Soccer Talk

[seaplus]

City (and all top clubs) make noise about their academies being where they will draw from.

where/when has anyone associated with City made this claim?

EDIT: misread ... that "will" makes all the difference. carry on

[CaribbeanJoseph]

John Guidetti, Karim Rekik, Micah Richards, and Dedryck Boyata come to mind as solid homegrown players that have been with City for 3 years between the ages of 15-21. so four more to go right?

looking forward to seeing what the young players can do against tough competition

Micah is away btw.

[seaplus]

Micah is away btw.

his contract is up at the end of next season right? so instead of selling, City might just keep him for the CL

[seaplus]

this clears up a lot about who City could play in CL next year

[Bigpapa42]

Absolute joke. It was pretty apparent that UEFA wasn't going to actually give FFP any teeth and they didn't. It makes total sense to decide that a club is breaking rules regarding spending too much money and "punish" them by giving them a fine. 50m is a huge sum of money, yet its a mere portion of City's or PSG's operating budget for the year. Does any believe it will legitimately affect their approach to the summer?

They've basically turned it into a luxury tax, at least in City's case. PSG is facing a bit nastier sanctions but hardly enough to truly deter clubs.

[calgaryballer]

Dream alive for Pool. City should have scored but Villa had some good chances on the break

[wr50l]

Absolute joke. It was pretty apparent that UEFA wasn't going to actually give FFP any teeth and they didn't. It makes total sense to decide that a club is breaking rules regarding spending too much money and "punish" them by giving them a fine. 50m is a huge sum of money, yet its a mere portion of City's or PSG's operating budget for the year. Does any believe it will legitimately affect their approach to the summer?

They've basically turned it into a luxury tax, at least in City's case. PSG is facing a bit nastier sanctions but hardly enough to truly deter clubs.

For first breach they're pretty severe punishments no? This is Platini's creation, so I'm convinced he won't let it be a damp squib. If they break the rules again next year they will probably regret it in the end.

[NAHSTE]

Villa packing it in like some skunts. Gotta hope City can break through eventually.

[calgaryballer]

Welp. There it is. Can Villa respond?

[NAHSTE]

Welp. There it is. Can Villa respond?

WE GON BE RAISIN DAT TROPHY

[DDRGuido]

Welp. There it is. Can Villa respond?

[NAHSTE]

MOOOOOOOOAR

[Bigpapa42]

For first breach they're pretty severe punishments no? This is Platini's creation, so I'm convinced he won't let it be a damp squib. If they break the rules again next year they will probably regret it in the end.

Severe? No. Not at all. Its punishing a club for overspending by fining them is absurd. The figure looks huge, but its a mere portion of their annual operating budget, so hardly limiting to them. The CL limitations as I've read them hardly look vicious either - clubs often face those kind of issues anyway if they have players injured after UEFA registrations are submitted.

The initial punishments should be harsh. Why else would clubs respect the requirements? Clubs had massive notice that these requirements were coming. They've had years to get ready and simply chosen not to. So now they get the financial equivalent of a light rap on the wrist. They are essentially being told to pay a luxury tax. For a club with a seemingly unlimited budget, how does that motivate them to change their ways and comply?

[Pitty]

[CaribbeanJoseph]

West Ham got this