RedHelly
Youth Team
You've never been on a bus after 8pm in Mansfield have you
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Financial Fair Play (FFP)
- Thread starter Hawkeye1947
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Not sure if it's been posted but last night Darren Fletcher on radio 5 fired a broadside at the Premier League and said what many of us feel.
Well worth a listen
Well worth a listen
RedRobbo
Geoff Thomas
Friday & Saturday night ( back in the late 60’s ) in Mansfield marketplace was like the Wild West.
And - on more than one occasion - I witnessed a Chinese waiter chasing non payers out into the centre of town with a cleaver.
Those were the days
And - on more than one occasion - I witnessed a Chinese waiter chasing non payers out into the centre of town with a cleaver.
Those were the days
Oh yes, I worked in Mansfield for a couple of years, back in The 1990s. It was, shall we say, interesting.You've never been on a bus after 8pm in Mansfield have you
apondaway
Viv Anderson
100% this
RedHelly
Youth Team
The 90's were tame compared to the 70's mate, as one poster put it, it was like the Wild West
apondaway
Viv Anderson
It's all about financial [power], nothing to do with fair play
Robertson
Viv Anderson
Reading back I realise I missed player sales but hope that was implicit in ‘football related’
It's Baggio
John Robertson
To be fair, Sheff Wed did the 'sell the stadium to yourself' trick to try & swerve FFP.
Surely there is a lesson for „Big“ Evangelos here; he could buy the freehold for the City Ground off the Council as the football club for a few million, then sell it to himself in a personal capacity for about €500m or something?
Sometimes, my genius astounds me.
Sometimes, my genius astounds me.
apondaway
Viv Anderson
But honestly, do Forest own the training ground? Can they not perform this accounting crap by selling the training ground to EM?
Chappers85
Can't Play Left-Back
The retail park with the Boots and Next in does my head in. First 45 mins free but you have to pay thereafter, but don't get a ticket to say what time you entered. Was 10 minutes over once at 8pm on a weeknight when the whole car park was empty. Got a £50 fine, despite just spending £250 in TK Maxx and Next. For years afterwards I'd park at Dunelm and just walk over the bridge to the other one out of spite. I do park there now but every time I go I'm just paranoid and clock watching, usually end up paying for an hour on the app early rather than risk being a minute over. Even if you know you'll be more than 45 minutes you can't pay straight away because it won't recognise your free 45 minutes.
Nottingham is just extortionate if you park in Trinity and Vic Centre. Fletcher Gate's even worse with the added jeopardy of scratching your car in the tiny spaces.
Alf-engelos Mindminackers
The Artiste formally known as "Wanksy"
Ha, the Market Karaoke has coughed up some right sights over the yearsI remember one Sunday afternoon after being on the lash with the lads from football we went into The market pub in the square in Mansfield. Something erupted (nothing to do with our group) the body count was like a scene out of platoon and there were tables flying everywhere and pint pots all over the shop. An Asian guy called Dave ran it, sadly died a few years back and he stood up on the bar and shouted "Oiiiiiii, if you're gonna do that.....other room" Despite all the carnage it was the laughing that I nearly died from
Honestly, I loved Mano with a passion in the 90's & 00's. Every night out down there was like an adventure. Limos, Valos, Lexis, Harveys, Village, Huxters, Swan, Yard, Pali, Market, Cafe Imperial, Cheeky's, Martha's....everywhere had it's own character and there was always somewhere you could land where you'd find a cracking time.
EmmersonForest4
Steve Chettle
I’m being honest here that speech didn’t mean anything to me because the elephant in the room is operating costs. He’s going on about stopping ambitious owners which I agree in isolation it stops owners using there own money. However I don’t want football to become about just having rich owners. Also it’s an absurd situation anyway even if you put into law that any investment in the club isn’t loaded on as debt you can’t have a situation where the owner is subsidising wages. If owners walk away with operating costs they cover you will feck clubs over. We are heavily reliant on maranakis even without direct investment.
PSR didn’t exist in a vacuum. You have to remember the voting block of the premier league is still in favour of not the big 6 clubs. There was a valid reason for PSR and the big clubs used the veil of making sure clubs don’t go bust which it does to protect their own interests.
We’ve seen the chart the difference in commercial revenue between the clubs is astronomical. That’s the problem, it’s globalism which has meant you have corner shops competing against tescos. So pays your money takes your choice as far I am concerned. If we didn’t have PSR and maranakis kept on his crusade and left us that maybe the end of Forest. There needs to be a far far deeper thought on this.
Notcher
Stuart Pearce
It was good night tbf. That route up from huxters, onto the bank, swan, Yates and up to the clubs was superb.Ha, the Market Karaoke has coughed up some right sights over the years
Honestly, I loved Mano with a passion in the 90's & 00's. Every night out down there was like an adventure. Limos, Valos, Lexis, Harveys, Village, Huxters, Swan, Yard, Pali, Market, Cafe Imperial, Cheeky's, Martha's....everywhere had it's own character and there was always somewhere you could land where you'd find a cracking time.
Funnily enough it was in the karaoke side that it kicked off. Did they have that £1 coin stuck to the floor when you went in? Seen a few folk trying to sneakily scuff it off the floor to no avail
Alf-engelos Mindminackers
The Artiste formally known as "Wanksy"
I genuinely can't remember if they did or didn'tIt was good night tbf. That route up from huxters, onto the bank, swan, Yates and up to the clubs was superb.
Funnily enough it was in the karaoke side that it kicked off. Did they have that £1 coin stuck to the floor when you went in? Seen a few folk trying to sneakily scuff it off the floor to no avail
Market was usually a place we went on bank hols, and by the time we got there we were well smashed lol
Notcher
Stuart Pearce
That's an experienced head. The only way to go into the market was when you were already pissedI genuinely can't remember if they did or didn'tMarket was usually a place we went on bank hols, and by the time we got there we were well smashed lol
Mostly Donkey
Carrot Cruncher
We should auction all match day socks immediately after each game and advertise the auction heavily in Greece. There's bound to be a large Greek sock fetishist that wants to bid say half a million a pair.
Sounds ridiculous until you look at what Man city have been allowed to do.
Sounds ridiculous until you look at what Man city have been allowed to do.
Robertson
Viv Anderson
Cap commercial revenues against FFP!
Cortez the Killer
Impressive member
After today, I don't fancy our chances in getting any points back on appeal.
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Est.1865
Screw The PL
Sooner it’s out of the way the better.
Robertson
Viv Anderson
Hopefully the official twitter account will be live blogging a highly editorialised version of events