LEAGUE ONE TEAMS!!!!

will be subject to a wage cap next season after League One clubs agreed to introduce the scheme at the Football League’s annual meeting in Cyprus.


The system, called the Salary Cost Management Protocol , means clubs can spend only a fixed proportion of their total turnover on player wages.

It has been operating in League Two at a 60% threshold.

But will be reduced to 55% next season in Leagues One and Two.

Football League chairman Greg Clarke hailed the vote by the 72 clubs to adopt UEFA’s financial fair play system, as a decision that could change the landscape of football finances in England

Clubs who transgress the rules are likely to be handed a transfer ban as a first sanction with possible points deductions for major offenders.

Clarke said: “This could be a seminal event that reshapes football finances in England.

“The clubs are aware of the ground-breaking decision they have taken and we will work hard now to make it happen.”

Increasing levels of debt and a drop in television income saw the 72 Football League clubs agree to the system “in principle” at the League’s agm following a presentation by Andrea Traverso, UEFA’s head of club licensing and financial fair play.

The Football League’s move reflects concern over income - their new £195 million domestic TV deal is a 26% drop on the previous one.

Debt in Football League clubs now totals £700m and a report this week by analysts Deloitte found that more than one third of clubs are paying out more in wages than they received in revenue.

Clarke added: “It will help our clubs exert greater control over their finances.”

Do you think it will work, and should introduced into the Championship and premiership????

Does that mean 60% of what a side earns in a calendar year can be spent on player wages?

Will only work if it's club by club but will lead to inevitable discrepencies - especially with the pigs and the owls and the sides who will get bigger gates in League One - presumably Bradistan in League Two apply here as well.

As for the Premiershit they won't until they have to. If they had their way it'd be a closed shop and fook all to do with the football league I reckon.

Im not quite sure Dave if it's a calender year or a financial year?

Im not quite sure Dave if it's a calender year or a financial year?

Financial year's actually what I meant but it's all 12 months isn't it

Still a very interesting move that will be well worth keeping tabs on the facts and figures surrounding it.

Im not quite sure Dave if it's a calender year or a financial year?

Financial year's actually what I meant but it's all 12 months isn't it

Still a very interesting move that will be well worth keeping tabs on the facts and figures surrounding it.

Don't baffel me Dave!!!!

Im not quite sure Dave if it's a calender year or a financial year?

Financial year's actually what I meant but it's all 12 months isn't it

Still a very interesting move that will be well worth keeping tabs on the facts and figures surrounding it.

Don't baffel me Dave!!!!

It's probably me who's baffled, this is still early morning for me

I thought champ teams have agreed also? I may be wrong