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

[Lamps]

Even Luton’s wage bill virtually doubled

Try asking the question to those who want us to spend 100m or more buying players without considering the wage bill and what our finances could be. I haven't managed to get an answer so far.

 

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[Cally Fedora]

Exactly. The wage bill will increase massively without signing 1 player. Not sure exactly what some think the level of TV money is but it’s not infinite. I’m sure King will do the right thing whatever the pressure is to spaff millions.

 

[JSL]

As long as we're not stuck with several players on massive wages and go straight back down without being able to shift them out again.

But once on contracts, they have a resale value

 

[Lamps]

But once on contracts, they have a resale value

So are the Leicester players that didn't do as well as expected and nobody is willing to take them on after they got relegated.

 

[shmmeee]

The club should put you in charge of summer recruitment. It would certainly be interesting.

Most fans (including me) wanted to pocket half the Vik cash and buy a few £1-2m players. Thank goodness King didn’t listen and knew what needs to be done to get where we want to go.

 

[Gleneagles65]

Most fans (including me) wanted to pocket half the Vik cash and buy a few £1-2m players. Thank goodness King didn’t listen and knew what needs to be done to get where we want to go.

Exactly, let’s leave King and Lampard to sort out business after promotion. Both have shed loads in the bank to make those decisions.

 

[Lamps]

Most fans (including me) wanted to pocket half the Vik cash and buy a few £1-2m players. Thank goodness King didn’t listen and knew what needs to be done to get where we want to go.

They will also have a better idea of funds available and I can't see it being 100m + and a massive wage bill on top. We're already running at a loss without spending every penny we receive for promotion on new players and a massive wage bill on top unless we get a massive cash boost from somewhere.

The odds are many are going to have a reality check.

 

[clint van damme]

Exactly, let’s leave King and Lampard to sort out business after promotion. Both have shed loads in the bank to make those decisions.

I don't think they'll be handing the reigns to us mate, it's just a discussion!

 

[Legia Sky Blue]

Most fans (including me) wanted to pocket half the Vik cash and buy a few £1-2m players. Thank goodness King didn’t listen and knew what needs to be done to get where we want to go.

I'm not sure about that. Every transfer window you seem to have a wishlist to replace and dismantle half the team. Thankfully FL chose not to do that in the Summer. I can't dislodge the memory of you desperate for us to sign Panzo for 2 years before we actually did, so luckily as you point out other more informed persons will be making our recruitment decisions.

 

[shmmeee]

I'm not sure about that. Every transfer window you seem to have a wishlist to replace and dismantle half the team. Thankfully FL chose not to do that in the Summer. I can't dislodge the memory of you desperate for us to sign Panzo for 2 years before we actually did, so luckily as you point out other more informed persons will be making our recruitment decisions.

Yeah man I haven’t got access to the budget so I just say who I think the squad needs. Sorry I’ve not been following your posts closely enough to tell you which random player didn’t work out I guess?

 

[covcity4life]

Try asking the question to those who want us to spend 100m or more buying players without considering the wage bill and what our finances could be. I haven't managed to get an answer so far.

You haven't answered if you think I went can get 7 players for less than 100m yet

 

[SkyBlueBarmy84]

Success is predominantly underpinned by a strong management / coaching team, and a prudent / canny owner (or a rich one). If those foundational elements are right, then it ultimately enables the team to invest in the playing squad over time and improve performances (within a particular system).

So, ultimately, I think the coaching set up is the most critical, particularly when you look at recent success stories from Champ to PL:

Sunderland: Regis Le Bris
Forest: Steve Cooper

Then the teams that are overachieving after a management change:

Villa: Unai Emery
Palace: Oliver Glasner
Everton: Moyes

Our greatest investments were always Robins and Viveash (+ Lawrence) and now Lampard and Edwards.

We should give them whatever we can afford - or even a bit beyond that, to be realistically competitive - and trust it to them.

Over time, I think that will prove to be our most successful strategy; whether we survive in the Premier League, become a YoYo club, or settle into life as an established / top Championship club.

If we get bought by a Billionaire, then we can shoot a bit higher. If we don’t, then we can’t, and that’s fine with me too.

 

[oscillatewildly]

When you say 'we', have you even the foggiest notion of who you are referring to?
IF we do win promotion, put a price on this Premier League club that owns its own ground.
Quick summer sale to the highest bidder in a very long queue and the answer is around 6 -700 million to chance finishing 4th bottom.
And if that baby comes in, some lucky f***er has hit the jack pot!

 

[oscillatewildly]

Success is predominantly underpinned by a strong management / coaching team, and a prudent / canny owner (or a rich one). If those foundational elements are right, then it ultimately enables the team to invest in the playing squad over time and improve performances (within a particular system).

So, ultimately, I think the coaching set up is the most critical, particularly when you look at recent success stories from Champ to PL:

Sunderland: Regis Le Bris
Forest: Steve Cooper

Then the teams that are overachieving after a management change:

Villa: Unai Emery
Palace: Oliver Glasner
Everton: Moyes

Our greatest investments were always Robins and Viveash (+ Lawrence) and now Lampard and Edwards.

We should give them whatever we can afford - or even a bit beyond that, to be realistically competitive - and trust it to them.

Over time, I think that will prove to be our most successful strategy; whether we survive in the Premier League, become a YoYo club, or settle into life as an established / top Championship club.

If we get bought by a Billionaire, then we can shoot a bit higher. If we don’t, then we can’t, and that’s fine with me too.

I can't believe you didn't just offer your final paragraph as an answer.

 

[wingy]

When you say 'we', have you even the foggiest notion of who you are referring to?
IF we do win promotion, put a price on this Premier League club that owns its own ground.
Quick summer sale to the highest bidder in a very long queue and the answer is around 6 -700 million to chance finishing 4th bottom.
And if that baby comes in, some lucky f***er has hit the jack pot!

Now is the moment I think, make some investment for a stake then do the full deal at season's end?
Then whoever gets it is onto a chance to make it big if the management stays the same hopefully,of course Doug could just carry on.