14 Jul 2024 14:54:28
John, a month or so ago you mentioned we would spend £20/ 25m this window. What do you make of Clements comments that we need to sell before we can buy?
14 Jul 2024 15:18:41
A know this was a question to John but I think we will sell 3/ 4 players for decent amounts and raise around the £15mil mark I think the club will add another 5mil to that and that will get us to the 20.
14 Jul 2024 15:41:58
While I understand the frustration in what PC said you need to think about it I'm more than transfers.
There are around 9 players regularly listed on here as "we need them gone"
Those players earn between them approx £217,000 per week. Basic weekly wage only.
If we sign 5 or 6 decent players before we sell then they also need to be paid on top of the players that we are willing to sell. The wage bill then becomes unmanageable.
It's already too high. So selling before we buy makes more sense than many think.
14 Jul 2024 16:12:01
Agreed Jfm, stay within our means, who'd thought?.
14 Jul 2024 16:16:32
Spot on Jim63 ?????????.
14 Jul 2024 16:24:19
We easily have over 20 million in players that we can sell. The issue will be selling them. This isn’t daft fees either. There are plenty that can go for 1-3 million. The issue is that clubs won’t match their wages as we are overpaying them right now.
John is right with the 20-25 million range in spending I believe.
Any well run business cannot spend the money before it’s guaranteed to come in though.
Someone hit the nail on the head the other day as a lot of agents and players will be waiting to see if they can get offers from Saudi rather than moving now.
Once a few players start moving from clubs then it will start the ball rolling for everyone to start moving.
14 Jul 2024 17:11:12
Don’t believe that figure of 20 million was dependant on players sold?
Think John, myself and a lot of others hoped our initial budget without selling was more than it is.
14 Jul 2024 17:12:43
Jfm, I agree.
14 Jul 2024 17:31:51
Absolutely spot on Jfm.
14 Jul 2024 17:33:58
John wasn’t saying we were spending all that money without getting rid of players you just can’t have a massive squad with players you want rid of on ridiculous wages. I know am asking a lot but a bit of common sense here guys.
14 Jul 2024 19:30:26
Agree to a point guys but we just released Borna, Lundstrum, Roofe and Jack. That’s must have been the bast part of £90K per week.
If we have budgeted for those players then there should be funds to replace them.
It appears that the budget wasn’t set right for the last couple of years and we’re trying to fix it now. Which is fair enough but then leads us to ask why it wasn’t right in the first place.
14 Jul 2024 19:43:29
Storm, are you looking to get your belly tickled? ? Only joking mate!