Quote Originally Posted by Zippity View Post
Absolutely, man. The Saudis won't like this one little bit.

I know they're in it for the long term but maybe even they didn't realise the extent of the cartel they're trying to break into. i don't doubt their commitment to spending 100's of millions on this project-billions, in fact-but, if they're not allowed to spend it and, no sooner do we employ someone at the top of their game to take us forward than they leave for someone who can spend money then you begin to wonder how long they'll put up with it...?
I'm sure they'll have known about the challenges faced. Also there will be considerable pressure from the Saudi's on the EPL, Masters et al to ensure that we are not completely handcuffed.

What I expect to see if that the $105m loss over 3 yrs will be adjusted to meet 'football inflation' in accordance with something close to that which Keiran McGuire discussed on 'The Price of Football' Podcast (highly recommend you all make this a weekly listen, total clears up any uncertainty around the financial rules of the game at all levels) closer to where it should be today, around £280m over 3 yrs.

Then we are golden, it's all the sh!t around 3rd party sponsorship that is total BS in my opinion!