was the numbers of players you could sign as opposed to the money you could spend.for example 2 players per window( whatever the cost) would prevent the richer clubs buying a new team every year and also stimulate the promotion and development within! It would never happen but. any thoughts???

{Ed002's Note - That sort of thing would be unenforceable.}

1.) 22 Aug 2015
22 Aug 2015 17:14:11
I think it's all a load of BS. If a billionaire wants to invest the money that he's earned into making a good football club, he should be allowed.

2.) 22 Aug 2015
22 Aug 2015 17:29:32
I am absolutely convinced that FFP is doomed to failure as soon as someone decides to challenge it in court

3.) 22 Aug 2015
22 Aug 2015 20:47:56
I believe the only way to make it level is with a salary cap.
Also a cap on transfer fees so smaller clubs can also compete.
Players would still be able to earn extra money through personal endorsement eg messi on the Fifa covers. Gerrard wearing Adidas boots the best players would be offered endorsements so the incentive is still there to be as good as you can be.

4.) 23 Aug 2015
22 Aug 2015 21:56:22
I like that Ashy. If FIFA or UEFA whoever it is could force the clubs to also cap ticket costs or allow U15 free entry with the extra income not spent on players/wages. Facilities for fans improved and a "centre of excellence" for youth products as well.

Clubs could still make more then now, so should be happy and be safe. Players will still be on good wages and still reflect what they bring to a club with the capped tickets and reinvestment into football. They can have a higher % of their image rights! so the better will still stand out and be rewarded higher for reaching higher.
Clubs won't have to sell their best products and better facilities could produce a better national side.

Yeah, rose tinted glasses but wouldn't it be nice

5.) 23 Aug 2015
22 Aug 2015 22:12:56
I'd like to see CL money shared with the teams associations, try and bridge the gap between the haves and have nots.

{Ed002's Note - The clubs would split away before anything like that would ever happen.}

6.) 23 Aug 2015
22 Aug 2015 22:25:07
Well if it's all bets off for the multi millionaires that should be the same for TV money clubs should be able to do their own why should Everton get as much as us at the start of the season

7.) 23 Aug 2015
23 Aug 2015 09:38:56
As the Eds mentioned, the problem is that the big teams have more power than UEFA or the rest of the teams altogether and they can always threst to make their own European superleage. The reason they agreed for the FFP is because it is basically a scheme against billioneres buying teams and try to make them a new superpower - which threatens the existing superpowers. I agree with those here who said that there is nothing wrong with people with money buying teams and try to make them superpowers, it just make the league more competitive - see Chelsea and City. Without them it would be United winning the league 8 our of ten seasons and Arsenal the other two.

The only real fair system I know is the one of the American NBA with draft plus salaray cap where teams in the bottom of the league get the best young talent at the end of every season. It doen't erase all differences between small and big teams but it create a very competitive league with far more than 2-3 teams winning the title over the years. It will never work in European football unfortunately for various reasons but mostly because the big clubs will never let that happen.

You have to say it is quite amazing that the current system works. You could expect that all the teams who are not the tope 5-6 teams in the league will play in front of empty stands as these teams have no chance whatsoever to win a searious trohpy but fans apperantly are just very loyal to their teams regardless of chances to win anything.