General Football 23/24

[dom9]

The number that stands out is the very high £232m on commercial activities for City. Second highest to Utd. Given what we know about the size of the club and how relatively recent their success is, how have they managed to get this number so high? The FFP legality of this underpins everything the club does. It takes them from operating profitably and within the rules to trading at a loss. Also the fact that the ‘loan’ is not stated but has to be £1bn plus.

The source of this sponsorship is I guess why they keep getting investigated.

Chelsea aren’t much better with everything they have achieved underpinned by a £1bn ‘loan’.

That's in essence what the latest FFP allegations are about.

Each time they needed a top up to buy a new player beyond their means, they tapped Etihad or whoever for a few million. Which, given that the airline is not profitable probably means the money was funnelled from the state, into the airline, then onto City.

But even then, having money on tap isn't generally how sponsorship tends to work.

[Skrtelmania]

There isn't a cats chance in hell that our wage budget is higher than City's - its laughable to even claim it.

[Buzzo]

There isn't a cats chance in hell that our wage budget is higher than City's - its laughable to even claim it.

Non specified 'consultancy'.

[The_weatherman]

There isn't a cats chance in hell that our wage budget is higher than City's - its laughable to even claim it.

Ours includes CL bonuses, City don't have to pay those

[Charly]

The wages were before all of our recent contract renewals. No way any of our top.players could match theirs for wages, and bonuses, and their squad is much deeper in terms of quality. That does not add up.

The players must be getting paid "image rights" off the books. Surely that constitutes 3rd party ownership?

[Bender]

[Cormack74]

Second place, yet £1.5m more than those slippery ****ers from Moss Side because the TV stations know who the actual big clubs are, the ones that will drive viewing figures.

[Zapater]

Valencia 1 up in the copa del rey final. Gameiro, Valencia looking dangerous on the counter.

[Zapater]

2 - 0 Rodrigo. Brilliant goal. Barca's season has really fallen apart since we dealt with them.

[baitman]

We've broken Barcalona

[Chris]

Always good to see Barcelona get beaten. Two really poor sides, very low quality stuff. Barca are pretty much Lionel Messi and 10 absolute no marks.

[Zapater]

What a win for Valencia, fantastic. Can't believe Guedes missed those 2 at the end. Would have been awful if that had ended up buying them.

[Bender]

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[Norbs]

What a ****ing great day. Got to spend 7hrs with my granddaughter and then this

Vamos!

[Norbs]

Poch's going there I reckon, he'll announce it in the coming week and Spurs will be crest fallen