Browsing Archive: July, 2013
Posted by Ed Thompson on Thursday, July 25, 2013,
Wages vs Points: scaled tables
In February I published a scaled version of the Premier League table which also showed wages paid on the same scale as points earned. The table gave an interesting perspective on which clubs were over and under-performing. I have now updated the table to show the end-of-season position*.
The red and green lines have beedn drawn to highlight the performances that seem to be the most interesting. Whereas the February table gave a good indication of performance, th...
Posted by Ed Thompson on Monday, July 15, 2013,
When FFP was first introduced, most people wondered what loop-holes high-spending clubs would find to get round the rules. Now that we have seen the first published accounts for the first FFP season (2011/12), we have a much better idea about the various options clubs might use.
UEFA are very serious about the analysis of the club accounts and are using accountants, largely from the top two firms, to check accounts for any clubs using non-authorised techniques to help them Break Even.
I have at...
Posted by Ed Thompson on Wednesday, July 10, 2013,
The 2013/14 season is a watershed for financial constraint in football. For the first time, all English professional divisions have rules in place that restrict their spending. The restrictions are summarised in the attached table. This table and an accompanying article appears in the latest August edition of When Saturday Comes magazine (Brazil on cover). I also presented this at a recent seminar on FFP at Birkbeck college (University of London).
Note to editors, the above table (or variants ...
