what about the financial fair play rules

Not s**t hot on them tbh, but weren't they devised to level the playing field a bit so that huge backers couldn't just come in and spunk a load of dosh willy nilly?

I've probably totally mis-interpreted their intended purpose though

Posted By: essexcanaryOTBC on July 29th 2013 at 15:41:24

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Betting prejudice (NCFC) - Firstnews, Jul 29, 15:11:08
- See GOBB's post below (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jul 29, 15:15:02
  - Yes but (NCFC) - Firstnews, Jul 29, 15:21:23
    - Not at all (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jul 29, 15:37:10
    - Think I suggested the other day the price seemed harsh on us... (NCFC) - Old Man, Jul 29, 15:23:00
      - i laid it (n/m) (NCFC) - fal5taff, Jul 29, 15:50:15
      - I've laid it (NCFC) - bjg123, Jul 29, 15:28:52
        
        What does you've "laid it" mean? You're betting the Nodge will go down? (n/m) (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Jul 29, 15:30:12
        
        No, the oposite (NCFC) - bjg123, Jul 29, 15:30:55
  - was last season really a battle? (NCFC) - Tombs, Jul 29, 15:17:10
    - When we lost to Villa (NCFC) - norway, Jul 29, 15:33:09
      - Less entered 'battle mode', more (for me) 'cheese eating surrender monkey mode' (NCFC) - Yellalee, Jul 29, 15:39:49
        
        Agreed (NCFC) - norway, Jul 29, 15:42:05
        
        and ditched the Barry Butler (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Jul 29, 16:47:41
        
        That sounds like a pretty good battle tactic to me (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jul 29, 15:44:12
        
        ... (NCFC) - Tombs, Jul 29, 15:50:19
        
        Indeed! (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Jul 29, 15:41:46
    - ok less of a "battle" then, but there are many ways to win them (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jul 29, 15:19:25
- guess they have a rich backer - is that the reason? (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 29, 15:14:25
  - Maybe. They do have a rich backer. Plus a sell on clause for (NCFC) - woody, Jul 29, 15:20:54
    - Are they planning to stack the cash on the goal line to prevent anyone scoring? (NCFC) - NJ_Canary, Jul 29, 15:30:29
      - what about the financial fair play rules (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jul 29, 15:41:24
      - Certainly agree that the differential in the odds is ridiculous. 3/1 maybe fair (NCFC) - woody, Jul 29, 15:33:17

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