'I don't think it is a permanent problem' - will Leeds face PSR issues?
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BBC Radio Leeds' Don't Go To Bed Just Yet podcast have been discussing possible profit and sustainability rules issues Leeds United could face.
Under the Premier League's PSR rules, clubs are allowed to lose £105m over a rolling three-year period.
"There's a lot of mistakes in the past that I think is part of it [PSR issues], the TV money being down too, but it is a temporary problem I think," Kaiser Chiefs bassist Simon Rix said.
"I don't think it is a permanent problem. The year we get rid of that first year in the Championship, which is next year, it is one of the reasons it is OK.
"If we do some of this stuff where we do backload it this year, it is OK because next year our PSR position will be loads better because we will have a year in the Championship where we did well, sold a load of players and the PSR was good, and two years in the Premier League.
"So, suddenly, in a year's time if we are having this conversation, we will actually be quite safe it seems and have lots of money to spend if we want to. It is just getting through this year where it is sticky."
BBC Radio Leeds sports editor Johnny Buchan added: "There has also got to be a churn in the squad this year, because we have got to increase the standard of the squad, so it is really difficult timing-wise.
"The messaging from the club has all been them saying that it is workable, it is manageable. Yes, it is difficult, it is tight, but it is workable and manageable this year.
"They have got lots of experience in the building dealing with this from dealing with it in the NFL and salary caps that are in place over there, so lots of experience. Yes, it is a different sport, but money is money, spreadsheets are spreadsheets."