Brighton Sky Blue
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How about the near misses?
I can recall 4 teams going bust is the last 30 years - businesses go bust when they overspend and have no means of financial recovery
How about the near misses?
There’s always near misses but the accusation against the EFL gets muddied
They are now scrutinising the owner and saying he’s not fit for purpose and will pull the plug
Now I suspect if a consortium turned up consisting of Bryan Richardson, Peter Ridsdale and Owen Oysten rolled into town and the choice was accept this offer or die Bury fans would take the offer and the EFL would be lambasted for blocking it
The near misses happen because of the attitude described above. Take Derby selling their ground and offering Rooney an obscene contract to again gamble at the top flight. If it works they’ll get endless praise and if it doesn’t there will be a cold shoulder.
It goes beyond the EFL in culpability for the problem and lack of gumption tackling it
Again that’s a commercial choice a company has made and the EFL cannot intervene in business practices
There’s always near misses but the accusation against the EFL gets muddied
They are now scrutinising the owner and saying he’s not fit for purpose and will pull the plug
Now I suspect if a consortium turned up consisting of Bryan Richardson, Peter Ridsdale and Owen Oysten rolled into town and the choice was accept this offer or die Bury fans would take the offer and the EFL would be lambasted for blocking it
But isn't the fit and proper persons test supposed to scrutinise the owner BEFORE they buy the club and fuck it up.
If the EFL are now deciding he's not fit and proper why was this not flagged up during the initial investigation? All it shows it that their own system is a complete shambles and they're not fit for purpose.
Did many bury fans oppose the owner when he came in?
It's more pointing out the efl can't really do that much.Think they wanted anyone to keep the club afloat. Really odd that CCFC fans think to blame other clubs for poor ownership
It's more pointing out the efl can't really do that much.
They spent loads of money they didn't have to get promoted.
What other governing body in any industry does that?
Who sanctioned the deals then? As before the problem as a whole goes beyond the League but when you have Wolves spending £15-20m on single players in the Championship shouldn’t at least some scrutiny be applied?
What test are you going to put in place that will tell you how someone will run a football club 1, 2 or 5 years later?But isn't the fit and proper persons test supposed to scrutinise the owner BEFORE they buy the club and fuck it up.
If the EFL are now deciding he's not fit and proper why was this not flagged up during the initial investigation? All it shows it that their own system is a complete shambles and they're not fit for purpose.
Sanctioned what deals?Who sanctioned the deals then? As before the problem as a whole goes beyond the League but when you have Wolves spending £15-20m on single players in the Championship shouldn’t at least some scrutiny be applied?
But if they're going to put that test in place what's the point if they just wave it through and only actually properly look into it when it goes tits up and it's too late.
Either get rid of the test and say it's up to the owners of a business to decide who they sell to, or conduct the investigation properly prior to the sale. Don't just use it as some lip-service to make it seem like you give a shit and want to protect clubs and fans.
What a joke
Sanctioned what deals?
The club's are businesses, there's no point shouting at the efl because of people spending way over what they bring in.
I’m shouting at the attitude. It doesn’t have to be encouraged
So you think a body can act against a PLC and it’s shareholders?
You seem a bit dumb a lot of the time to be honest
Do you think the SMMT should have powers to block automotive manufacturers selling to others as that is what you are suggesting
It already tries to by retrospectively fining overspenders and by attempting some kind of FFP.
Would be easy to trade ad homs with you but really what’s the point-you never admit a mistake to the point of absurdity
No as FFP is a legislative process the company agreed to sign up to as part of becoming involved in a specific industry - it’s a regulation not a view on who can purchase the shares of a limited company
Do you think we should be encouraging poor practices or promoting responsible ones?
Well I’d imagine the customers of Bury were celebrating promotion last year and would have not been as keen on a live in budget 15th place finish
Changing the argument-FFP could be extended in the form of absolute or relative spending caps that are accounted for during transactions
You really just don’t get it
Much stricter FFP is the road we need to go down. You have to force clubs to start living within their means and have punishments that will stop teams breaching the rules.It already tries to by retrospectively fining overspenders and by attempting some kind of FFP.
A governing body can put in regulations but it can’t dictate who buys football clubs
I don’t believe in FFP regulations - and fans only do if their club becomes a victim of owners who want to behave in a live within your means mentality
If not pushing clubs to live within their means what is the solution? Or are you just accepting that every club needs to find a new owner every few years prepared to chuck millions in with no return?I don’t believe in FFP regulations - and fans only do if their club becomes a victim of owners who want to behave in a live within your means mentality
Much stricter FFP is the road we need to go down. You have to force clubs to start living within their means and have punishments that will stop teams breaching the rules.
I'm not arguing about who gets to buy clubs it's about the attitudes towards clubs who massively overspend. That said-German football successfully maintains its 50+1 ownership rule...
Look at what the English game has turned into and ask if it's actually worth it
Then when you get failing clubs you will have fewer potential owners wishing to buy them. You can only put in fairly limited rules around this as heavy restriction could result in legal challenges
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