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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger
It was introduced to League two in 2003 to help try & reduce the amount of teams going into administration. League one went ahead the following season.
It was a voluntary scheme more to keep clubs solvent more than anything. I guess the reason it never went to the championship was because I can't imagine clubs trying to get into the premier league wanting to cap players wages.
I have no idea if it's still running now.
Here's the best article I can find on it.
Whelan calls for top-flight salary cap - News & Comment, Football - The Independent |
That's a good piece, thanks for that fella. I see that the scheme is/was voluntary like you say, which sorts of defeats the object and hasn't stopped Notts County running into big trouble.
Whelan is a bright guy anyway, I always enjoy his comments. I think he's spot on there. As a huge fan personally of principally 3 sports (football, rugby league and basketball) I have found my interest leaning more towards the latter 2 over the last few years purely for the reasons he raises there.