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@Dustfuch1 @PaulGoodma71648 @oddschecker Fair play

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@Dustfuch1 @PaulGoodma71648 @oddschecker You’re allowed 2 from the premier league, West Ham aren’t.

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@BookofAEGIS Have a cap on spending but let everyone spend up to that amount, truly competitive league then.

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@mattycash622 Legends!! Every single one of you! You’ve etched your names into the history books and will be immortal!!! 💜🩵

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@TheTeamGullit I have just got him today, does anyone have any advice on what chain I should take as some of these evo’s have expired. Should I wait to see what other evo’s come this week? Or just start? Any advice appreciated!!

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@CrispsOfBritain Elite

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PSR Is Strangling Supporters Dreams - It's Time for Change

@RorySmith defense of PSR in @ObserverUK perfectly encapsulates everything wrong with the current regulatory mindset. His argument - that ambitious clubs should simply "sell better" - reveals a fundamental misunderstanding of how these rules operate in practice and whom they truly benefit.

Rory dismisses Villa and Newcastle's concerns by pointing to our spending since promotion.

This misses the point entirely. The issue isn't historical spending - it's the regulatory ceiling that prevents sustained competition with the established elite.

Rory suggests Newcastle and Villa's problems stem from poor selling. This ignores the brutal reality: when regulations force you to sell your best players to comply, you're not "trading well" - you're dismantling what you've built.

#AVFC qualified for the Champions League then had to sell Luiz, Diaby, and Duran.

Newcastle qualified for Europe, then faced identical pressures. This isn't poor trading - it's systematic dismantling disguised as financial responsibility.

Meanwhile, Chelsea spend €300+ million by "selling" assets to themselves. The regulations don't prevent spending - they favor those sophisticated enough to exploit loopholes while punishing straightforward investment.

Rory’s dismissal of the "Red Cartel" theory ignores reality. When Villa qualified for Europe, UEFA’s SCR rules immediately kicked in, limiting us to 70% of revenue on squad costs while non-European clubs face no such restrictions.

The system literally punishes success.
UEFA's own settlement with Villa proves the point: €20 million in potential fines, transfer restrictions that require selling before buying, and 3 years of financial monitoring. For what? Investing to compete.

The regulations aren't revenue-neutral. They're rigged toward clubs with established commercial advantages.

Chelsea's London location generates €546m annually versus Villa's €310m. That €236m difference creates massive PSR headroom before considering player sales.

When regulations tie spending to revenue, they entrench existing hierarchies. Villa can't outspend #MCFC because we can't out-earn them - and the rules ensure we never will.

Rory argues regulations protect competition, but they've achieved the opposite. Look at the Premier League’s top six the last decade. The same clubs, in marginally different orders, year after year.

#LCFC 2016 title proved competition was possible. Current regulations ensure it never happens again. That's not protecting sport - it's preserving sporting cartels!

Rory’s F1 comparison - F1 introduced cost caps to improve competition, but crucially, they applied equally to all teams. Premier League PSR creates different rules for different clubs based on revenue and European qualification.

Imagine F1 saying Mercedes could spend €200m because of their commercial success, while Williams were limited to €50m. That's exactly how football operates now.

Nobody advocates unlimited spending. But current rules need fundamental reform:
•Revenue-based limits that account for owner investment
•Equal treatment regardless of historical commercial advantages
•Regulations that encourage competition, not entrench monopolies
•Transparent enforcement that doesn't favor accounting creativity over sporting investment

Villa & #NUFC aren't demanding to "replace the elite" - we're demanding the right to compete with them. The current system ensures that remains impossible.

His article concludes that "sport decided by chequebook is not sport at all." He's absolutely right. But sport decided by spreadsheets and accounting loopholes isn't sport either - it's a rigged game masquerading as competition.

The @premierleague failure to explain these regulations isn't accidental btw. When your rules prevent the very competition they claim to protect, silence becomes the only defensible strategy
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@originaltof @SagnikB67640684 @JonnieB43 @cryptoedgar1 @MarkCollier85 @joshuap_avfc Everyone in the league should be able to spend the same amount. A guarantee would be a legal document meaning the owner takes the hit, not the club

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Let all clubs spend up to the revenue of the top earning club (with a guarantee from owners not to put it against the club). All clubs can therefore spend the same but not blow anyone out of the water you have parity amongst clubs and a fair league, like in NFL #avfc #NUFC

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@SagnikB67640684 @JonnieB43 @originaltof @cryptoedgar1 @MarkCollier85 @joshuap_avfc It’s not though. Let all clubs spend up to the revenue of the top earning club (with a guarantee from owners not to put it against the club). All clubs can therefore spend the same but not blow anyone out of the water you have parity amongst clubs and a fair league, like in NFL

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@5liveSport @alanshearer Best option that I’ve heard, is to let every club spend up to the top grossing revenue club in the league. That way everyone can spend the same if they want to but can’t blow everyone completely out the water. It’s the only way to keep it fair and competitive

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@villareport Yes

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@lukerobinson89 Yes

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@StanCollymore 👏 👏 well said Stan! 👏 👏

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@DarrenBent So, so boring.

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