Actually Huge Premier League W

[@VillaFanDan92]

How you can tell this video was recording before Thursday's Europa League fixtures: Zealand is still confident about England getting an extra Champions League spot next season.

[@Takkks]

Villa will probably win. Arsenal and City has a chance of winning too, and Liverpool can still comeback.

[@kingkai18]

@@Takkks Liverpool coming back from three in Italy in their current form seems extremely unlikely...

[@MrShadowRaiden]

they are still with Italy on rankings. like it wasnt even banked on them winning either. just need 2 of the teams to get to Semi Finals and England is pretty much secured in the top 2 rankings

[@merlinbotha363]

​@@kingkai18england don't need to outscore Italy , they have to outscore Germany for that 2nd extra 5th spot

[@albaracing79]

​@@kingkai18coming back from 3 down at halftime vs AC Milan and from 4 nil down after the 1st leg vs Barca was also unlikely, but they happened.

[@anarkyster]

If Man City agrees to this rule without causing a ruckus, you can be very sure they would come out unscathed from the ongoing investigations regarding their finanaces.

[@youtubeperson3111]

I like to think this is an AI robot zealand, and the real Zealand has been running, and running, and running.

[@kieronparr3403]

And eating turtles

[@JimTheFly]

Well, as of last week, he definitely was being well acquainted with runs.

[@ArtoriaPendragon-t8m]

7:15 - a years grace period could alleviate the potential spending cap issue. First season you qualify for Europe, you stay at 85% cap. Qualify again, you have your cap reduced to lower limit. I believe this should work in reverse too.

[@malcs286]

great point, i was about to leave a comment saying something about how this wouldn’t work because it would end up punishing clubs like West Ham & Villa but some kind of grace period would at least soften the blow for those kinds of teams.

[@mkaczynski4]

Or make the cap a sliding scale - 70% for Champions League clubs, 75% for Europa League, 80% for Conference League and then 85% for the rest

[@explodethebomb]

Or it could be based on the last 3 years, so a team that been in Europe the past 3 years would have a 70% cap, 2 years 75%, 1 year 80%, and 85% for not being in Europe for 3+ years

[@explodethebomb]

@@mkaczynski4 Wouldn't fix a sudden champions league appearance like Leicester, or possibly Villa this season

[@nameanteater4772]

I see Zealand has a Taunton Town kit on. They seem to be in a relegation battle and in the relegation zone (3 points behind with game in hand)

[@tdh1990]

What do you expect when they trade Nick McCootie?

[@rysser31]

thanks for answering my ZEA-call 😆 absolute class 👌 keep up what your doing here, its brilliant!

[@kevinwolfenden4685]

I think that the only teams that will benefit from the 70/80% rule are those big teams that miss out one year from Europe. They'll be able to spend more to get back in.

[@Boba036]

Any financial rules will always benefit the bigger / established clubs. Lutons 85% is not even comparable to city/United 70%

[@hanshint3013]

“I’ve got all the answers, signed sealed and ZEELIVERED” was *right there*, Zealand. Damn

[@BirdmanNotFlew]

Leicester being causally burnt is crazy, and I’m so sad that it’s too accurate.

[@jamesduffy7549]

It needs to be on wages. Wages are a bigger indicator of where a club will be than tramsfer spending

[@Oldgit60]

I came for the FM stuff, I’ve stayed for this stuff.

[@iansmith5911]

I’m sure Stan kronke loves this rule

[@kasiphia]

When you say "the big bru-ha-ha"😍

[@rickybuhl3176]

In the vein of Peter Kay's Misheard Lyrics - [a la] 'Allah Wigan Athletic' - so Danson sold out to the Saudi's then!? 'it would take some amazing black magic wizardry' - Accountants: Game on!

[@StandardRossoneri]

Why no run?

[@gts1300]

UEFA FFP is such a hassle for non-rich clubs. As a Roma fan, we had to deal with restrictions very quickly and it enabled our team to be dismantled piece by piece between 2016 and 2018. We had to sell Salah to Liverpool for a cheap €30 million because of the 30 June deadline. There are also other problems like the local municipality destroying our stadium project in the 2010s, Serie A's match revenue and debt problems, but FFP is forcing a lot of clubs into a vicious cycle of mediocrity.

