I don't get that

Seems like a salary cap would benefit most of those clubs outside the top six. Are there special British labor laws that
outlaw salary caps and why would most clubs outside the big ones, not want it? I know the big boys repel any threat of fair competition by threatening to form a super league.

Posted By: SeattleSounders on February 16th 2014 at 21:32:30

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What's the chance of Norwich getting a mega rich owner? (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Feb 16, 21:04:14
- 9 (n/m) (NCFC) - Bristol Graham, Feb 16, 21:50:03
- 9 (n/m) (NCFC) - Graham Nine, Feb 16, 21:32:44
- now we are getting somewhere.......... (NCFC) - usacanary, Feb 16, 21:15:14
  - Fair play rules LOL.......... (NCFC) - usacanary, Feb 16, 21:18:03
    - Salary caps are the obvious answer (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Feb 16, 21:21:43
      - haha, that's so funny because essentially it's a socialist concept that's completely (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 16, 21:29:15
        
        Disagree, it's a concept designed to create fair competition, (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Feb 16, 21:34:29
        
        absolute rubbish, thr people who epitomise the American dog eat dog attitude to business t (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 16, 21:39:32
        
        well, I am limiting the discussion to competitive sports (n/m) (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Feb 16, 21:40:46
        
        ok, sorry mate, didn't mean to offend, but they have had influence in American sport too, (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 16, 21:43:01
        
        no offence taken at all, I knew what you were saying (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Feb 16, 21:52:01
        
        It'll take a real downturn in popularity for that to happen (NCFC) - Yellalee, Feb 16, 22:01:36
      - But NFL is such a niche, isolated sport that it is logistically possible to implement (NCFC) - Yellalee, Feb 16, 21:27:05
        
        I don't get that (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Feb 16, 21:32:30
        
        no, no legal bar to it. Rugby Union has one in the Premiership (NCFC) - CWC, Feb 16, 21:52:32
        
        but as far as football is concerned, i've always believed that if you can generate More (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 16, 22:09:21
        
        Well that's exactly it. NFL compete with themselves. Football competes with others (NCFC) - Yellalee, Feb 16, 21:40:10
- Yep (NCFC) - bullsch, Feb 16, 21:14:43
  - Peter Cullum is definitely not dodgy, although his businesses did get hit baly (NCFC) - lovely old job, Feb 16, 21:30:14
    - Was in the same class as him at the CNS (NCFC) - Chicken, Feb 16, 22:35:48
- We aren't actually a very attractive proposition for anyone to take over at the minute (NCFC) - Darren Eadie, Feb 16, 21:14:00
  - tax write off for the mega-rich owners half the time, isn't it? (NCFC) - CWC, Feb 16, 21:55:12
    - How? (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Feb 16, 22:55:14
      - just guessing really but I'd imagine (NCFC) - CWC, Feb 16, 23:33:02
  - Makes sense, but the large amounts of money made (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Feb 16, 21:25:35
  - true, tan man toik over when they were in the champs. and on the verge of administration. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 16, 21:20:29
- i'd rather not tbh, most mega rich people seem to be Bell ends. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 16, 21:08:23
  - Thats how most make money by being single minded and not listening to others. (n/m) (NCFC) - usacanary, Feb 16, 21:16:15
    - eh? i'm not listening,. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 16, 21:17:33
      - joke btw. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 16, 21:17:58

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