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A way must be found to stop the clubs with almost infinite amounts of cash from simply buying up all the best players. I watched Man City v West Brom yesterday, and the gulf in class was ridiculous. Admittedly the Baggies had a man sent off early, but it was like watching a practice game: defenders against attackers. West Brom, literally, barely even got out of their own half, and had one chance in the whole game, City had 26 chances in the first half alone!
Is it time to learn some lessons from American football, with genuine salary and spending caps?
It is not entertainment to watch one side walk all over another side because their team cost 100s of millions more than the opposition! What achievement is there in such a victory?
I know that it would never be possible to make all teams equal, but surely it is for the good of the game to make things just a little more competitive?
With our corrupt and archaic governing bodies I see little prospect of the gravy train being upset... yet another reason to throw out the corrupt fat cats at FIFA.
I agree in principal
I agree with the Idea in principal, but if the Premier League has a wage cap, other leagues such as La Liga and Ligue 1 will gather up all the top players, and the standard of club football will drop drastically in England with the top English players leaving as well.
The only reason the salary cap works in American Football, Hockey ect, is that those specific sports top tiers only operate in America, excluding the KHL(Russia) in Hockey.
I agree, that's why it would
I agree, that's why it would have to be a FIFA wide thing. The salary cap, and player spending limits could be set high enough to only be a concern to the top handful of leagues. But as FIFA have to be involved I don't see it happening any time soon. But it's a shame, because it's destroying genuinely competitive football apart from the few richest clubs.
While on the topic of
While on the topic of finances I was thinking what could help the lower tiers would be to allow each premier league team to have the ability to have two "designated players" whose salaries are not counted against the cap and a tax amounting to 30% of the payroll that is over the cap paid to a special stabilization account and divided out amongst the smaller teams. I think this could bail out a lot of clubs in financial trouble and secure grass roots football, which was the idea of financial fair play in the first place.
Yes, ideas like this could be
Yes, ideas like this could be incorporated into a system of levelling the playing field a bit, whilst helping grass roots football, if the will was genuinely there with our governing bodies. It needs to happen soon, because when the rich in society become so obscenely richer than the "rest," eventually revolution occurs, and revolutions are always bloody; something similar will happen in football if things do not change.
Agree with everything you say
Agree with everything you say Bully especially the American football idea. It levels the playing field, unfortunately the last line on your post sums up the chances of it ever happening. FIFA....That gravy train will never be derailed.
It seems like no contest at
It seems like no contest at times being able to cope with such teams,but If they can "settle" just by paying a fine, then the FFP seems completely pointless!
Capitalism is King
There Is no other way apparently.
I have always wanted a cap on how much players get paid but then what about the advertising revenues and sponsorship deals and what the owners make etc etc etc.
That's right, Turk. I am not
That's right, Turk. I am not a pinko commie! LOL But the extremes of Capitalism are as bad as the extremes of other systems. I believe we should all fight for fairness in life, and that includes in football. When one player/club can have 100s of times more wages/cash than another, something in the system is broken.
Capitalism is king TURK and
Capitalism is king TURK and America is probably the best example of how capitalism works ( or doesn't work ). Yet they were able to come up with a system that levels the playing field in American Football. FIFA have been running a fair play scheme for some years now, maybe if started a fair pay scheme it might help..................but wait it's FIFA we're talking about.
Capitalism is king TURK and
Capitalism is king TURK and America is probably the best example of how capitalism works ( or doesn't work ). Yet they were able to come up with a system that levels the playing field in American Football. FIFA have been running a fair play scheme for some years now, maybe if started a fair pay scheme it might help..................but wait it's FIFA we're talking about.
capitalism is just another
capitalism is just another word for greed, the point you make about man shitty could be said for jetsky against Hull but Hull gave as good as they got and were unlucky not to get anything , i think theres only a few players in the world that can be described as priceless , Messi being the obvious , it is getting embarrassing for manua and the performance so far of their 60 mill player Di Maria