[@kasperseppalainen1337]

You're a fan of a top 5 league club complaining about being poor... Gtfo here 😂😂

[@AdamCarter-go7gx]

Shut tf up lad. You support a top 6 club in a top 5 league. You had Jose Mourihnio managing you and you have a 70,000 seater stadium. YOU ARE ONE OF THE BIG CLUBS. Poor is being forced re found your club 3 times like Cork City. Poor is going from winning the double in 2017 to two relegations in the Irish leagues by 2024. Cop on a bit.

[@gts1300]

UEFA FFP only concerns teams playing in European competitions Non rich ≠ poor A rich club = any club that can afford the world's elite players

[@AdamCarter-go7gx]

@@gts1300 you realise Irish teams play in European competitions

[@gts1300]

@@AdamCarter-go7gx I follow the UCL since the first qualifying rounds and did root for Dundalk against Legia that time they reached the play-offs. I obviously have my utmost sympathy for all non top-5 leagues who continue to be screwed by UEFA since the establishment of UCL qualifying rounds back in the 1990s and things are continuing to get workse. I was just giving personal insights concerning a club that had ambitions to bring back the early 2000s after new owners came in but was hampered by UEFA's spending rules. A thing that I am fully aware can happen to any of the 52 UEFA association members.

[@TheJimmyvids]

Thank you for dumbing this down for me to finally understand this

[@cltmck]

I remember when Bradford City made the League Cup final in 2013 they were going to decline to compete in the Europa League should they have won the final for financial reasons. I wonder if an ambitious club sneaks into European spots a little earlier than they'd like if they'd attempt to decline to compete in Europe in order to spend more on wages.

[@evinrock5717]

No brainer. They spend too much. Pay less for players and you can keep more as profit 🤯

[@WVWYONATANWVW]

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

[@gezblair]

I know people are naturally suspicious, since when did the PL ever do something right, but I’m taking a wait and see approach. Maybe it could help boost clubs like Brighton, Brentford, or Bournemouth, just to pick the first three I could think of 😊, who IMHO, deserve it.

[@MarcosGarcia-pj3pq]

how long before a new todd boehly idea comes in to skirt these financial rules tho? creative accounting is definitely a fun concept

[@isaacmoore1146]

Tuvalu mentioned 🇹🇻🇹🇻🇹🇻🇹🇻💪💪💪🦅🦅🦅

[@lilbaz8073]

The 70%-85% difference isn't really an issue. As you'd probably gain 15% revenue from being in europe anyway. So should balance itself out. Also means if a team doesn't get into europe (that normally does) they won't have to sell players.

[@dh-cs]

The Premier League's heart is never in the right place. The 70 to 85 percent difference marginally reduces the scale of the problem but doesn't actually address overall unfairness in spending. The cap should be a certain percentage above the average for the whole league/season. Starting high (e.g. 250%) to accommodate current high spenders and lowering significantly each year (e.g. 25%) till no team is spending say 66% above average. Same rules across Europe and 50+1 will be needed to have any semblance of fairness.

[@explodethebomb]

That's a dumb way of doing it. So when a team like Luton gets promoted, the cap suddenly drops a bunch?

[@dh-cs]

You're Overestimating Luton's impact, it's less than 2 percent, And Underestimating how unusual they are, most teams who haven't been in the Prem recently, spend the extra 100m+ TV revenue they get, Luton have spent 20m. To reduce the impact, work with last 2 seasons' average.@@explodethebomb

[@ohimats]

As a fan of a non English team I'm actually worried of the consequences of this change. It's going to make more teams able to pick players in leagues that are less wealthy.

[@StrikeBolteafc]

Get good then

[@ohimats]

@@StrikeBolteafc being good is not the problem (cf European competitions) it's the money

[@StrikeBolteafc]

@@ohimatsLa Liga and Serie A used to make more money than the prem until, the prem split broadcast money equally and now they are number 1. The reason prem is the richest league is due to good management over a long Period and if ur league also does that then they can also become richer

[@ohimats]

@@StrikeBolteafc 100% agree. I'm a Milan fan and Serie A is extremely poor managed. It's kinda making a come back with many good results in Europe and investments, but there is a LOT to do.

[@Pdjwvdugowqnxbgze]

You can introduce as many rules as you want but it doesn't matter if oil clubs like Man City break them.

[@Truebro79]

I've become so sick of hearing stories of clubs putting themselves in financial ruin or, being on the brink of financial turmoil, hopefully this can put an end to all that whilst also making the league more competitive by putting everyone on a more level playing field. this is great news.

[@bingle12765]

Has anyone realised by the specific simple thumbnails and extra narration on very simple topics make this man a penguinz0 clone. I am not hating just simply stating, That is all.

