Well... They were beating the drum that the rules were for the best of football and were spreading an over eager narrative that the Arab owners were a threat to football for some time. The least they could do is give this other perspective of the rules

But they have cheated

@@martindonaton3603 allegedly. The other possiblity is that they found loopholes around the rules and thus defeated the suspected objective of the rules. Therefore, a select number of clubs lobbied to the premier league which led to the charges against City. But I guess some of us don't want to entertain that alternative narrative

Its long be suspected that all the rules (that didn't exist 20 yrs ago) were brought in to protect the more traditional" top 4 and their owners financial interest. We've however been bombarded by fear mongering of the Arab owned clubs with the media painting them as the threat to football. It's embarrassing all this

@@drep9028 The same reason that the Champions League was extended to none champions playing in the Champions League - to protect the traditional big clubs across Europe.

@@BadAppleBlues correct...very similar to the move for an expanded club world cup and a move for the failed European super league. And it's all about money...and the question is how much of that money will go into the owners pockets?!

@@BadAppleBlues now with the 115 charges pending. City may prove to either be lucky to get into that top bracket before all these extra rules slam the door in. Or...if they are proven guilty...the traditional clubs owners would have achieved their suspected objective of protecting their turf...and that would be even more sad

Did you miss the vote in April 2024 where they voted to get rid of PSR and move to Squad Cost. They move to Squad Cost for 25/26

The old deluded football fans eh? If your not smart enough to figure out why it was brought in then I doubt you’ll ever figure it out. (Hint it was to stop clubs spending way to much and going bust)

​@@blinkin78Can you tell me how many clubs went bust before they introduced the rule?

Cooked him 😂😂😂😂​@@user-br5in4dd4n

@@user-br5in4dd4n is that a serious question….?

Yeah man it’s definitely only to protect the top clubs as proven by city’s dominance 👍👍👍

Forest have also been punished and Leicester will be punished this year.

Chelsea paid a fine to uefa for that ,get ur facts straight lol.

Chelsea are about to pay the biggest fine in football history. 100m already put to the side for it.

@@russellward4624 Forest got a 4 point deduction but they wanted 12 taken from Everton, the whole thing is a farce and Chelsea admitting to cooking the books then they spent a billion pounds too

That's uefa. Prem league don't want to touch it because they are corrupt and masters is in the " big 6" pockets

And chelsea are guilty of breaching the rules for years to win trophies, admitted guilt been punished by uefa but the prem "still investigating" they also sold land to themselves but nothing happening. Prem are a joke

City fans have been saying it since it came in… no one wanted to listen!

Its not the FA. Its the PL. utv

@@mudder5 yes I stand corrected. That’s who I meant

Buddy no one cares. Adhere to the rules or sod off!

Only a few years back, everyone was crying clubs weren't bringing youngins through their academies, and now they're incentervised to sell them. Clown world

@@blackkid128 < Spotted the boot licker.

​@@blackkid128 You're wrong. Millions care because they can see the rules are nothing but anti competitive cheating.

Wake up mate and stop smoking whatever you do. Leeds is @#€& club playing in championship and they are not going to win anything in next decades.

City fans have been saying this for years but all you fans have been bashing us. FFP was bought into to keep the establishment. The rules should just be all the debt goes on the owners not the club. Spent what you want

@@garethevans7773 So you want the rules changed to only benefit the small clubs propped up by Oil States , interesting

@@riffraff4 I want them changed to everyone has the chance to compete. Not just be a closed shop.

@@garethevans7773 so that the city and the newcastles of the world can outspend everyone with with their sugar daddy's Self serving nonsense

City broke the law. lets not play around here. They systematically financially CHEATED for OVER A DECADE.

City aren't suing over psr rules. They are suing over the apt rules. But rant away.

The bigger picture is that the traditional powerhouses...yes, Arsenal, Liverpool, ManU etc. have massive influence on the league governance and it was always suspected that they were trying to protect their turf/financial interest with rules that didn't exist 20+ yrs ago. The media jumped on the bandwagon and painted City and Arab owners as some kinda threat to football. And now they're doubling back as ManU owners don't even care to fix the roof

@@lilbaz8073 but there’s flaws in one set of rules why is it so extreme for city to believe the apt rules have flaws? Seems to be an agenda, these pundits don’t like the PSR laws and want them adjusting and that’s fine in their eyes but when city do it with the APT they’re ruining the premier league? I’m just pointing out the hypocrisy/contradiction

@@lilbaz8073it’s deleting my comment, but these pundits saying the PSR rules has flaws and needs changing but when Man City say the APT rules are breaking the law, they are ruining the premier league. I’m just pointing out the hypocrisy/contradiction

£35m for a guy most people would say who? is insane business.If Anderson played in any other league he wouldn't even be £5m 😂

@@lewismckenzie236 obviously you don't have a clue

The only way to get revenues up is to have sustained success and the only way to have that is through investment which they've outlawed (nobody has built organically since Arsenal under George Graham because its just not possible in a commercial environment).

Kinda funny that City and their fans have been saying this for ages and ridiculed for it. Now that’s it’s finally hitting clubs and their fans are seeing how unfair it is, they’re waking up. It’s about time

Just get rid of ffp. It hasn’t solved anything

Teams in Europe can only spend 75% and others is 85% The tv money is being distributed more evenly by all accounts

No because in the new rules there is a spending cap. Around £450m.

saying this AFTER they got caught cheating. Not like they where protesting this before cooking there books for multiple years

@@vPzWalkerx they have been saying this for the better part of a decade

People always say this to try and say City are standard bearers for fairness in the Prem, when really they want the rules gone because they have unlimited money.

