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Hard to see how they could pass the owners test set by the Premier League. If they don't buy them another buyer will come forward. They are a big club with huge potential and a brand new ground in the pipeline. We may well have breached the rules for more than one season though not all in the same league.

Very strong chance the three promoted teams will got straight back down. Neither ours nor Ipswich's defense is good enough and will concede a lot of goals in the premier League. Who knows who the third team will be but FFP will also be against all the newcomers. The Pl is slowly becoming essentially a closed shop.

No they don't but we still won't be able to afford any of their better players.

They will be favourites for the playoffs and there's no way we can afford any of their better players they may have to sell if they stay down. We're shopping in the equivalent of Poundland for the foreseeable future.

Would imagine we will be outpriced on his wages in any case.

Surely worth a look. we've had some luck in the past with players from lower leagues. Well spoken of too.

I agree. The club will take the money. But fans could still boycott a shirt if they don't approve of the sponsor. I know they won't but it is is things like this that fan power can make a difference. It isn't only the club that can have a moral backbone.

Hard to judge anything from this but very unprofessional I'm afraid to say. Next season will be very difficult without at least 6 new players.

Know it doesn't matter but really a poor way to finish the season and shows the difference between the mentality of that team of 2016 and this current one.

I fully understand all of this. Sometimes though I think you need to set a precedent and start to stand up for things that really matter in the world and football is not really one of those things. I'm sure most people couldn't care less who the club has a shirt sponsor and that's fine but for me I wouldn't buy a shirt with their name on it. And that's the crux really isn't it? As fans we can't stop what shirt sponsors we have but we don't have to buy them, especially if the sponsors go against our own ideas of decency.

Fair enough. Let's stuff them 6-0.

Really hope this is wrong. Not a company I'd like us to be connected with.

That's a long time to hold a grudge.

No owners are perfect but some are a lot less perfect than others. Not saying you are wrong but sometimes it can be a case of be careful what you wish for. I've not seen any serious suggestions of potential buyers. I guess we could sell out to some corrupt oil state of possibly Mike Ashley might like a go. Or maybe we could strike lucky a second time round? To play the Enzo way next season and to be successful at it (ie stay up) will require a significant recruitment in better quality players. Whether we will be able to do that on the cheap remains to be seen.

Tried google translate but absolutely no help at all.

It depends on the small print in the T&C but firms have to be very very careful in regards to GDRP laws and they can be fined a lot of money, often in proportion to a company's turnover, for breaching them.

This is the key point really. Has there been a club in our exact position before or are we about to set a precedent?

This I think is the legal minefield we are about to enter. Also can the PL legally take into account figures for a season when a club is not part of their competition? I've no idea what the rules are regarding this or whether or not legally binding rules to cover this situation. If not lawyers could have a field day.

Likely to be right apart from some of the usual suspects. Noticed this on the BBC website. It is a quote from the Express so take it with a pinch of salt but does possibly indicate that things will be tight for many clubs. Manchester United are preparing for several departures in the summer to meet financial rules, with the future of England striker Marcus Rashford, 26, to be considered In relation to Fatawu the following quote from today's Guardian does indicate how tricky things are for us right now. "Will Leicester be powerless to rubber-stamp the £14.5m deal they agreed with Sporting to sign Fatawu in the event of promotion? “In this moment, it is complicated,” Maresca said on Tuesday." At what point to do we leave the jurisdiction of the EFL and enter that of the PL?

Let's hope so because we are going to have to sell before we can buy and that is if the transfer embargo currently under football league rules is not extended by the PL. I suspect that there will be fewer incomings than we really need and any that do come in will be free transfers or loans. Even the purchase of Abdul Fatawu is uncertain right now. Quite possible some other club might hijack that deal as currently I'm not sure we are able to buy him?

You are correct to identify these but all of them are basically making no difference in reality. The only thing that would make a significant difference are to cut player's wages. I'm guessing the free beers etc amount to around half a week's wages for one of our top players? The underlying issue that we haven't been able to raise enough off field revenue to match our spending and it is hard to see that changing anytime soon whilst we are still paying ridiculous wages to players.

Maybe you are earning a good salary but for many, the season ticket at their football club is the one luxury they try to afford. So whilst 5% may seem acceptable to you and, may indeed be acceptable in the grand scheme of the prices for the last few years, for some it will impact quite a bit. Also not everyone has a mobile phone and for some, not over 65 or indeed officially registered as disabled, they either find them very difficult or impossible to use. I, for one, do not have a mobile phone so would be one of those that has to pay. Added to that, the ridiculously low take up this year , shows that a great many people wish to continue with some form of physical ticket. So I'd suggest this is the club essentially ignoring the wishes of a great many of its fans. But this would only mirror the wider relationship between fans and football clubs which has reached a point where basically fans don't matter any longer.

The football is boring, the intent lacking, any though of plan B totally absent. Players who seem to have no desire to win, a manager who seems a bit our of his depth and a board that can't run a business without losing a fortune. Club is just in a bad place right now.

Worse. At least we were in the top flight then.

So basically in the the full financial report in spring 2023 the directors stated they were confident we would comply with the premier league's sustainability and profitability requirements. Considering the figures just released I'm not sure how they can possibly have been confident of this.