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re: EPL clubs as a whole turn record profit
Posted on 3/26/15 at 11:47 am to crazy4lsu
Posted on 3/26/15 at 11:47 am to crazy4lsu
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The same is true of most American sports as well.
I have gotten into several battles on the MSB over how absurd the draft system in American sports is and how it should be abolished. Salary caps are awful as well.
The only points I can give American sports is that at least all teams are treated the same. Saying club A can spend 50 million but club B, C, and D can only spend 10 is bad for the majority of fans and over time will produce a stale product devoid of potential mobility.
This post was edited on 3/26/15 at 12:49 pm
Posted on 3/26/15 at 12:23 pm to Draconian Sanctions
While I agree that FFP basically cements the large clubs, it is the culmination of movements like G-14, which basically involved the biggest clubs in Europe.
Europe's precarious financial position basically forces the hand of FFP, in my estimation, as it is similar to imposed austerity efforts through the Eurozone. While in principle FFP is a bad idea, the reality on the ground for most clubs is much different. Looking at the trials of Parma, Portsmouth, and Leeds, among others, shows you that clubs have only been recently understood as business entities. At the same time, the relatively recent arrivals of clubs like Arsenal and Lyon shows you that pragmatism can move clubs into the upper echelons of the sport. FFP isn't the final answer in my opinion, but it is a step in the right direction.
Europe's precarious financial position basically forces the hand of FFP, in my estimation, as it is similar to imposed austerity efforts through the Eurozone. While in principle FFP is a bad idea, the reality on the ground for most clubs is much different. Looking at the trials of Parma, Portsmouth, and Leeds, among others, shows you that clubs have only been recently understood as business entities. At the same time, the relatively recent arrivals of clubs like Arsenal and Lyon shows you that pragmatism can move clubs into the upper echelons of the sport. FFP isn't the final answer in my opinion, but it is a step in the right direction.
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