If Spurs get relegated or either way do we make a bid for Maddison .. injuries aside which we know players can recover from in today’s game, he has the experience, quality and connection to be a good fit for us if we get promoted.
What’s Carl Baker up to these days?
I don't see two of Burnley Forest or West Ham overtaking them so agree with you...
He has got that natural ability that could really help us in a difficult season, but he just seems to be injured all the time now and his wages would likely be astronomical.
On a similar note, I was wondering if Son might be tempted? He seems to have a bit of a soft spot for us. Is getting on a bit now though, in semi-retirement in the MLS and again wages would probably be pretty steep.
On a similar note, I was wondering if Son might be tempted? He seems to have a bit of a soft spot for us. Is getting on a bit now though, in semi-retirement in the MLS and again wages would probably be pretty steep.
Our squad next season if SBT picked the players:
We won't. And it's not the going rate, there isn't a going rate, the range of salaries is huge.
That's not yo say you're wrong that Leeds are paying players 100k but I doubt everyone in their squad us on anything near that
Maddison is on £170/week Calvert
Lewis at Leeds is on £100k .. Xhaka Sunderland is on £110k . It’s what you need to pay to inject quality into your side. Would def’ be our max but the ceiling is high.
Just seen Man City squad 50% are on £100k - £550k per week .. mental
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Lets say we could pay him 100k a week (we can’t)
Why would he agree to take an almost 50% wage cut to play for a team that will very likely be relegated anyway?
If we go up and Spurs go down they would still be more likely to be a premier league team in 27/28 than we would.
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Hard to know isn’t it
I think people should temper expectations though- suspect our summer will look closer to Luton’s than Sunderland’s (IF we go up).
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We are far bigger than luton , we will do better than they did
I know its hard but luton are luton
Financially I think we’re more similar than not.
All our business will have to be sensible in case of relegation. King can’t bankroll us like the Sunderland bloke.
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According to their books they spent 84.9 and made a 49 mill profit
They never wanted to survive nor did they really try
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Not going to people good enough with that.
Best we can hope for is offer highish wages (say 75k a week) but they agree to take a hefty pay cut in Champ if we go down but we reduce our fee if they do.
Fans always get so hung up on "x player earns £££s at this club, why would he take less at another"?
There's plenty of reasons players can/will/do take pay-cuts. Just because a player is on £170 at spurs, that doesnt mean theyll NEVER play for less anywhere else.
Injury, age, more game time, sentiment. There are many reasons why a player would take a pay-cut. Why would Rashford agree to reduce his wage of £315k a week at Utd to £190k a week at Barca? No reason AT ALL, yet he has.
Paddy Bamford was on £70k a week at Leeds, but the fact he was ready to sign for us (not a chance were we offering 50% of that) suggested he was happy to take a huge pay-cut to play football.
Jack Greilish will likely NEVER get a pay deal like Man City pay him. So when he leaves them, does he take or pay-cut? Nah, might aswell give up playing football altogether rather than take a huge pay-cut.
*edit, this isnt me saying we're gonna sign Maddison, just that a player taking a pay-cut isnt that crazy an idea!
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If they hadn't capitulated that 3-0 lead against Forest they'd have most likely stayed up. They were making a decent fist of it until then.
Small margins.