Randy Lerner

[N'ZMAV]

Sensible investment along the lines of £23m in the summer?

Can the myth that he's not spending any money and has 'closed the cheque book' come to an end, we spent a lot in the summer and yes we do still need a player or 2 but what we've seen this season is sensible planned spending, with an eye on ensuring we don't spend outside our means and that we keep the wage bill at a suitable level.

I've never denied that he made a good deal amount of money available in the summer.  However, we need some more now to get us out of this hole we're in.  If we go down, our already dire finances will be made far, far worse.  That is sensible investment.

Money needs to be made available every transfer window. Improvement is always needed. I'm not suggesting Randy throws another £30mil around, but it's clear that the investment in the summer wasn't sufficent, and maybe part of it was spent wrong.

[paul_e]

Sensible investment along the lines of £23m in the summer?

Can the myth that he's not spending any money and has 'closed the cheque book' come to an end, we spent a lot in the summer and yes we do still need a player or 2 but what we've seen this season is sensible planned spending, with an eye on ensuring we don't spend outside our means and that we keep the wage bill at a suitable level.

I've never denied that he made a good deal amount of money available in the summer.  However, we need some more now to get us out of this hole we're in.  If we go down, our already dire finances will be made far, far worse.  That is sensible investment.

As above why are you so sure nothing is available?  Nothing coming out of the club suggests we're going to spend a fortune but many messages have said we're trying to get a player or 2 in and the the money is tight but there is something to work with.

To me there's 3-4m available and the delay has been because Lambert was hoping to add to that by selling 1-2 which hasn't happened as of yet.

[Risso]

Sensible investment along the lines of £23m in the summer?

Can the myth that he's not spending any money and has 'closed the cheque book' come to an end, we spent a lot in the summer and yes we do still need a player or 2 but what we've seen this season is sensible planned spending, with an eye on ensuring we don't spend outside our means and that we keep the wage bill at a suitable level.

I've never denied that he made a good deal amount of money available in the summer.  However, we need some more now to get us out of this hole we're in.  If we go down, our already dire finances will be made far, far worse.  That is sensible investment.

As above why are you so sure nothing is available?  Nothing coming out of the club suggests we're going to spend a fortune but many messages have said we're trying to get a player or 2 in and the the money is tight but there is something to work with.

To me there's 3-4m available and the delay has been because Lambert was hoping to add to that by selling 1-2 which hasn't happened as of yet.

Where did I say nothing was available?  I don't know or even particularly care WHY money isn't being spent, but it needs to be, otherwise we're going down.

[bertlambshank]

Sensible investment along the lines of £23m in the summer?

Can the myth that he's not spending any money and has 'closed the cheque book' come to an end, we spent a lot in the summer and yes we do still need a player or 2 but what we've seen this season is sensible planned spending, with an eye on ensuring we don't spend outside our means and that we keep the wage bill at a suitable level.

I've never denied that he made a good deal amount of money available in the summer.  However, we need some more now to get us out of this hole we're in.  If we go down, our already dire finances will be made far, far worse.  That is sensible investment.

As above why are you so sure nothing is available?  Nothing coming out of the club suggests we're going to spend a fortune but many messages have said we're trying to get a player or 2 in and the the money is tight but there is something to work with.

To me there's 3-4m available and the delay has been because Lambert was hoping to add to that by selling 1-2 which hasn't happened as of yet.

Would you buy any of those players we are paying but not playing.They might as well send them to Fantasy Island.

[Drummond]

He has nobody to answer to but the big man himself.

So McGrath is involved again? He'd shore up our defence single-handed.

[PaulWinch again]

If reports are to be believed and noone is coming in, then Lerner is the biggest moron running a Premier League club. Staggering stupidity, it really is.

[David_Nab]

Needs to go ...has the business sense of Peter Risdale

[DerHammer]

You'd think after spending £60m on a club that you'd take a bit of care with it wouldn't you. It'd be like us spending a fortune on an Ipad, getting a few apps for it & then smashing it on the floor when you're bored with it.

[aj2k77]

Show us the money Randy and Faulkner.

[PaulWinch again]

Well done Lerner you are destroying one of the biggest clubs in England, that is quite an effort. Do the right thing and try and find someone to buy the club, you're an absolute joke.

[Irish villain]

Well done Lerner you are destroying one of the biggest clubs in England, that is quite an effort. Do the right thing and try and find someone to buy the club, you're an absolute joke.

Hear Hear.

[bertlambshank]

Would Randy give up some of the club if somebody came with a truck full of cash?

[PaulWinch again]

You do wonder what exactly the target of the wage bill reduction is. I mean we've always heard transfer fees aren't the issue, but they clearly are. Our wage bill most be one of the lowest in the league now, what do they want it to be £10 a week?

[adrenachrome]

Would Randy give up some of the club if somebody came with a truck full of cash?

Doubt a bankster has much use for cash during these currency wars: gold bullion would be your main man.

[paul_e]

You do wonder what exactly the target of the wage bill reduction is. I mean we've always heard transfer fees aren't the issue, but they clearly are. Our wage bill most be one of the lowest in the league now, what do they want it to be £10 a week?

I doubt it, we've still got a whole load of overpaid wasters.

Ireland 60-70k
Given 60-70k
Nzogbia 50k
Dunne 60-70k
warnock 50k
Hutton 30k

All guesses but fairly accurate I think - that lot alone is about £17m a year and the only one contributing anything is nzogbia and he's only started to in the last couple of weeks.

Get rid of that lot and replace them with players that give a shit and we'd be fine.

As I recall there was something over the summer suggesting that we were at about the right level and just had to maintain that.  The problem now may be that we're at the top of the limit that's been set and Lerner won't budge.  If so that'd be fairly shortsighted given that at least Dunne and Warnock aren't a problem is 5months.