[@Unclekase]

Hey Zealand, I commented on another video too, I'll try on a newer one. Do you happen to have any form of communication where I can send an almost 2.5 thousand word essay about Greek football this season? If you're interested of course.

[@Fridged]

Wait am I missing something here? The way I understood it is that the epl is 70% and europe is 85%. How is this a problem? If youre from england and are sticking to those rules youll be sticking to the uefa rules bc the amount you can spend in england is 15% lower. I thought the big deal was that they were measured differently before and now were gonna be using the same ruler but english teams wont be able to use as much.

[@daviebananas1735]

Other way round. EPL will be 85%, Europe is 70%

[@Bredz.mp4]

Video 18 asking for a video on coventry

[@jamesoswald3473]

Imagine putting up the Bat Signal and all you get is a dude with a big forehead who can't even headbutt a camera and cut his upper lip instead.

[@DomenBremecXCVI]

The giant cynic I am thinks that the 85% rule is to better the chances of the Chelseas an easier way back. You might even get huge teams that somehow end up in the Conference League places to play for that 9th place that would allow them a better chance to fight for the Champions League the next season.

[@meerkatx]

Oh boy. I'm an Arsenal fan, but realistically looking at Man U, Man City, Chelsea, New Castle can spend; Liverpool, Tottenham and Arsenal will not be able to keep up; and then when you look at the rest of the league it's going to be even worse.

[@Topav05]

So what's the point of changing the rules? The rules in UEFA FFP were always stricter than those in the EPL. It's 5m loss over 3 years in UEFA.

[@robs257]

bro they did it when the big teams miss out on europe in a fluke season , so they will be right back

[@drew1564]

Your comment about Tuvalu was obviously hyperbole, but you were closer than you might expect. Tuvalu's GDP is £59m and everton paid Rodriguez £13m per year 😂

[@Dench999or911]

Interesting...now do a video on the Premier League's active role in sabotage of a deal that would see money passed down the football pyramid. Pro-competition, they are not.

[@chrismeeks809]

Z do a video with Pickrtfm

[@Msyfr]

Oh man 😂

[@lyonkennedy4892]

No views in 20 seconds. Troubling times😢

[@prrrromotiongiven1075]

Z fell off huh

[@jamesr5827]

Imagine being this unoriginal

[@maxl.b.m.y.g.5918]

Won’t this encourage clubs to inflate their incomes?

[@pedropierre9594]

Rip Man City

[@Randomaccount9470]

Premier league is the "super league" 😅 I still love it but we do have a huge advantage over literally any league in the world

[@franze4]

finally, the one thing that made the premier league “better” than other leagues will be gone. their “domination” will end, poor pl fans🤣

[@SBarrettM]

First

[@Im_helpless]

Capping player prices isn’t a W lmao, just like the new ffp rules have screwed everyone who isn’t already a massive club, Newcastle is rich af and can’t do anything to compete cus ffp has fucked them just ensure the big stay big and everyone else is screwed

[@TrigTrag24]

Man utd fans rejoice

[@patrickdawson6281]

I think this is terrible, basically makes the premier league made itself special by not being like.europe when it came to finance so this is just gonna lead to same.problems that la liga, Seria A and League Une have.

[@everyone1liesd459]

The cap should just be 120 million for each prem club per season Spend above it and for each 10 millon above 120 million you get a point deduction

[@justawarlord]

horribly stupid idea. because then your english teams will start doing worse then the other top teams of europe, and your best teams become on par with the other leagues as opposed to better.

[@everyone1liesd459]

@@justawarlord The idea is equality Thats why they have spending rules to begin with across all leagues and uefa Besides PSG and Madrid no other club spends above 60 million each season So if you can't work with a 120 million cap then your club deserves to lose

[@chrismeeks809]

14 views in 1 min whilst the stream is loading? fell off imo

[@man4437]

Wow that's so funny

[@justinress2782]

The cap should be whatever you take in in transfers. So if you sell players for 50 million, you can spend 50 million on players.

[@MrShadowRaiden]

that just doesnt make sense at all in football. what do they then do with the 500m they just made revenue wise.... Man United profits £300m... cant do anything cause Justinress decided you can only buy what you sell.. so why would a club ever try to increase their commercial success.

[@Randomaccount9470]

What!? What about viewership Stadiums being filled Sponsorships Champions leagues etc? Do you even know how football money works Selling players is literally the last thing they use to get profit that and what ever shirt sales they get

[@akunwanneprosper7016]

First 4 mins, nothing serious said