UEFA warning ahead of financial fair play rules

[elrichio86]

The 21-man limit on their CL squad is the bit that matters. Because they will also still need to include the 8 locally trained players. Which means they'll only have 13 spots left for big-money signings.

[john316]

How did they find 8 for this season?!?

[Gibbo]

Does the fine count towards FFP?

If it does that's a bit of a vicious cycle to get into.

[peekay]

The 21-man limit on their CL squad is the bit that matters. Because they will also still need to include the 8 locally trained players. Which means they'll only have 13 spots left for big-money signings.

And they also have a wage cap for next season. While it is not as stringent as it was set out to be, I think the sanctions are also not as bad as I expected them to be.

[ChesterDave]

And they also have a wage cap for next season. While it is not as stringent as it was set out to be, I think the sanctions are also not as bad as I expected them to be.

IN what context do you mean bad?

Bad for City, or bad for bothering to sanction at all - ie lenient?

[Alex]

How did they find 8 for this season?!?

Richards, Milner, Hart, Lescott, Rodwell, and I guess a couple of youth team players.

Maybe even Richard Wright

[Alex]

Does the fine count towards FFP?

If it does that's a bit of a vicious cycle to get into.

That is the important thing I think.

Its 50m over 3 years. So they basically have £17m ish less to spend per season now on top of their debts.



Think FFP will slowly ramp up, but they need to be careful at a guess. Because too harsh and itll get dragged through the courts.

[john316]

Richards, Milner, Hart, Lescott, Rodwell, and I guess a couple of youth team players.

Maybe even Richard Wright

Richard f'n Wright

What a gig for him.

Big problems there then making the 8 up for next season with senior players with Richards and Lescott likely gone. Might see them spunk some big cash on some English players me thinks.

[Alex]

Basically there to make up the numbers. Quite literally too

[Sarb]

****ing have it. Cheating cunts. Suspect they cant go on a mad spending spree this summer either?

****ing Noel Gallagher cunt

[peekay]

IN what context do you mean bad?

Bad for City, or bad for bothering to sanction at all - ie lenient?

I meant in the leniency stakes. When they first announced FFP I thought UEFA are going to be extremely strict based on the fact that traditional powerhouses like Bayern, us, Arsenal, Juventus etc will be for it. But with time somehow based on the several of the statements and Platini's links to PSG, I thought this was going to be a sham.

While the first set of punishments dont appear to be as severe as it should be, it is still not as lenient as I feared them to be. I can see brakes being put on City's attempt to stockpile players especially with 8 out of the 21 having to be homegrown players, several of whom have only one year left on their contracts with a wage cap.

[Alex]

****ing have it. Cheating cunts. Suspect they cant go on a mad spending spree this summer either?

****ing Noel Gallagher cunt

Thats quite some venom.

[Jaymo]

Deduct them 3 points

[meffin]

Deduct them 3 points

It would be **** to win it by them getting points deducted, and we'd never live it down to other teams supporters. But i agree, deduct them 3 points

[Chazza]

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