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Swindon Town confirm SCMP clause writing injured players out of budget used to help balance books during summer window

Both Harry Smith and Harrison Minturn are set to be out of action for up to a year after suffering cruciate ligament tears in August.

26.09.25, 13:30 Updated 25.10.25, 00:30 3 Minute Read

Sam Morshead

Sam Morshead

Swindon Town have confirmed they took advantage of a clause within the EFL’s financial fair play rules to help balance the playing budget.

Town were close to their Salary Cost Management Protocol cap towards the end of the summer window, after splashing out on two senior players – Ryan Tafazolli and Ollie Palmer.

In order to lighten the load, and as reported at the time by The Moonraker, the administrative staff looked into using clause 17 of appendix C of the SCMP guidelines, which allows clubs to write off injured players for the duration of the relevant accounting period.

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Sam Morshead

Sam Morshead is the founder and editor of The Moonraker. He was previously the chief sports writer at the Swindon Advertiser, head of sport at Total Swindon, and has been a Swindon Town fan since 1994.

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