Whitey Grandad

Does it matter?

There are technical accountancy reasons why loans might be preferred. Anyway, Lovren was only here for a year.

Don't take too much, more than a handful's wasted.

I'd willingly buy you a half pint or so. I don't drink myself (well, not much anyway) on account of my health. Apart from the desire to sell season tickets there's no need to worry about those who might question and laugh, and not everybody is doing so. 'Never apologise, never explain'

Hi Redslo, welcome to the forum and thanks for your info. Whitey Grandad is what some of my grandchildren call me to distinguish me from their other grandad on account of my extensive white hair, a consequence of a lifetime of trouble and strife. Some posters understandably use the abbreviation WG. Why, thank you sir!

Because they don't have to? They have more things to worry about that appeasing a handful of wet fannies on an Internet forum.

It may have been, but if it was then it means that the club has big ambitions and wants to pay players more.

We don't have £92m in the bank.

There'd only be complaints about how long it took to drive him there.

Perhaps they didn't have the players to offload at massive mark-ups?

I think that sort of investment gives you some sort of credit against the limits, or something.

Osvaldo hasn't gone yet and if it falls through we would be stuck with him for a while. As for penalties I think it's fair to say that nobody knows yet. There are nine possibilities: http://www.financialfairplay.co.uk/resources/9%20sanctions.jpg.opt880x498o0%2C0s880x498.jpg

Rule A.5.2 'Fair Market Value'? Presumably that's to stop clubs inflating transfer fees somehow?

One way or another we couldn't afford him. FFP may have been the reason he wouldn't stay.

I sincerely hope we are not talking about must-win games before the season has started?

As examined eleswhere, aren't the wages limited by FFP?

I'm cool about it. Why all the panic? Why did everything have to be sorted by today? The window doesn't close for over 4 weeks.

Yes, interesting calculations and thanks for those. Regarding Osvaldo's pay I'm not sure about weighting it by 50%. If another club is paying for him that would count as income or, maybe they paid a big loan fee instead of salary?

Er... Yeah, that's all we could ever hope for.

She's a bit lopsided. Is she halfway through surgery?

Close, but not enough hair. (on the head, that is)

I thought we had a monopoly on that sort of thing?

Not at all, but I won't be panicking if things don't go our way for a while.

Judy Geeson

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