Salary Caps introduced in League One/Two

[RonnieTodger]

People don’t want to like him but I find myself agreeing with Jordan most of the time. Love his absolute contempt for agents. 

[Guest Kopfkino]

On 10/08/2020 at 23:29, Corky said:

I agree more with Simon Jordan's stance that it shouldn't be a fixed amount but as a percentage of a club's income, but something had to be done. Wages are spiralling out of control (at all levels) and the money won't be available in full for a while yet with the crowd restrictions. Players will still get a relatively good wage even at the lowest level compared to the man on the street and I don't buy all this about a short career- 15/ 20 years is a bloody long career and when that's done, why can't they train for another profession?

 

It's not about stifling ambition, it's making sure clubs can cope with their cost levels. It may even bring ticket prices down and get more people through the gate. Clubs will adapt and adjust in the long run.

 

The first steps on a positive journey.

 

They already had a rule that that limited spending on wages to a % of income. The problem at Bury came about because owners injecting funds counted as income and the cash from the owner subsisidising the wages dried up. So just remove owner contributions from counting as income. 

 

The financial argument doesn't stack up because it replaces a measure that was more financially grounded. This is just about smaller, perennial lower league clubs spotting an opportunity to limit bigger clubs that probably have a more transient relationship with the league and fair play to them cos its a members organisation.