Newcastle Fan Asking for Your opinions on The Premier League (1 Viewer)

Billy the Fish · May 5, 2025

Hi, I'm needing some input from footy fans for my lad's uni dissertation. I'm hoping you'll be part of that shortly, starting with giving the Mackems a hiding on Friday. It's a very short survey, just tick a few boxes, about the current Premier League. Thanks in advance and good luck for the play-offs.

Could a salary cap be the answer to competitive imbalance within the English Premier League?

This survey aims to understand the reasoning behind the perceived competitive imbalance within the English Premier League and how this can be addressed in order to create a league with greater parity between teams. This specifically focuses on the idea of a salary cap and it's possible...

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robbiethemole · May 5, 2025

No idea mate, we ain’t been there for 24 years……………..

Billy the Fish · May 5, 2025

There's a good chance that's about to change.

Briles · May 5, 2025

Absolutely agree with a salary cap. Works in NFL NHL NBA and MLS, dont see why it wouldn't work here

dadgad · May 5, 2025

Something has to be done to correct the imbalance, the financial disparities within the game. Football is a sport not a fucking gravy train for elites and transitional periods of success and failure throughout the leagues and for all clubs is an essential characteristic of a healthy game.

Super Frank · May 5, 2025

Or the Saudi’s can just own every team, right?

Somerset Sky Blue · May 5, 2025

Briles said:
Absolutely agree with a salary cap. Works in NFL NHL NBA and MLS, dont see why it wouldn't work here

Though most of those are the main league and thus have almost monopoly power over the players (the MLS is still a young league).
The premier league competes for players with the big European leagues, recently the Chinese league which has now been superseded by the Saudi league. You also have a few other international leagues as well.
Clubs at the top of the EPL need to be able to compete for players with Barca, Bayern, PSG and real, so would be unlikely to support it.

Billy the Fish · May 7, 2025

Thanks for all the replies and to those that filled out the survey, very much appreciated.
You have full consent from all of Tyneside to give the SMB a right battering on Friday night.

Gleneagles65 · May 7, 2025

It’s absolutely a shit show but can’t wait to join it.

JulianDarbyFTW · May 7, 2025

This answer is not fully thought through and will have flaws galore, but my instinctual reponse is that a salary cap on its own probably wouldn't work - they'd find ways around it, e.g. signing on fees, extended contract lengths, commercial tie-ins and third-party sponsorship. I'd probably want a transfer fee cap alongside it - maybe every team is allowed to spend an identical amount per year, and they can choose how much to spend on one player - go shit or bust on one superstar or spread it around the team.

wingy · May 7, 2025

Thought the NBA has had high profile strikes recently?

Johhny Blue · May 7, 2025

Completed the survey.
I will be as excited as anyone else if we make it to the premier league but if we don’t it won’t ruin my summer. I really enjoy the competitiveness and entertainment factor in the championship.

Rodders1 · May 8, 2025

Salary cap is defo the way forward. FFP is a problem which gives the biggest clubs a perpetual advantage to spent more money each season - club ambition is this not allowed for smaller teams.

I get why it was put in place, but think the pay cap is the better model.

Liquid Gold · May 8, 2025

Not a salary cap for me. Works in the US as their sports are a closed shop but how are you going to organise an international sport with a salary cap? Is it the same for each league, does it relate to average income in the country, when is it reviewed? Too many variables that make it impossible.

One thing that I would bring in is very tight rules on squad sizes for youth groups or the inability to poach kids. The top clubs hoard talent in the hope that a couple a decade may come though. It takes away quality youth from lower leagues that could develop into quality players given game time.

Rodders1 · May 8, 2025

Liquid Gold said:
Not a salary cap for me. Works in the US as their sports are a closed shop but how are you going to organise an international sport with a salary cap? Is it the same for each league, does it relate to average income in the country, when is it reviewed? Too many variables that make it impossible.

One thing that I would bring in is very tight rules on squad sizes for youth groups or the inability to poach kids. The top clubs hoard talent in the hope that a couple a decade may come though. It takes away quality youth from lower leagues that could develop into quality players given game time.

Good point - hadn’t considered the cap between leagues internationally. I defo like the much stricter smaller squad size idea.

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