Grendel
Well-Known Member
Did Sheffield United spend a lot? In the PL the wage bill was one of the lowest and I would guess the lowest as a percentage of turnover
So us keeping our best players and adding 80m of talent would leave us in a bad place in the Championship? Having a bit more money for further improvement? Being one of them sides you know are going straight back up.
Or do what Sheffield United and Leicester have done. Spent a lot and no money left with a big wage bill. Sell players to keep going.
Won't be long before we find out.
And spending 100m plus on players won't leave us in a better place in relegation fight?So us keeping our best players and adding 80m of talent would leave us in a bad place in the Championship? Having a bit more money for further improvement? Being one of them sides you know are going straight back up.
Or do what Sheffield United and Leicester have done. Spent a lot and no money left with a big wage bill. Sell players to keep going.
Won't be long before we find out.
I called a hard season for Southampton until they got rid of Will Still. A few of those saying I didn't have a clue are now wanting to spend a lot more money than we will receive.Like we knew southampton and Ipswich were going back up? Or Luton?
There is literally no guarantee we will be "one of them sides"
Most predicted Luton to be up challenging when they came down.I called a hard season for Southampton until they got rid of Will Still. A few of those saying I didn't have a clue are now wanting to spend a lot more money than we will receive.
Luton?
I expected Ipswich to be 1st. They will be happy in 2nd behind us.
Yup, I was one of them. I don’t think anybody anywhere had them down to be relegated though.Most predicted Luton to be up challenging when they came down.
I can't see what you predicted tbh as you hadn't created this account at the start of last season
Oh im sure one member certainly didYup, I was one of them. I don’t think anybody anywhere had them down to be relegated though.
Both start with going down so look very similar at first. I’d rather just not go down at all.
Oh im sure one member certainly did
How big is itI still think, in 20 years time, Luton will look on their approach and their new ground and think they got it right despite that relegation.
Football fans are very focused on the short term, but sometimes a bit of longer term thinking is required.
How big is it
I think it allows a team like us a compromise between having a decent go at staying up without risking anything long term. Don’t think anyone’s saying you spend 100m you stay up.No one would, but spending big doesn't guarantee that you wont.
Lowest spenders of the 3 that came down was Leicester, 91 million.
There probably is an amount that guarantees staying up, but I'd imagine it, and the associated wage bill, are astronomical.
I think it allows a team like us a compromise between having a decent go at staying up without risking anything long term. Don’t think anyone’s saying you spend 100m you stay up.
Because if your net spend is £100 million and you have £90 million as compensation, you sell some players on relegation and have a strong Championship squad left over.How do you know it doesn't risk anything long term though?
This is what I keep saying about having a contingency in place.
No one knows what the figure is to avoid risk thoughHow do you know it doesn't risk anything long term though?
This is what I keep saying about having a contingency in place.
Don't, you'll make the doug pocket watches have a heart attack!150 million
No one knows what the figure is to avoid risk though
We finally get on the money train we need do everyhtibg we can to stay on it WITHOUT risking our future . But what that figure is I do not know. But don't think 100m will place us in massive difficulties personally. But I am no oldskyblue
You get approximately 100m TV rights. This is to cover new signings and a massive wage bill. If you go straight back down you get about 40m year 1 and 30m year 2 to help with the wages. This can change a bit.No one knows what the figure is to avoid risk though
We finally get on the money train we need do everyhtibg we can to stay on it WITHOUT risking our future . But what that figure is I do not know. But don't think 100m will place us in massive difficulties personally. But I am no oldskyblue
Because if your net spend is £100 million and you have £90 million as compensation, you sell some players on relegation and have a strong Championship squad left over.
Is there? What happened to Luton was very much the exception to the rule.There's plenty of evidence that it's not quite that simple.
Exactly, let’s leave King and Lampard to sort out business after promotion. Both have shed loads in the bank to make those decisions.
Is there? What happened to Luton was very much the exception to the rule.
I think we will spend over the odds tbh .. premier league survival trumps parachute paymentsDon't, you'll make the doug pocket watches have a heart attack!
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