This is exactly what the debate will be if Forest stay up. Signed like 40 players and will probably stay up again despite it being against the rules (which need changing, asap). They will be a walking advert for breaking the rules.If you had the money (like Newcastle) is it worth spending £1.5 billion pounds on transfer fees next season to catch up to the likes of Man City and take a hit of 6 point deductions for a couple of years?
That only works if the whole of the worlds FA's agree to it... otherwise you just lose all the talent and they set up in a different country for whoOnly way to really control spending is to control salaries. It is beyond anybody’s comprehension people are being paid £400,000 a week to play in the premier league. That’s a week not a month! Even kids starting out at the big clubs are on £30 to £40k a week. Sky revolutionised football but way too much of the new money went straight into players wages.
It's nonsense that Newcastle are the richest team in the world and they can't spend their money but other teams can spend double what they do.
It really is. It is very very Newcastley to have all the riches in the world and be unable to use them to win anything.It’s funny though.
Why do you assume a six point deduction? you’re talking an overspend that is 50 times what Forest were charged with and got -2 for, which was widely seen as quite lenient. The Everton benchmark is more like a point for every 10 million. So that’s -150 for Newcastle. Not sure they catch up with Man City on that basis.If you had the money (like Newcastle) is it worth spending £1.5 billion on transfer fees next season to catch up to the likes of Man City and take a hit of 6 point deductions for a couple of years?
Absolutely. Control salaries with a salary cap like rugby union. Players should be very well paid, but the amount they and their agents receive is excessive. Control that and a club might actually be able to make tickets cheaper.Only way to really control spending is to control salaries. It is beyond anybody’s comprehension people are being paid £400,000 a week to play in the premier league. That’s a week not a month! Even kids starting out at the big clubs are on £30 to £40k a week. Sky revolutionised football but way too much of the new money went straight into players wages.
The problem with a salary cap is all the best players just leave. Which is exactly what happened in Rugby Union. Rugby union in England didn't have much choice as the sport is struggling badly in Englnad and the rest of the Uk. Football doesn't have that problem so salary caps will not be coming anytime soonAbsolutely. Control salaries with a salary cap like rugby union. Players should be very well paid, but the amount they and their agents receive is excessive. Control that and a club might actually be able to make tickets cheaper.
That is true sadly. The Premier League is heading for NFL level of salaries and nothing will stop it.The problem with a salary cap is all the best players just leave. Which is exactly what happened in Rugby Union. Rugby union in England didn't have much choice as the sport is struggling badly in Englnad and the rest of the Uk. Football doesn't have that problem so salary caps will not be coming anytime soon
I expect the people in charge of the Premier League and its member clubs are. And since they are the ones who have introduce any new rules that is a rather important detail.Are people really worried that the mercenaries will leave and go to another league? I don't care if the Premier league isn't the best in the world.
Might be a good thing to drop to the levels of Germany and Holland. Might even get local players playing for local clubs.