Frozen Horse
Well-known member
Like everyone else, I'm very pleased that the ESL proposal has collapsed.
However, I don't think it has gone away for ever, and it's only a matter of time until something else is attempted.
Given the display of people power in the last few days, do you think we need to make the most of this momentum to protect and maintain competition at a domestic level?
I'd propose a flat rate salary cap for all teams in the PL; I know objectors call this trying to "artificially create" competition, but we accept "artificial limits" on competition already. What has the number of tacky shirts you can sell to kids in South East Asia got to do with football? Or how much a Chinese betting firm is prepared to pay to have you display their logo? These things may have been regarded as part of the game for a long time, but really they're not.
So instead of thinking about punishments of these 6 clubs, is it not the opportunity to push for a more equitable financial structure? One in which clubs are not always trying to push back the limit of what they can earn to feel like they're competing?
However, I don't think it has gone away for ever, and it's only a matter of time until something else is attempted.
Given the display of people power in the last few days, do you think we need to make the most of this momentum to protect and maintain competition at a domestic level?
I'd propose a flat rate salary cap for all teams in the PL; I know objectors call this trying to "artificially create" competition, but we accept "artificial limits" on competition already. What has the number of tacky shirts you can sell to kids in South East Asia got to do with football? Or how much a Chinese betting firm is prepared to pay to have you display their logo? These things may have been regarded as part of the game for a long time, but really they're not.
So instead of thinking about punishments of these 6 clubs, is it not the opportunity to push for a more equitable financial structure? One in which clubs are not always trying to push back the limit of what they can earn to feel like they're competing?