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Stoke City CEO thinks FFP rules should be changed

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Getty Images | Stoke City Chief Executive Tony Scholes looks on prior to The Emirates FA Cup Third Round match between Coventry City and Stoke City at Ricoh Arena on January 6, 2018 in Coventry, England.

Stoke City's CEO, Tony Scholes, finds the Financial Fair Play rules objectionable.

The club's owners are willing to invest but the rules prohibit them from doing so.

FFP rules dictate that a Championship club may not post cumulative losses exceeding £39 million over a three-year period. 

Recently, Stoke City reported a pre-tax loss of more than £30 million.

2 December 2019 - 10:07 AM

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