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THE TRUE COST OF FINANCIAL FAIR PLAY

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I FIND it ridiculous that a club like Middlesbrough are struggling at the bottom end of the Championship.
This is a club with a chairman in Steve Gibson who would happily spend his own money to fight for promotion. Unfortunately, Financial Fair Play rules mean he isn’t allowed. We’ve already seen QPR fined a huge amount of money for breaking FFP rules.
Last season, Birmingham City were docked nine points. How can a club be fined and sanctioned because an owner wants to invest his own money in the business? It’s ludicrous.
If I’m a multi-billionaire and I want to go a...

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