Boro to sue Derby over FFP

[fc_miller]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football...s-offinancial/

"Middlesbrough have stunned Derby by announcing their intention to sue the Championship club, days before the play-off final at Wembley.

Steve Gibson, the Middlesbrough owner, has taken drastic action in his dispute with Mel Morris by vowing to take legal action over what he insists are clear breaches of financial rules.

Gibson is alleging that Morris has broken the English Football League’s profitability and sustainability rules and Middlesbrough officials contacted Derby on Friday to inform them of their stance.

Boro are understood to be furious that Derby reported a £14.6m profit in their 2017/18 accounts, after Morris sold the club’s Pride Park stadium and then leased it back. Gibson believes that Morris has flouted the rules.

Derby are adamant they have been fully compliant, and the timing of Middlesbrough’s shock move has surprised the club ahead of their play-off final against Aston Villa on Monday.

Morris also twice invited Middlesbrough officials to look at Derby’s accounts in a meeting of all EFL clubs at Nottingham Forest’s City Ground in March.

He said: "Middlesbrough were offered by us in writing to come with their advisors to go through our submissions for profitability and sustainability, [but] they declined."

Gibson’s attempt to force an independent inquiry of club finances was also rejected by all of the Championship clubs in another meeting last month.

Villa and Sheffield Wednesday have also been in Gibson’s sights but his row with Derby is now threatening to turn ugly."

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Wherever there are rules, there will be someone who can make them work for themselves.

[wendun]

Wherever there are rules, there will be someone who can make them work for themselves.

Sums it up nicely.

[caytonmiller]

When the playing surface is not level the big clubs don't like it. When the small clubs don't like it it's brushed under the carpet.
Footy is ruined by money being distribution unfairly

[Silly-miller]

Middlesbrough talking about fair play in spending hahahahahaha

Look at this

[frogmiller]

That's too small to read Silly.

[Grist_To_The_Mill]

Should have gone to Specsavers.

However, well done 'boro.

If the EFL refuse to stand firm then other ways have to be found.

[CASPER-64-FRANK]

In the last accounts Middlesbrough had spent 70% of income....what % has Derby County spent ?
Too many spending above their means.

[frogmiller]

In the last accounts Middlesbrough had spent 70% of income....what % has Derby County spent ?
Too many spending above their means.

The ground was £80m wasn't it? Their profit was £14m so they've pissed £65m up the wall in the hope of losing more matches than they would, strugglingin a league where they'll stay for a season or 2, buy a lot more players that'll cost them more than they'll get whilst being there and then get relegated and struggle to make ends meat whilst saying how unfair football is!

[CASPER-64-FRANK]

As I understand it Middlesbrough Chairman Gibson's proposal for Championship clubs to be more transparent was recently voted down. Says it all really.
Spend, spend, spend to get to the promised land of the Premiership.

[frogmiller]

As I understand it Middlesbrough Chairman Gibson's proposal for Championship clubs to be more transparent was recently voted down. Says it all really.
Spend, spend, spend to get to the promised land of the Premiership.

He wanted independent accounting for all of the clubs. Too many skellingtons n too many cupboards!