Initial 10, then reduced to 6 + 2 Point Deductions

[GoldenToffee]

At this point you've got to ask serious questions of any owner that isn't exploiting the ridiculous loophole Chelsea set a precedent with. As long as the Friedkins want to invest money into the first team, we've no need to sell any players at all if we don't want - just sell Goodison and the women's team to a sister company for £500m. We would be title challengers immediately.

 

[n01efc]

Am sure something would have been said if we'd have tried such a move.

The Premier League had the brass neck to warn us and Villa over the Dobbin and Tim transfer.

The FA may have warned Chelsea, they just can’t do anything about it.

 

[Neiler]

Just had a peak through Villas accounts, looks like a bit of a house of cards.

 

[Ring master]

Just had a peak through Villas accounts, looks like a bit of a house of cards.

Think i seen they lost 150mil over the 3 years. Not sure if that figure was right. But you can see why they wanted the 105mil over years to be made to 135mil etc

 

[Neiler]

Think i seen they lost 150mil over the 3 years. Not sure if that figure was right. But you can see why they wanted the 105mil over years to be made to 135mil etc

£198 mate, they've pushed the boat out though their wage bill is £252 per year, Ammoritsation bill £97 million per year, there revenue of £224 million looks very dependent of European qualificattion and high placement money to me.

They will be ok this year with the CL - but if one thing doesn't go there way - they could be in trouble.

 

[MikeH72]

Still laugh regularly when I think about their little warning to us and Villa about abusing the fair market value system.

£200m for your women’s team though, perfectly fair and reasonable, play on.

£10m for Lewis Dobbin, oooh we can’t have any of that, we’re watching you naughty boys.

 

[billyblue80]

No team will ever get the deduction we got. PSR is a sham another thing set up to favour the favoured clubs

 

[billyblue80]

It’s because it s a loop hole in the PL rules, I read they can’t do anything about it but UEFA have stricter rules. I think PL teams voted on amending the PL rules to close the loop hole and choose against it.

They could if they wanted to, they don't want to

 

[n01efc]

They could if they wanted to, they don't want to

As I understood it the FA couldn’t do anything without amendments to their rules which need PL members to vote for. This is what I read on the BBC earlier in the week:

The current Premier League financial rules do not address associated party transactions (APTs), after clubs were unable to close the loophole following its annual general meeting in June.

 

[James Patrick]

At this point you've got to ask serious questions of any owner that isn't exploiting the ridiculous loophole Chelsea set a precedent with. As long as the Friedkins want to invest money into the first team, we've no need to sell any players at all if we don't want - just sell Goodison and the women's team to a sister company for £500m. We would be title challengers immediately.

You're assuming spending money automatically makes you title challengers ! I must've missed that title challenge in 2017.

 

[mahermi1]

Think i seen they lost 150mil over the 3 years. Not sure if that figure was right. But you can see why they wanted the 105mil over years to be made to 135mil etc

To be fair whoever wanted that had a point, transfer fees continue to rise even for ordinary players

 

[Ring master]

To be fair whoever wanted that had a point, transfer fees continue to rise even for ordinary players

I agree. Should have been raised.

 

[mahermi1]

You're assuming spending money automatically makes you title challengers ! I must've missed that title challenge in 2017.

To be fair it wasn't just us that spent money that year.

 

[James Patrick]

To be fair it wasn't just us that spent money that year.

It's highly unlikely it will ever be just us so anything we ever do spending wise is going to have to go further than what our competitors do.

 

[mahermi1]

It's highly unlikely it will ever be just us so anything we ever do spending wise is going to have to go further than what our competitors do.

If only mate if only.