Ghost of Clough

To my mind this is Sterling's best performance so far. 
In the other games it has been a bit of a mixture of great and frustrating. 
Tonight he's right on it. 

Well, that's Walker's mistake of the game out of the way ?

Well, that's Walker's mistake of the game out of the way ?

Obviously it will help with the 3 years to 2018. It then follows that this would have helped in the periods up to and including 2020. However, due to Covid, the 3 yewr period became four, which means it will actually help for the 4 year period to 2021.
That's right. I very much doubt we actually did use Transfermarkt (I ran a quick analysis and the numbers simply wouldn't add up), I think that was thrown in there to imply we didn't just make numbers up.
The best method I can think of is like this:
A straight line is used from when signed towards typical retirement age or the end of the contract (whichever is later). A second straight line is used between the start of the final year of contract to the end of contract.
A couple examples here, and I'll assume typical retirement age is 33.
Example 1: 32 year old player signs for £500k on a 2 year deal. Contract runs beyond typical retirement age, so £250k is amortised each year.
Example 2: 23 year old player signs for £2.5m on a 4 year deal. End of contract is before typical retirement age. £250k is amortised for the first 3 years (the fully amortised point would fall in the season he turns 33). Then £1.75m is amortised in the final year.
Hopefully I've explained that well enough? ?
It ensures numbers arent plucked from thin air, it's systematic, but is it reliable? It sounds reasonable to me though.
Maybe a get out is to get a few accountancy bodies to give our policy a seal of approval.
He'll be welcomed as a hero if it means we can realise the £30m stadium 'lost' money.

It would be a nice touch if the EFL appeal, although won, has brought to light a different way for DCFC to ensure they remain within F&P guidelines. 
Cheers, EFL! 

This was first team training, not the mixed U18 and U23 squad.
Grewal-Pollard, LThompson, Hutchinson, Aghatise, Clarke, Perez de Gracia and SThompson are others from the U23s and not in the photos.

It is very close to the limit under a straight line method (DC report hints at being over).
We have/are prepared/preparing an alternative non-linear amortisation method which will mean we will be within the limits.
If we can include even a little bit of the £30m amount, we will be fine either way.

And it's Derby Accountancy, Derby Accountancy FC, we've got the greatest gibson memes, the world has ever seen.

As you walk into Derby, your heart will skip a beat
You’ll get your ducking head kicked in as you check our P&L sheet
You’ll find our amortisation is making Gibson sore
F off you EFL barstards, we are the Derby boys

It is very close to the limit under a straight line method (DC report hints at being over).
We have/are prepared/preparing an alternative non-linear amortisation method which will mean we will be within the limits.
If we can include even a little bit of the £30m amount, we will be fine either way.

It is very close to the limit under a straight line method (DC report hints at being over).
We have/are prepared/preparing an alternative non-linear amortisation method which will mean we will be within the limits.
If we can include even a little bit of the £30m amount, we will be fine either way.

With Macclesfields ground a close 2nd?

Spare a thought for Morecambe, who are now unable to sell their £80mil stadium. They should have taken the opportunity quickly when it was revealed that the EFL's 'expert' valued it the same last year.

Is that reliably estimating values though?
We nownhave the benefit of hindsight, knowing what our budgets for each season are. I'm sure we'll do everything we can to be as close to the limits as possible in each season, to increase our budget as much as possible for the current and future seasons ?

Is that reliably estimating values though?
We nownhave the benefit of hindsight, knowing what our budgets for each season are. I'm sure we'll do everything we can to be as close to the limits as possible in each season, to increase our budget as much as possible for the current and future seasons ?

The EFL deserve circumcising! ?
 

I had a feeling we'd be exploring a nonlinear option. It'll be interesting to see how they're 'reliably' estimating values.

Mel's got a new masterplan to avoid breaching FFP calcs?

Right then.. who can we loan from Salford this season?

Anyone to have played in at least 30% of the minutes in the English, Spanish, German, Italian or French top divisions last season automatically qualifies.
Anyone to have played in at least 40% of the minutes in the Championship, Portuguese, Dutch, Belgian and Turkish leagues automatically qualify.
Anyone to have played in at least 80% of the minutes in the Russian, Brazillian, Argentinian, Mexican or Scottish top divisions automatically qualify.
 
15 points are required to qualify, with additional points earned for:
international appearances continental appearances continental progression league finishing position

That was before @MuespachRam bought it

They're band 4.
6 points for the league.
Up to 6 points for league minutes (90%+)
So they need another 3 points either from continental competition (up to 4 points if 90% minutes and final) or from national team games
 
A key one is national team where you can automatically pass if you're a regular of a top 50 world rankings nation (currently includes Costa Rica, Ghana, Egypt, Jamaica, Korea)

Anyone to have played in at least 30% of the minutes in the English, Spanish, German, Italian or French top divisions last season automatically qualifies.
Anyone to have played in at least 40% of the minutes in the Championship, Portuguese, Dutch, Belgian and Turkish leagues automatically qualify.
Anyone to have played in at least 80% of the minutes in the Russian, Brazillian, Argentinian, Mexican or Scottish top divisions automatically qualify.
 
15 points are required to qualify, with additional points earned for:
international appearances continental appearances continental progression league finishing position

Anyone to have played in at least 30% of the minutes in the English, Spanish, German, Italian or French top divisions last season automatically qualifies.
Anyone to have played in at least 40% of the minutes in the Championship, Portuguese, Dutch, Belgian and Turkish leagues automatically qualify.
Anyone to have played in at least 80% of the minutes in the Russian, Brazillian, Argentinian, Mexican or Scottish top divisions automatically qualify.
 
15 points are required to qualify, with additional points earned for:
international appearances continental appearances continental progression league finishing position

Anyone to have played in at least 30% of the minutes in the English, Spanish, German, Italian or French top divisions last season automatically qualifies.
Anyone to have played in at least 40% of the minutes in the Championship, Portuguese, Dutch, Belgian and Turkish leagues automatically qualify.
Anyone to have played in at least 80% of the minutes in the Russian, Brazillian, Argentinian, Mexican or Scottish top divisions automatically qualify.
 
15 points are required to qualify, with additional points earned for:
international appearances continental appearances continental progression league finishing position