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WayneBurnettsJockstrap	July 20, 2020, 10:09am
Brandy Drinker Posts: 2,797 Posts Per Day: 1.78 Reputation: 81.8% Rep Score: +10 / -2 Location: Grimsby Approval: +886 Gold Stars: 120	So Ollie has spoken up to say he is against a League salary cap. Made all the more awkward after Philip Day said he was in favour of one.
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psgmariner	July 20, 2020, 10:19am
Barley Wine Drinker Posts: 10,122 Posts Per Day: 1.69 Reputation: 73.33% Rep Score: +39 / -15 Approval: +5,480 Gold Stars: 33	Good to see there is no party line that must be obeyed. http://www.miabcleethorpes.net
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pizzzza	July 20, 2020, 11:00am
Pontoonite Posts: 5,663 Posts Per Day: 1.05 Reputation: 69.75% Rep Score: +20 / -10 Location: Grimsby Approval: +6,701 Gold Stars: 137	Oh no! Two people have differing views on something. "Totes awks" as the kids would say.
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hheh2	July 20, 2020, 11:18am
Fine Wine Drinker Posts: 1,093 Posts Per Day: 0.39 Reputation: 86.91% Rep Score: +5 / 0 Approval: +759 Gold Stars: 4	Salary cap is a stupid idea especially in league 2. Just leave footballers alone! Poojah's fishy [img]https://image.ibb.co/dgpebm/Dascyllus_melanurus_1.jpg[/img]
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grimsby pete	July 20, 2020, 11:50am
Exile Posts: 55,732 Posts Per Day: 9.80 Reputation: 81.7% Rep Score: +126 / -28 Location: Suffolk Approval: +17,827 Gold Stars: 222	As long clubs do not spend money they have not got leave well alone punish the ones that have to go into administration by relegation.                              Over 36 years living in Suffolk but always a mariner.                              68 Years following the Town                               Life member of Trust                                First game   April 1955
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pen penfras	July 20, 2020, 11:52am
Cocktail Drinker Posts: 1,687 Posts Per Day: 0.66 Reputation: 58.56% Rep Score: +8 / -9 Approval: -128 Gold Stars: 71	Salary cap isn't necessarily a bad thing, it's just the fairness of it will be questioned from how it's implemented. Forcing the current FFP rules without allowing owners to tick a box opting out is possibly the fairest, but it makes it more difficult for lesser supported clubs to move up the pyramid. A fixed number means the big clubs don't see any benefit from their superior income. If it is done, it would allow clubs to pay off debts and invest in infrastructure rather than blowing everything on the playing budget, like many do right now.
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diehardmariner	July 20, 2020, 12:17pm
Vodka Drinker Posts: 5,960 Posts Per Day: 0.99 Reputation: 84.65% Rep Score: +36 / -6 Approval: +17,653 Gold Stars: 539	This is where Golly will come and argue against a salary cap, I have to say I think he's right. Providing the club can evidence that they can afford their outlay (be it through owner contributions, ticket/player sales, share issues, whatever), they should be free to spend as they wish. I know the argument is that it's about a level playing field, but football has never had that. Even when their was a maximum wage in the game, the bigger clubs used to top up the players wages with second jobs at various companies with strong links to the club itself. There is plenty of financial unfairness in the game, but I don't think imposing a salary cap is the best way to resolve it.
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fishboyUTM	July 20, 2020, 1:15pm
Table Wine Drinker Posts: 864 Posts Per Day: 0.42 Reputation: 74.7% Rep Score: +7 / -3 Approval: +1,071 Gold Stars: 40	Salary cap a good idea but shouldn't just be a blanket amount. They were talking about 1.5 million for league 2. What if a big club dropped into the division. If Bolton find themselves debt free then they can easily generate enough money for a comfortable budget of 3 million. It should be done on turnover, but that is when your run into problems with clubs bending the rules. Derby, for instance set up a holding company, sold the ground into that company (held by the same owner) then it shows on the balance sheet as a huge profit and boosts the turnover. Then Wayne Rooney signs. It's a tough one!
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jamesgtfc	July 20, 2020, 1:35pm
Vodka Drinker Posts: 6,053 Posts Per Day: 1.16 Reputation: 79.95% Rep Score: +20 / -5 Approval: +13,039 Gold Stars: 190	If you have a salary cap of £1.5m but a turnover of £4m, then transfer fees will go through the roof as selling clubs cash in on players rather than letting them expire and buying clubs snap up players for a fee reducing the number of offers that player has on the table. It's a tough one and I think it needs some serious thought. Some of the loopholes need closing like Derby and owners sponsoring their ground for an over-inflated rate and then the cap being a percentage of turnover.
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mimma	July 20, 2020, 1:53pm
Brandy Drinker Posts: 2,650 Posts Per Day: 0.44 Reputation: 85.27% Rep Score: +15 / -2 Approval: +5,574 Gold Stars: 78	It will make more problems than it solves.  The big clubs will find a way round it like Man. City did. Other ideas are club directors registering a bond to cover wages etc and more stringent checking of accounts for example.
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