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So what about everyone else then? As mentioned, Bristol City, Stoke, Middlesbrough etc. They are all in danger or have broken FFP and/or P&S regulations. The EFL and ourselves agreed on a Business Plan, so they didn't write it, but they were involved in the process where both parties came to an agreement on what was acceptable.
Are Sheffield Wednesday and Birmingham still under watch by the EFL just out of interest as they previously broke the rules, had points deducted and are now clear. Birmingham are currently losing £600k a week on day-to-day activities and this has been going on for years, so where is the EFL's contingency plan with them?
Ok, you are spot on. It’s just us that is getting picked on. Everyone else has been allowed to do what they want with no repercussions. It’s all horrible and really unfair.....
I'm not suggesting we are being picked on, but Birmingham have not changed anything since their points deduction, hence why they've been losing so much a week on day-to-day activities and have a wage bill to turnover ratio that has increased, not decreased. Where they've "beaten" the system is that they've managed to sell Bellingham and Adams for high value.
My point is, we can start grossly overpaying players again, but if we manage to sell 2/3 players on for big money which steers us clear of FFP regulations, then the EFL wouldn't get involved. I take your point about everyone being under watch, but it's some closer than others, but yet Birmingham's attitude doesn't seem to have shifted much yet they haven't been anywhere near which goes back to what was originally said about we can start offering certain players massive wages again, but if we can make a big sale we will keep clear of FFP, so I don't see why that would be a problem with the EFL.
Of course any club that has actually breached the rules once will be under closer scrutiny than others. That should be expected.
Birmingham are ok because they haven't breached (yet) thanks to sales. We could have maybe avoided breaching if we'd sold Moore for £7m and got his £1.5m a year wage off the bill, sold Swift for £4m and got his £1m a year wage off the bill, sold Loader for £1m and not spunked £7m on Puscas the instant we got the chance. That’s a good £20m better off we could have been over about 3-4 seasons.
Instead we spent loads on mediocrity and refused to realise value on anyone where we could get it.
