sirdennis
Alert Team
I'm unsure of the correct response here, so apologies if my massive ManFlu makes me choose the wrong phrase.
Utter bollocks seems to suffice.
The writer (oxymoron) clearly doesn't understand how FFP works or that there's a difference between the far tighter assessment in the EFL and the freer assessment in the Prem for a start.
We passed under EFL rules (they cannot now come back to us in any event) and one season into the Prem it's impossible for us to breach FFP (let alone on revenue estimations we still have wriggle room to spend in January.
I'm guessing said writer doesn't know that the wage stipulations are separate regulations to FFP as well and although % capped, there's no way we've lost the likes of Jedi, Hutton et al and given their replacements that the replacements are on more money, so again bullshit of the highest order.
Writer also doesn't seem to be aware of the difference between spending and debt, let alone the fact that for any FFP figures the end of the accounting period is just that, you don't then get a fortnight to balance the books (that accountancy, fack all to do with FFP because the season is over - we also have to submit estimated and provisional figures after the Jan window closes anyway) so we and the Prem will know roughly where we are.
The two week claim to balance books is even more bizarre when you think of the period the window is actually shut for the end of the season anyway (let alone we are into a new financial year by then, so a new FFP period).
Creep mode on.
I did say the expert would speak.
Creep mode off.