The owner initially used FFP as an excuse not to file them, then hid behind Covid when corporate governance was not a priority…then put the club into administration
FFP has never been, and was never intended to be, a level playing field. UEFA state as much themselves on their website.
The Premier League used to be a cosy (and dull, which is rich coming from me I acknowledge ) duopoly of Manchester United and Arsenal. Abramovich came along and was a...
Clubs have not historically broken the rules TBF. Should be noted that the £105m PSR limit was set in 2013. If it had kept pace with PL wage inflation since then it would now be about £180m
Newcastle have lost £200,000 a day since the takeover. This is still substantially less than both Chelsea and Manchester City lost since they were acquired In the first two years of Abramovich/Mansour ownershi.
The Albion lost substantial amounts of money in three of their first five seasons...