MickyD":198pu0r1 said:But genuine long-time Euro royalty AC Milan have also been hit hard by Uefa over FFP, so I'm not sure your argument holds. Who counts as elite if they don't?Lundan Cabbie":198pu0r1 said:I am suspicious of UEFA. I'm suspicious that their FFP rules are not designed to protect smaller clubs but are to ensure that their elite clubs stay at the top of the tree. They simply don't want Man City upsetting the status quo of the apple cart and overtaking some of the big names that they sell the Champions League on.
The difference being, I think, Milan 'volunteered' to take their hit now, so they only miss one season of Europa League, as opposed to potentially missing 2 or 3 seasons of Champions League in the future.
Anyway, they got stuffed 4-2 by Inter last weekend, after being 2 up at half time! :thumbup: