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Old 10-03-2010, 20:34   #25
Pendle Red
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Re: Chester City FC wound up

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Originally Posted by maccawozzagod View Post
football needs shaking up right the way through

1. an enforced wage cap based on last seasons turnover. Notts County would only have been able to pay Schmeichel a million a year if they had that in the bank from last season. No problem.

2. ensure that any new owners have bought the club outright and not used 'finance'. We saw with the Don fiasco that our new owner (who was but wasn't or is but isn't) didn't have a pot to pish in and couldn''t afford to pay the staff over summer. Consequently within minutes of him getting the keys we were asking the PFA to pay the players. If owner A wants a million for the club then new owner B must have the onions to pay it.

3. give ALL clubs a five year deadline to get in the black. Any club not in the black faces a relegation (or two if they finish in the relegation spots anyway). Man United would have to sell and not buy, and not pay astronomic wages for a season or two in order to service the ridiculous debts. The knock on throughout the leagues would be fairer competition and a dilution of the wealth. The only possible debt a club should have (IMHO) is an overdraft equivalent to two months wages just to ensure that it ticks over.

3. As Willie said, use the PFA to pay the players wages. Use the FA to pay all transfer fee's (instantly not staggered?) and tax bills. All gate receipts etc paid into a central pot and handed back as and when football bills are settled. Let the governing body administrate its member clubs. Any club that is struggling would be identified a lot sooner and sanctions or help could get underway long before the club gets into real difficulty.

that'll do for starters
Good Post Rob

But can't see the Elite of the PL coming anywhere near any of that

At the end of the day within the PL there is as daft as it a four league system with the top four, Europa League place, mid table and the mini league to stay in the Top flight.

The Championship, League One & even League Two are littered with teams that have tried to stay with the elite and then slid down the Leagues to start over again with huge debts.

I agree though that Football in general does need a massive overhaul but the Brand sells worldwide that is the "Premier League" and changes will be slow in coming but at least UEFA and particular Platini is taking a stand.
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