Clubs agree salary cap for L1 and L2

[Rosencrantz]

So why on earth didn't David Bernstein sort it out whilst he was FA Chairman ? Maybe he was too busy at Ted Baker ??

You wonder how much anyone at the top of any of the organisations can actually affect change as it has to get past the individual clubs in enough numbers at the PL and EFL whilst the FA has the individual county FA's to get to agree anything. To get anything meaningful done it's like turkey's voting for Christmas. That's why an individual regulatory body without the vested interests make more sense. I would guess that David Bernstein has learnt that lesson from bitter experience.

 

[John William]

I have no expectation of anything sensible emerging from all this.

Like most British institutions, football is run for the benefit of money, old and new. Replicated at larger and smaller scales from Parish Council to Parliament.

 

[SEA Grecian]

Plus I doubt the PFA will ever agree to salary caps so it is all back to square one on how to stop clubs overspending. It will probably wash out in a few years time with something similar to before linked to turnover which will be difficult to administer and with adequate loopholes for the likes of Salford and FGR to exploit.

The PFA's default position is always going to be to oppose a salary cap so it is up to the EFL to persuade them why a salary cap is a good idea - eg they believe that a salary cap is the best way to ensure the long-term sustainability of football clubs and that without a salary cap clubs will go bust and there will be fewer jobs available for players.
If you go back to the report the PFA produced when the salary cap was first produced they had two main complaints. Firstly that the EFL had not clearly explained how they thought the salary cap would achieve improved financial sustainability or even how they had chosen the proposed levels of the cap. Secondly the PFA suggested that the salary cap had been introduced without the legally required negotiation period with the players. Reading the report it seemed their case was pretty water-tight so it's no surprise the arbitration panel has found in their favour. What is disappointing is that the EFL has had six months to resolve these issues and has made no apparent attempt to do so. Instead they have let a case which they always seemed likely to lose go to the arbitration panel. To me it seems like the EFL just wanted to be seen to be doing something without actually caring if their proposal would actually work in practice.

 

[SEA Grecian]

It's what Gary Neville has been pushing for with a group including David Bernstein and others. The FA, The PL and The EFL between them have been having a very poor time lately in regulating the game. The Covid crises has really only highlighted the existing weaknesses within those organisations.

The same Gary Nevile who is joint owner of the club who are the very worst example of the financial doping which is harming the game.

 

[Rosencrantz]

The same Gary Nevile who is joint owner of the club who are the very worst example of the financial doping which is harming the game.

Just because he might be in the wrong on one hand doesn't mean he is wrong on another.