Boro raising FFP complaint vs Villa, Derby & Sheff Wed - implications for Bees?
"Middlesbrough chairman Steve Gibson is demanding an English Football League investigation into the financial conduct of three Championship rivals.
Gibson wants the EFL to scrutinise Derby County, Aston Villa and Sheffield Wednesday over what he believes to be breaches of financial regulations, in a move which could trigger a bitter dispute between the clubs.
The 61-year-old is insisting the three clubs are attempting to bypass the new profitability and sustainability rules by unfair means, and he has arranged a special meeting of all Championship clubs for a week on Wednesday.
Gibson will address the issue at the meeting with representatives from the other 23 clubs, and has also contacted the EFL to register his concerns."
(More at: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football...tigate-rivals/ )
Bees are one of the (few?) clubs which are sticking strictly to existing FFP Rules, despite having an owner who might have spent his millions on the team (to achieve promotion), before building a stadium with the proceeds.
Therefore if Gibson succeeds in forcing the EFL to tighten up on this, this can only help Brentford.
Gibson wants the EFL to scrutinise Derby County, Aston Villa and Sheffield Wednesday over what he believes to be breaches of financial regulations, in a move which could trigger a bitter dispute between the clubs.
The 61-year-old is insisting the three clubs are attempting to bypass the new profitability and sustainability rules by unfair means, and he has arranged a special meeting of all Championship clubs for a week on Wednesday.
Gibson will address the issue at the meeting with representatives from the other 23 clubs, and has also contacted the EFL to register his concerns."
(More at: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football...tigate-rivals/ )
Bees are one of the (few?) clubs which are sticking strictly to existing FFP Rules, despite having an owner who might have spent his millions on the team (to achieve promotion), before building a stadium with the proceeds.
Therefore if Gibson succeeds in forcing the EFL to tighten up on this, this can only help Brentford.