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Oh dear. Then how can you possibly stay within the FFP rules if you have such a big ticket item on your books.

What do you mean?

From what I've gathered the stadium costs are to be included in your operating costs, loan repayments etc. which would send expenditure skywards. If the stadium loan repayments costs are to be included in club running costs, then how could LFC stay with FFP rules.

Stadium costs are excluded from the FFP rules.

That also covers cost associated with improving the academy as well I believe

Makes sense then. Would be terribly difficult otherwise.

Stadium costs are excluded, in Italy most of the stadiums are owned by the local councils (although that is changing with Juve building their own to increase corporate income)

But the fact remains that we won't be having any new ground anytime soon, and the relevation that we spent the thickend of £50m on a ground that hasn't even seen a spade is truly breathtaking!

The longer we stay at Anfield with its restricted capacity the even less chance we have of competing for the big pots.

The only option is a groundshare (cue the abuse). Well if its a choice between watching mid-table mediocrity in our own ground or a top class team in a world class stadium, well I know which I'd go for!

Brilliant, after reading the debate my thoughts are probably right. Unless Liverpool build a new stadium to gain more fan revenue and generate more cooperate sponsorships the future doesn't look very good especially if we continue to miss out on Champions League football every season.

I've heard from others that FSG don't even have the money for a new stadium. I can see further problems down the line if FSG don't find a partner to build a new stadium this year, we may have to put the club up for sale again. Let's hope they appoint the right manager this summer and back him up to buy the right players at the right prices so we can attract more revenue etc. And a partner to build a new stadium, hopefully a unique looking 'New Anfield'

How will it help us Stanley if we go 400 million into debt to build a stadium for an extra 15k seats and are playing in front over only about 40k fans because the fans wont pay 65 quid to watch a team finishing 6th, 7th or 8th every season when they can watch it with there mates for free on the internet.

I understand Man U are struggling to sell their corporate boxes.