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Whilst the premise of FFP is generally sound, to stop a Leeds or Pompey like was experienced in the 00s, the application has now created an even harder glass ceiling that we experienced under Moyes
The "big" sides have found ways to account differently and have the revenue to sustain being up there, this in turn makes it very difficult to gain the revenue to manage FFP effectively - a viscious cycle
We are seeing a cycle of teams trying to break into the top 6, failing and then having to pull back financially to balance the books and struggle e.g.
Leicester - amazing story but then ultimately balancing the books led to relegation
Wolves - a couple of great seasons post promotion then fell back
Everton - invested badly but have had to balance the books and ended up with breach and struggling against relegation
There are clubs which have not had as much as a drop in league position yet but have not challenged the top 6 domination
Brighton - well managed but ultimately just a feeder club
West Ham - well managed, won a trophy but don't look like challenging
then there a couple of sides that have broken the top 4 but FFP is going to hold them back - Villa and Newcastle
Agree with this post as we have being hit incredibly hard, potentially as a deterrent to others to not break the restrictive rules
That's what been fed.
The reality is that the Fit and Proper owners test came in to stop a Leeds or Pompey.
FFP came in due to Monaco (yeah remember them?), Chelsea, PSG, and Man City upsetting the elite and changing the financial ecosystem. They had to bring in something to tackle it and also protect the establishment.