Droobie Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 They have it in quite a few codes and leagues around the world. Could it work for Football in Europe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fozzie22 Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 They have it in quite a few codes and leagues around the world. Could it work for Football in Europe? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It could and more to the point should be enforced. If the yanks can do then why not the rest of the world? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Reg Reagan Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 its pointless idea and it will never work and its not even working properly in the ESL and that skips rugby league comp... whats it called again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 Eu regulations, restraint of trade / Earnings, lardy daa dee daa..etc etc. Great theory . Simply unfeasible when considering modern business acumen & trade regulation's within the European Union. Could happen if All parties involved agreed. i.e an enterprise bargaining type scenario. Wont happen. To many greedy Pigs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 Its been out of control since the television company's took over football, they run football now, even move fixtures to other dates/times so it can show more games on TV. Might as well let them sort the fixtures out to start with, cos the FA are shit and let them walk all over them. TOO LATE FOR A WAGE CAP NOW. and if the tv companies ever pull out for any reason, every club in the premiership will go bankrupt. Licker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFC fan in oz Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 I liked the idea until the A-League started and i just don't think it works over here as the league can't attract the talent it needs to be competitive. Some games are great but others are like watching paint dry. Also the idea of a marquee player isn't right as players in the premiership will demand to be on equal pay as other players or else they'll move. Sadly however good the idea of a salary cap is i don't see it ever becoming a possibility let alone used - footballs corrupt and lots of politics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowlo-efc Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 Rugby league has a cap Rugby Union has a cap NFl has a cap Had this arguement before - a salary cap would mean that we would see the 80's all over again - where teams from Liverpool had scousers in, teams from London had cockneys in and English clubs would be fantastic and would always win the CL & Uefa WE have the best players in the world within our small Isles and yet hardly any of them make it through! Except Rooney Walcott Gerrard Lampard Cole A Cole Beckham Imagine if there was a salary cap - they would all have stayed at their first clubs... The mercaneries wouldn't exist in the EPL. - Drogba's etc. wouldn't even consider us! Brilliant! the west hams, boltons and fulhams could compete and every season would be exciting with fans not really knowing who would win the league - just like the 70's & 80's - apart from Us and the RS, there was a different winner every season.. Fantastic and exciting... Now its just whoever has the cash - which happens to be Chelski at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 Rugby league has a cap Rugby Union has a cap NFl has a cap Cant disagree with your points rowlo. Howebver 2/3 with a cap are minor sports & the other big mostly in America. Football is truley global & simply impossible to manage in such a way due to the complicated trade & restraint regualtions form region to region. The only body , that could poss make a move & try to get all the federations/confederations to comply would be FIFA. ANd I aint going down that old chestnut track of money launderers, arms dealers & corporate pirates that are FIFA simply because the game is corrupt form the very top...leaving the rest little chance. A cap is needed, but wont happen.....welcome to the "Global village"..where the rich prosper & the submissive masses scrap & scrape to make ends meet & satisfy their bank managers, creditors & Govt's.. Sound familiar in both life & football...???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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