Well here is a story that might just suggest that FFP just doesn't work.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/apr/11/leicester-city-finances-football-league-financial-fair-play-investigation

Absolutely, really winds me up when people harp on about sides not being deserving because the gates don't stack up to the big city boys.

Have you use the word harp there to keep the lager theme on this thread going?

One of Lambert's other reported options in November, Queens Park Rangers have plans to slash their playing budget this summer. Considering what they have spent this may have been a decision taken even if FUP didn't exist.

http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/qpr-slash-playing-budget-here-11053232

Junior Hoilettt on £40k per week. I thought he was just about to sign his new contract for us, before that offer came along! Surely we didn't have someone telling the fans lies did we?

Got some mouth of a six fingered one in the toilets of a Blackburn nightclub so nutted him leaving squealing dingle calling the cops. All alleged of course but it made the local paper.

Excellent, sounds like a great story and I would have loeved to have seen it.

Loved how he always looked shattered then he'd jinx past a full back. Really came good when he started cutting in and scoring.

Got to be a Rovers legend for the Cav incident. Fancy a super hard dingle being done by a midget. Well in Duffers.

Someone lese has mentioned that. Is it true and what happened exactly?

Did he not say when he left, that he would like to return to the club and finish his career here?

Yes he did and it is a shame he didn't make it back, as he would have been welcomed with open arms. I don't remember him coming back as an opponent either, as I am sure he would have been given an warm welcome back.

The clause wasn't at Duffs request either.

Quite correct and just emphasises what he genuinely thought of the club.

I remember being around 14 years old when Howard arrived at Ewood as a rookie player manager. I don't think I had ever even heard the term player manger back then. The first game I recall him managing and playing in, was a home game in the League cup first round against Bury. He scored an absolute screamer from about 40 yards and became an instant fans favourite.

I also remember him bringing in Jim Arnold from None League Stafford Rangers, who proved to be a real astute signing and followed Howard to Everton. I think Mick Heaton also went to Everton, if my memory serves me correctly. The other think I recall is Crystal Palace trying to poach him and he turned them down. A banner saying thanks for staying Howard was unfurled at the next home game.

As you would expect, he left for Everton when theY approached us for his services, where he went on to become their best ever manager. I will never forget him turning Rovers fortunes around though and was certainly up there with the best we have had at Ewood.

RIP Howard you will never be forgotten by BRFC.

you mean this

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34363289

posted in FIFAF thread

Yes I heard it break on SSN. Sorry I didn't know how to resurrect the previous thread. Probably no need to start a new one!

It looks like criminal proceedings are just about to get underway against Sepp Blatter. There is plenty of mention about TV rights being allocated illegally allegedly and that may well point to certain company in Switzerland and possibly even a super agent.

In the words of Kevin Keegan in a now famous rant "I would love it" if this is the beginning of the end!