These rules were brought in to stop City. It didn't work. Now the rules are hurting them they need to "change" those idiots voted for this.

@@TheNightMammoth I’m not arguing the right or wrong of why City have held this stance. I’m sure it is self serving. And I’m not suggesting there should be no form of financial regulation. I’m just pointing out that City have been saying these rules are essentially anti-competition from the day they were established, and only now that it is punishing other clubs that are trying to grow, this narrative is accepted. Whether City held this stance for selfish reasons or not, they were right.

That's what happens when you put on the blinkers too early and then have to double back

Nope - Man City didn't sue the Premier League about the PSR laws they sued about the Associated Party Transaction rules - which are about sponsorship etc.

@@drep9028 No - you both have the shitty end of the stick with this one. Go look at what Man City are actually doing.

It's sport first & foremost not a business. Maybe don't buy a club if u don't like the rules the VAST MAJORITY of clubs voted for. My bet is the vast majority would vote to keep the rules if there was a re-vote....

Why? You’ll find something else to cry about

You love the English

When will you get a comment cap? We are all dying to see that. 😂

The only thing that will do is increase revenue for owners. Why do we want that?

Shhh, that would require media to spend 5 mins on research to know these things

Not like England win trophies anyways. This would be the greatest English team in history and surpass their rigged World Cup win in the 60s

@@blackkid128Behave

Modric, Berbatov, Erikson, Bale....thrtes an endless list. Spurs are a decent side that can give you experience and you can use as a stepping stone for better things.

Yeah because Manchester City are looking out for Villa and Everton.

People don’t mind that city spent what they’ve spent if they can afford it it’s the fact they’ve lied & cheated about what they’ve spent when others stayed within the rules Fake sponsorships deals through shell companies & paying managers & players through them etc

The probem with Man City was they spent more than any other club, what Villa and Everton are asking for is to spend not even what the 6th highest spender does. See the difference?

Gee it's as if Man city have tried to DEFLECT from their 115 charges what do you know

@mattwarner8273 No I don't.. all these rules are not to stop clubs going bust but to prevent competition in the league. Why do Man city (and fans) *want other clubs to be able to spend their own money and make the prem league more interesting* ... yet the other clubs are trying their hardest to *STOP* them so the same status quo happens year after year... thats what PSR (and FFP) is really about. Don't forget.. none of these rules were about when Arsenal, Spurs, Liverpool, and Man united were bought by foreign investors.. Just sayin 🤷

I am also a big motorsport follower, in F1 they also now have a system in place where all the teams have the same OP-EX limit (budget cap) which is low enough for all the teams to be able to reach it. Now it is down to the bigger teams to do a better job rather than simply outspend their competition. The effects of this are just starting to be seen a few years after they introduced it, with Mclaren now able to compete as they have good people and can spend as much developing their car as the likes of Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull. They previously had a decent budget, but nothing like what those 3 teams had. In addition to that, F1 teams are now profitable enterprises because they can’t spend themselves into oblivion. It can be done if football has the will to do it, but I doubt they will. As for safe guarding teams from rogue owners sending them to the wall, it’s simple, new owners should be made to put up a very large bond that is held until they sell the club or to be used if the club falls into financial difficulties. At least then you would ensure that new owners have the wherewithal to do it.

@@doubled1978 exactly! There's are things that can be done to make football more equal but tbh, I don't think that's what they want. Hence FFP/PSR

We will. We will just be clever. Villa have set the path for you lot to follow 🫶

You know that how?

It seems last season forest recieved a less points deduction because they showed they tried. by offering Gordon if we failed we could have showed we tried for lesser points deduction get it now ?

​@@kennyw218 We tried to offer Almiron out in January though, so there was no need to offer out another player.

Why would it change? They are profit and sustainability rules. Not we can lose loads of money rules. The idea is for clubs to be sustainable.

@@lilbaz8073 it’s been 12 years since this has come in and clubs have got to shop on a 12 year old budget I’m sure you would not want your wages to stay the same for 12 years when the prices go up regularly that why we need it especially when a decent player wold cost you 50 million easy

Revenue has also increased with inflation, so why should it be increased?

@@blink4122 that depends on your revenue who’s revenue would you rather have City or Luton there’s a huge difference

Could be worse, Newcastle has the richest owners in the world but are being FORCED to sell their brightest prospects to comply with PSR rules. Clubs are being held back from competing. "Big 6" protection rules.

Dying on its feet? 😂

Elite level comment! Top LAD proper clobber 💯

@@MW92. As Always My Fellow Jordanite Hood Brother MW = Top LAD Proper Clobber 💯 Facts

You sad person

@@Jimmybarth Says the one, who liked his own comment you sure have one happy life. 😄

@@Jimmybarth haha sad boy liking your own comment. Jealous of the jordanites cry more for us 💯

Who ?

You are either deluded or a liar.

Just because those other clubs were stupid doesn't change the fact that's exactly the purpose of FFP and PSR. The other teams bought into it because of racism. They were sold a bill of goods that this will stop the scary arabs. they were too focused on Arabs and not how it effects them.

Generally agree with most of your premise,but 'upstart clubs' like Villa and Newcastle have always been historically bigger,wealthier and more successful than 'minnow teams' like Brighton and Brentford,even before the flood of new money into AVFC and NUFC.🙄