IF and not getting too far ahead, should we get into the Prem, I wouldn’t want us to spend huge amounts! The likelihood of us staying up no matter what we spend are still slim, so enjoy the ride, gain experience and keep the books healthy for a rainy day rather than piss all of our money on big wages.
Which may raise eyebrows but we’re spent around £55m in transfers since 23/24 from £46m in sales.We will need circa 8-10 players would expect, should we go up - so well in excess of £100m
As much as I would want us to stay up - assuming of course that we get there - I am in the camp of those who only want to see sensible expenditure. Let's secure the financial future of the club first, while ensuring that we have enough in the kitty to give us a good shot of promotion in the season following relegation.
I never again want to see us overspending, going into administration, suffering points deductions and sinking rapidly down the league ladder.
We had points deductions mostly because of Sisu wheezes not buying too many players.
They did spend a lot, by the standards of the day, in trying to keep us in the PL and it went horribly wrong when we were relegated. I think that's when the shenanigans started.
Yeah, just like Luton.If we go up - and there is a long long way to go, I hope we are sensible. Spend £50m on a couple of really good youngish players. Maybe add 1 relatively cheap old head. Take the cash. Take the parachutes. Do it all again and you have a chance of consolidating
There's a massive difference in going down with a squad good enough to go back up and going down in a mess having to sell the players you have. When we got relegated from the Prem before our club was in a mess from trying to stay there. Just like Leicester are now. No money and players on massive wages they can't move on.This go back down and we'll go straight back up has echos of the last few seasons before we got relegated from the Prem originally.
There was an ever increasing number of people who thought going down and bouncing straight back up would be great for the club as it would create a winning mentality. Look how that worked out.
If we go up we need to try and stay up. At the same time as supporters we need to not get on peoples backs if its not going well.
Some questions id be interested in opinions on...
How much will we have to spend in the summer if we are promoted?
And what would it get us?
And would Lampard go in for any of his ex players? Abraham, Tarkowski, Chilwell, Harry Wilson for example
Just like Luton.
Fuck this noise I’ve waited quarter of a century to see us back where we belong I hope we grab it with both hands and all of Doug’s cash.
We’d then lose those players who were able to make the step up from the Championship to the PL, as well as those signed for the PL.The last thing we need is to take a gamble that threatens our future again.
We have the backbone of a side good enough to get promotion from the Championship. We should keep these players and replace those seen as second or third choice. We have players that deserve their shot in the Prem.
Some start and others become 2nd or 3rd choice. If we didn't stay up we would be in a great position to go back up and try again. Strengthen again and keep improving. I don't want us to do a Leicester and mortgage the Prem money in advance to pay the wages of players that are not good enough and can't sell because they are on a big wage after relegation.
We see it happen every so often with other clubs but it soon gets forgotten. Sunderland ended up with us in League 1 and luckily won the playoffs last season. Leicester have had the biggest fall winning the Prem and now look like going into freefall. Sheffield United wasted their money and don't have much of a squad to compete with the newly relegated sides next season.The reason you've waited quarter of a century is because of reckless spending by a previous regime.
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