Would the Football League Wage Cap improve MLS quality of play?

ExeterCiti · Mar 30, 2015

http://www.hartlepoolunited.co.uk/news/article/060613-scmp-information-857082.aspx

After two years of in-depth discussions, a Financial Fair Play framework was formally introduced in the Football League’s three divisions at the beginning of 2012/13.

The aims of Salary Cost Management Protocol (SCMP) is to reduce the levels of losses incurred at some clubs and, in the longer term, ensure the League is comprised of self-sustaining professional football clubs.

SCMP has been in use in League Two since 2004/05 and was last season introduced in to League One also. The SCMP broadly limits spending on total player wages to a proportion of each club’s turnover.

The Championship have agreed to introduce a breakeven approach based on the UEFA Financial Fair Play regulations.

The threshold in League Two was reduced from 60% to the current 55% at the start of the 2012/13 campaign, while in League One it had been operating at 65% in the past season but will reduce to 60% in 2013/14.

As part of this scheme, clubs are asked to provide estimated budgetary information to The Football League at the beginning of the season which is updated as the campaign goes on.
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Since MLS has higher cost structure than the Football League, would a 30% threshold be realistic and workable? Would it improve MLS quality of play?

JasonMa · Mar 30, 2015

Hmm, one of vevo5's trademarked threads gets started, then disappears, then this is posted from a poster who's posted 3 times, the last one an almost identical thread over 18 months ago.

bunge · Mar 30, 2015

ExeterCiti said: ↑

Since MLS has higher cost structure than the Football League, would a 30% threshold be realistic and workable? Would it improve MLS quality of play?
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I think 30.07% would do it.

With that solved, time to lock the thread.

KCbus · Mar 30, 2015

bunge said: ↑

I think 30.07% would do it.

With that solved, time to lock the thread.
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I do aim to please.

We're NOT doing this thread again.