Dieng is a good goalkeeper - a position we have struggled with. Why sell him?
VdB is an excellent CB prospect, why sell him?
The club has P&S scope to sign quality. Why on earth make things harder by then having to source players to replace quality we already have?
The club needs promotion. It needs quality to get promoted and it has nowhere near enough just now.
I don't understand this nonsense about the fee being too good to turn down, or us being unable to keep a player and have to let him go.
I'd much rather our focus was on who was coming in to boost us into becoming a promotion winning side, rather than who could be sold to make a nice profit in a short time.
Nice explanation of how FFP and Amortisation work, much appreciated and it would be nice to spend money in the close season for a real promotion push with the best manager we have had for years. However, what still confuses me , if we are fine with FFP, is why Gibbo took a payment from some company based upon the fee we received for Tav. That was my understanding of it anyway, based upon posts made here or am I wrong in my understanding?
Cash flow.
The arrangement made by MFC, the selling club, ensures the club receives the entire fee immediately, rather than waiting for the fee in instalments over time from the buying club. The lender pays the club the fee up front, the club pay a charge to the lender and the lender then receives the payments from the buying club.
The third party buys the deal at a discount from MFC in return for immediate cash
Given the club is bankrolled by Gibson O'Neill I'm not sure why it is so critical to the club itself, as cash is ultimately guaranteed by the parent.
P&S (FFP) focuses on Profit before tax and the multitude of allowances that are allowed.
Amortisation (fee across length of contract) together with loan fees, agent fees and wages are within this Profit before Tax base.
When cash is paid or recieved is not actually relevant for FFP, though it is highly relevant for the business.