You’re making PSR sound like some immovable barrier, but that just isn’t the case. Look at the spending of the majority of clubs in our division, particularly those with wealthy owners, there are plenty of legitimate ways around PSR through sponsorships, commercial income, internal transfer of assets, etc. It’s been proven time and again that where there’s intent to invest, clubs find the mechanisms to do so.
On top of that, infrastructure spending doesn’t count towards PSR, so that’s a complete red herring.
As for saying there’s “room left in our PSR allowance” well of course there is. We’ve hardly spent anything. Having room under the allowance doesn’t mean much if the owners simply choose not to use it. The amount they put in is a choice, nothing more.
And as everyone knows, I’m far from being Peter Ridsdale’s biggest fan, but even I have some sympathy here. How can he realistically be expected to do his job when there’s next to no budget beyond covering the wage bill? In fairness, I think the recruitment this summer has been decent in the circumstances but not adding a striker, especially with a possible ban hanging over Milly, just highlights once again certain members of the trust’s disdain for the club.
So yes, we’ll end up maxing out PSR eventually, but not because of any clever plan, simply because the budget is set up this way and the owners won’t sanction the investment required to push us forward.
