How much will we spend in the summer? (5 Viewers)

SBT said:

Money and squad places aren’t infinite, even in the Premier League. I want to maximise our chances after promotion.

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Offloading your dross is easier when you’re a PL team tho. I think most of those who have played would get a loan or permanent move back to the championship. Basically everyone in contract next season bar Bidwell, Brau and Bassette. And Brau might change that. If we wanted to we could loan out a KKH or a similar signing at LB/wing. Simms, Eccles, Latibeadiere, Woolf would all go for a few million as a PL team if needed. Dovin would get a loan.

Who would we actually be stuck with? Maybe we lose some cash but in the grand scheme it’s not likely to be huge amounts.

Ideal signings would be top class loans or experienced pros dropping down on a short deal. But even just decent champ level players won’t necessarily be dead weight. What’s important is we get over the line.

Ipswich spent 120 million and never got close too staying up.
Sunderland close to 150 million this season and look like they will stay up comfortably, though they will struggle during AFCON having lost 6 or 7 players too it.

shmmeee said:

We are a skint club. We lose millions a year. Obviously we need to spend well and not hang ourselves with stupid contracts but that doesn’t mean you don’t go for it.

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You may be happy to jeopardise our future and spend 100m plus to have a chance of staying up. I'd prefer to keep our best players and strengthen from there. Why isn't that going for it? They keep improving under the guidance of Lampard & co.

shmmeee said:

Ideal signings would be top class loans or experienced pros dropping down on a short deal. But even just decent champ level players won’t necessarily be dead weight. What’s important is we get over the line.

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The only Championship players we should be looking at should be these amongst the best of them. Someone to offer us something and not just taking up a place in the squad.