Alex Fynn

'The spiritual godfather of the Premier League.' I'll tweet my insights into the business and politics of football at the top level

[Alex Fynn @AlexFynn1]

Kane sale. Good for ENIC ? Maybe. Bad for Spurs? Certainly. Loss of best player, less chance of high Premier L and Champions L spot, more difficult to sell and buy economically. Minimal profit if lucky. Lack of ambition obvious.

[Alex Fynn @AlexFynn1]

Spurs are the most profitable PL club over last 5 years. £ mns to be made now by selling unwanted players (saving on wages + transfer fees) so why prioritise selling your best player and thereby reduce chance of success? Wrong priorities for an ambitious football club.

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Clubs say that young fans are their future yet the high ticket and limited concessionary prices severely limit attendance. Clubs forget that if stadia are only half full - which is the future if ticket prices continue to rise - then broadcasters won't pay the high rights fees.

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UEFA's future 70% spending cap needs to come to the Premier L. now as it is the only way to put a brake on player wages. Because the clubs pay the players so much they are tempted to exploit the fans loyalty and raise ticket prices to unacceptable levels. Shame on them.

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Why should the Premier League give the EFL 25% of TV money they are asking for when 80% will go to the Championship who will spend it all and more to try and get to the PL or simply survive? And invariably make a loss. The EFL needs to reform.

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The Premier L has 90% of tv money the chief source of revenue; of EFL's 10%, 80% goes to Championship. 12% L1 & 8% L2. That is 4 division ladder with big gaps. THERE IS NO PYRAMID. There would only be one if below 3 national divisions there were 3 regional divisions

[Alex Fynn @AlexFynn1]

I had the pleasure of separate lunches with David Dein and Irving Scholar this week. Of course they both made mistakes BUT they brought more success to their clubs than they have had since. A pity that the current regimes aren't more conciliatory especially with the passing years

[Alex Fynn @AlexFynn1]

Whatever the rights and wrongs of Dein's departure, he and Arsene worked as a duo and brought such success. Thus what possible reason could Arsenal have for refusing to stock his book? Morally and commercially - they would sell lots - wrong?

[Alex Fynn @AlexFynn1]

First time I've been able to tweet for a week. I would like to thank staff and students of Solent University, especially the Vice Chancellor, the Dean and the Head of Football Studies for the honour they bestowed on me and making July 14 2022 such a special day for me.

[Alex Fynn @AlexFynn1]

After a epoch (10,000 Test runs) wining 100 for England, ignoring his own phenomenal contribution, Joe Root paid tribute to Shane Warne, Alistair Cook and Ben Stokes. Such graciousness in victory, I have never witnessed from a footballer. A lesson for overpaid prima donnas ?

[Alex Fynn @AlexFynn1]

Championship play off final. The most unfair game in world sport? The winner gets c.£200m (£100m for finishing bottom of the PL plus £75m parachute payments plus increased commercial and matchday revenue). And the loser? The clubs share of todays gate(if agreed)and £7m tv money.

[Alex Fynn @AlexFynn1]

The 2nd richest football match. Champions League qualification for Spurs brings a minimum of £35m plus increased matchday and commercial income over Arsenal who put profits before prizes when they habitually qualified but fell at last 16. After losses in 20/21 will Spurs spend?

[Alex Fynn @AlexFynn1]

The Champions League was the result of the first ESL plan (produced by me) for Berlusconi in'89 and, more importantly, Glasgow Rangers proposals for a group system. Subsequent dramatic changes were made in response to another Berlusconi plan (by Media Partners) in '98

[Alex Fynn @AlexFynn1]

A regulator is fine but only if he/she has the power to influence Premier League wages and limit them to 70% of turnover and redistribute broadcasting income with at least 25% for the ESL - currently the Premier League has c.90%. And it must happen for 2023/24 at the latest.

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Even Man C won't be able to pay Harland's purported
salary of £500k pw and keep within the UEFA's rules unless there are huge increases in revenue or the way the club is financed. A watershed test case?

[Alex Fynn @AlexFynn1]

Since the 80's when clubs kept all their matchday income - their then largest source - the rules have favoured the big clubs. UEFA's new limit on losses (£60m) and costs (70% of turnover) will control the excesses e.g.20/21 Man U £169m and Milan +100% but not inhibit their power.

[Alex Fynn @AlexFynn1]

Some England managers failed to live up to expectations. That's all Southgate did. He beat who he should have but e.g. wrong tactics and too late subs v Croatia (World C.),4 right backs and no Ward-Prowse and penalty subs (Euros.) Must be brave and learn from mistakes to succeed.

[Alex Fynn @AlexFynn1]

The excellent pod The Price of Football approve huge player wages. Wrong. The players/agents hold the Premier L. clubs to ransom because they are the answer to the success every club demands. If there was a spending cap then no need to exploit fans loyalty via high ticket prices.

[Alex Fynn @AlexFynn1]

Apologies. The secret history of the European Cup, the Champions League (and my cameo role in it's formation) and the ESL revealed in Here comes the pod with Alex Fynn. See previous tweet for link.

[Alex Fynn @AlexFynn1]

https://t.co/EBRyEFsw8D