Comments on: Fiscal Responsibility http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2008/10/10/fiscal-responsibility/ It's always football season somewhere. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:41:56 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: On the Pitch with an American Novice: Pints and Red Cards | Pickin' Splinters http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2008/10/10/fiscal-responsibility/comment-page-1/#comment-123547 On the Pitch with an American Novice: Pints and Red Cards | Pickin' Splinters Wed, 21 Jan 2009 02:18:07 +0000 http://www.davesfootballblog.com/?p=4375#comment-123547 [...] new every time. His analysis and writing is both entertaining and informative. His current article, “Fiscal Responsiblity,” examines the financial state of the English Premier League. Truly great stuff on this site, no [...] [...] new every time. His analysis and writing is both entertaining and informative. His current article, “Fiscal Responsiblity,” examines the financial state of the English Premier League. Truly great stuff on this site, no [...]

]]> By: On the Pitch with an American Novice: Pints and Red Cards « Casey’s Clipboard & Wally’s World http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2008/10/10/fiscal-responsibility/comment-page-1/#comment-108416 On the Pitch with an American Novice: Pints and Red Cards « Casey’s Clipboard & Wally’s World Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:12:08 +0000 http://www.davesfootballblog.com/?p=4375#comment-108416 [...] new every time. His analysis and writing is both entertaining and informative. His current article, “Fiscal Responsiblity,” examines the financial state of the English Premier League. Truly great stuff on this site, no [...] [...] new every time. His analysis and writing is both entertaining and informative. His current article, “Fiscal Responsiblity,” examines the financial state of the English Premier League. Truly great stuff on this site, no [...]

]]> By: Rey http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2008/10/10/fiscal-responsibility/comment-page-1/#comment-108210 Rey Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:29:48 +0000 http://www.davesfootballblog.com/?p=4375#comment-108210 Do any leagues in Europe have a salary cap? If the English Premier League decides to mimic MLS, but other leagues do not, won't that pretty much eliminate top players from coming to England? I'm learning a little more about MLS and one thing I like is the designated player rule (assuming I'm understanding it correctly). You're allowed to go nuts and spend as much as you want on one player and it doesn't count towards your cap. Couldn't this work with UEFA? It doesn't seem feasible for UEFA to keep a team out of Champions League that qualifies performance-wise. Maybe something similar to the designated player rule could work for all leagues affiliated with UEFA. Do any leagues in Europe have a salary cap? If the English Premier League decides to mimic MLS, but other leagues do not, won’t that pretty much eliminate top players from coming to England? I’m learning a little more about MLS and one thing I like is the designated player rule (assuming I’m understanding it correctly). You’re allowed to go nuts and spend as much as you want on one player and it doesn’t count towards your cap. Couldn’t this work with UEFA? It doesn’t seem feasible for UEFA to keep a team out of Champions League that qualifies performance-wise. Maybe something similar to the designated player rule could work for all leagues affiliated with UEFA.

]]> By: a different Dave http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2008/10/10/fiscal-responsibility/comment-page-1/#comment-108189 a different Dave Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:13:25 +0000 http://www.davesfootballblog.com/?p=4375#comment-108189 "Of course, the irony of all this is that we American soccer fans wanted MLS to open up and be more like European football in terms of freedom of movement." Some American soccer fans, maybe. But not all of us, not by a long shot. The reality is different in the USA from the situation in Europe; there's almost always rich people willing to step in and bail out football clubs in Europe. American soccer clubs don't have that luxury. That's why from the 1890s through the 1990s soccer in the USA was in a constant process of reinventing the wheel, each time a league would fail and then we would have to start over from scratch. We can't afford to keep doing that. European football doesn't have this history or this problem. “Of course, the irony of all this is that we American soccer fans wanted MLS to open up and be more like European football in terms of freedom of movement.”

Some American soccer fans, maybe. But not all of us, not by a long shot.

The reality is different in the USA from the situation in Europe; there’s almost always rich people willing to step in and bail out football clubs in Europe. American soccer clubs don’t have that luxury.

That’s why from the 1890s through the 1990s soccer in the USA was in a constant process of reinventing the wheel, each time a league would fail and then we would have to start over from scratch. We can’t afford to keep doing that. European football doesn’t have this history or this problem.

]]> By: Simon http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2008/10/10/fiscal-responsibility/comment-page-1/#comment-108022 Simon Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:07:16 +0000 http://www.davesfootballblog.com/?p=4375#comment-108022 Of course if you don't have to pay players you can ignore all these issues http://www.sbpost.ie/post/pages/p/story.aspx-qqqt=IRELAND-qqqm=news-qqqid=36108-qqqx=1.asp Of course if you don’t have to pay players you can ignore all these issues
http://www.sbpost.ie/post/pages/p/story.aspx-qqqt=IRELAND-qqqm=news-qqqid=36108-qqqx=1.asp

]]> By: Alan http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2008/10/10/fiscal-responsibility/comment-page-1/#comment-107933 Alan Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:21:46 +0000 http://www.davesfootballblog.com/?p=4375#comment-107933 When they twist not rooting for Man U into an act of unpatriotism, I'll gladly stand up and yell "NEWCASTLE TILL I DIE!" (relegated or not, their my club) It will be interesting to see how this market crush affects European football. Its an anything goes type of market and it almost seems that the transfer window is more exciting than the EPL season. Hull is having a nice season now, but does anyone expect them to displace any of the Big 4 come seasons' end? Player salaries are ridiculous, and maybe a push for fiscal responsibility in the FA will help close the gap between the Big 4 and the other 16 clubs. When they twist not rooting for Man U into an act of unpatriotism, I’ll gladly stand up and yell “NEWCASTLE TILL I DIE!”

(relegated or not, their my club)

It will be interesting to see how this market crush affects European football. Its an anything goes type of market and it almost seems that the transfer window is more exciting than the EPL season. Hull is having a nice season now, but does anyone expect them to displace any of the Big 4 come seasons’ end? Player salaries are ridiculous, and maybe a push for fiscal responsibility in the FA will help close the gap between the Big 4 and the other 16 clubs.

]]> By: John McKensie http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2008/10/10/fiscal-responsibility/comment-page-1/#comment-107917 John McKensie Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:42:43 +0000 http://www.davesfootballblog.com/?p=4375#comment-107917 Yes, I believe that the salary cap has been needed for a long period of time, it is ridiculous that teams have to spend over £2 billion on player salaries alone. It seems now that teams are willing to leverage huge amount of money for useless midfielders like Ballack which add nothing to the game itself. Let the play run the game, not money. Yes, I believe that the salary cap has been needed for a long period of time, it is ridiculous that teams have to spend over £2 billion on player salaries alone. It seems now that teams are willing to leverage huge amount of money for useless midfielders like Ballack which add nothing to the game itself. Let the play run the game, not money.

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