L1 and L2 Owner Investment to be restricted from 2025/26 season

[SmiffyPie]

Is it? Might it not reward well run clubs instead of whoever won the most recent rich owner lottery?

I don't think there will be any winners. Will players cost less because we are restricted? Will players understand we can't pay top dollar? Everyone dreams of a (legit) billionaire Notts fan shovelling wheelbarrow loads of cash into the club. How else will teams get into the Championship? (The prem rob all the best players already so building a good team from scratch may become a pipe dream) I have said over the years that it will soon be Prem1 and Prem2 with no relegation from Prem2.
L1/L2/NL you stay where you belong!

[drillerpie]

I don't think there will be any winners. Will players cost less because we are restricted? Will players understand we can't pay top dollar? Everyone dreams of a (legit) billionaire Notts fan shovelling wheelbarrow loads of cash into the club. How else will teams get into the Championship? (The prem rob all the best players already so building a good team from scratch may become a pipe dream) I have said over the years that it will soon be Prem1 and Prem2 with no relegation from Prem2.
L1/L2/NL you stay where you belong!

1) Yes, probably, because they'll have to sign for someone and if the total pot of money available to pay them is lower, wages should decrease accordingly.

2) I'm sure they won't like it but they should able to understand it.

3) Same number of teams will get promoted. Size of fan base and sensible ownership will become more important.

That's my first impression anyway.

[keldsyke]

I can see any player in the lower leagues getting an offer from the Championship off, the other thing is players coming down from the Championship especially to League 1 being very unattractive

[drillerpie]

I can see any player in the lower leagues getting an offer from the Championship off, the other thing is players coming down from the Championship especially to League 1 being very unattractive

But how many players do Champ clubs want on their books? They can't sign ALL the good players.

[SmiffyPie]

Not much point in a good cup run or selling a rising superstar because you can only spend a percentage of that income stream on footballing matters. You can spend as much as you like on new crappers and monorails though.

[upthemaggies]

So if you're loaded and looking to buy a club and L1 and L2 clubs are available, are you more likely to go for it or now wait for a championship club to become available?

All rule changes over the past 20 odd years have seemingly made it easier for the top clubs to remain top clubs and harder for lower ranked clubs to break up the status quo. I'd be surprised if this rule bucks that trend. On the face of it this does look like its' going to create more of a divide between tier 2 and 3 and than close it.

[OP67]

Not much point in a good cup run or selling a rising superstar because you can only spend a percentage of that income stream on footballing matters. You can spend as much as you like on new crappers and monorails though.

That money is money going into the club not money going into the owners bank accounts. They're trying to stop owners spending from their own money and putting clubs at financial risk to try and gain promotion. Take Bury for one and look at them now.

[SmiffyPie]

That money is money going into the club...

Well all the more reason why 50% of prize/transfer income is wrong. Why shouldn't all of that income be spent on football issues?

[drillerpie]

Not much point in a good cup run or selling a rising superstar because you can only spend a percentage of that income stream on footballing matters. You can spend as much as you like on new crappers and monorails though.

From the article I would say revenue from cup runs and player sales are separate from owner investment.

[SmiffyPie]

From the article I would say revenue from cup runs and player sales are separate from owner investment.

Yes it is seperate but;
"Another change to the rules means that only 60%, in League One, and 50%, in League Two, of extra football income - such as prize money, cup earnings or transfer fees received - will be able to spent on player-related expenditure, whereas previously all of this money was able to be spent on the squad."