For what it is worth it is semi pointless having an oil state backer in comparison to any other filthy rich billionaire, if FFP is doing its job properly. Which is open to debate. In theory the only way around that is to cheat, a la City, which I certainly don’t want to do.
Not really.
Wipe out the Debt servicing Expenses, and our incme and thus FFP limits increase.
Ditto, for getting better commercial deals from middle east, proportionate to our popularity..
Or bringing in new major income streams from digital etc (that the Qatari bid is supposedly focusing on).
Not to forget, stadium expansion and related income growth potential
These are some obvious ways to be fair within the FFP system and still have massive boost to pur spending capacity.
Not to say that SJR bid can't do that (ineos already sponsors Mercedes in F1, so that's a tried route for them).
But, till now we really haven't heard much on these fronts from the SJR bid. This has to be a big red flag.