by Espionage » Fri Nov 06, 2009 3:45 pm
I have put this out there whenever these kinds of arguments are raised. I think its an intelligent system:
The NBA version of the salary cap: Lets say the cap is 100 units, you can spend over the cap, but to do so you effectively pay double. An example would be just say Man City wants to spend 150 on wages, they then have to donate 50 to a fund that then gets spread around all other teams (i.e the cost to them is 150+50=200).
This scheme incentivises clubs to stay as close to 100 as possible, and if teams go above it, they are helping their competitors. This will not only stop the Man City's of the world, but also shorten the gap between big clubs and small.