Financial Fair Play...

[smokey]

Really good article - not goal.com!!

What do you guys think about this then?

 

[Tarantula]

Really good article - not goal.com!!

What do you guys think about this then?

Load of bollocks. Chelsea's spending habits are a disgrace.

 

[smokey]

Load of bollocks. Chelsea's spending habits are a disgrace.

That's because you're a commie. The free market system works mate.

 

[RanzB]

That's because you're a commie. The free market system works mate.

Nah, the worst thing Chelsea did was pretend to back the fair play regulations then flout them. It's not like Chelsea have operating profit to use as transfer fees.

 

[smokey]

Nah, the worst thing Chelsea did was pretend to back the fair play regulations then flout them. It's not like Chelsea have operating profit to use as transfer fees.

Abramovich wants Chelsea to be sustainable - but he hates losing.

/shrugs

Oligarchs are like that I s'pose.

 

[Tarantula]

Abramovich wants Chelsea to be sustainable - but he hates losing.

/shrugs

Oligarchs are like that I s'pose.

So basically, Chelsea will play fair with other the kids but as soon the going gets tough, the cheat codes come out!

 

[Alan]

And there is: financial fair play, in essence spending only what the club generates, cements the elite in place by outlawing outside investment.

Clubs like Manchester United and Bayern Munich will always have more money than their rivals and therefore the best chance of winning the league.

Abramovich saw Chelsea as part of that established elite, too, and realised the new limits would hinder interlopers such as Manchester City or Tottenham Hotspur.

A man less arrogant than Platini or a chorus less dim than his supporters - some of whom regard trite Little Englander taunts as a replacement for reasoning - would have revised their thinking.

Instead, Platini ploughed ahead, until Abramovich showed him what he really thought of financial fair play, the moment Chelsea's place in the top four was in jeopardy.

UEFA are threatening the ultimate sanction - Champions League expulsion for clubs that do not comply - but it will be interesting to see what unfolds.
Trickle-down: Clubs rely on Abrahamovic's million

Trickle-down: Clubs rely on Abrahamovic's million

Remove the likes of Barcelona, Real Madrid, Inter Milan and Chelsea from the competition, insert Bolton Wanderers or Sunderland instead, and see how long its popularity endures with supporters, sponsors and television companies

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Poor comrade Platini wants to give his French sides a chance in the CL