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Author Topic: Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions  (Read 941053 times)

Offline RussellC

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Re: Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions
« Reply #6450 on: August 24, 2016, 09:05:39 AM »
Randy Lerner went to Brum
In a Car (I think it was white)
Muttered some false narrative
About a Shunamite

Online Dante Lavelli

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Re: Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions
« Reply #6451 on: August 24, 2016, 09:06:21 AM »
Interesting reading a couple of forums from some of the other supposed top championship sides and seeing the complaints about how much money Newcastle and ourselves are spending.

It's very reminiscent to the Man City and Chelsea splurging complaints we had ourselves.

I must admit, I'm surprised how little money is spent in the championship compared to the PL.  When they're regularly spending £25m+ on players you'd think that the Championship would be sustaining a fair number of £10m players.  Currently the gap/leap does not make sense as the difference in quality cannot be that big between the Championship and PL.

Offline Ron Manager

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Re: Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions
« Reply #6452 on: August 24, 2016, 09:07:59 AM »
Have we bought anyone today? It's 9. 05 and time is moving on!
Crouchy will suffice.

Offline RussellC

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Re: Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions
« Reply #6453 on: August 24, 2016, 09:09:30 AM »
Interesting reading a couple of forums from some of the other supposed top championship sides and seeing the complaints about how much money Newcastle and ourselves are spending.

It's very reminiscent to the Man City and Chelsea splurging complaints we had ourselves.

I must admit, I'm surprised how little money is spent in the championship compared to the PL.  When they're regularly spending £25m+ on players you'd think that the Championship would be sustaining a fair number of £10m players.  Currently the gap/leap does not make sense as the difference in quality cannot be that big between the Championship and PL.

The gap in revenue is massive though. The difference in TV / Prize money and sponsorship is huge, and reflected by the transfer fees.

Offline UK Redsox

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Re: Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions
« Reply #6454 on: August 24, 2016, 09:23:30 AM »
Sorry always had problems with the vital components of these things.

There was a girl from Nantucket ..............

Offline sid1964

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Re: Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions
« Reply #6455 on: August 24, 2016, 09:34:36 AM »
IF we stay in the Championship for a couple of seasons our spending will dry up, you cannot sustain paying fairly large transfer fees and salaries in the championship, because the attendances will drop and TV revenue is far less than in the Premier league

If you look at Wolves for example most of their buys this summer have been 1 season loan deals

Offline VinnieChase84

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Re: Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions
« Reply #6456 on: August 24, 2016, 09:50:44 AM »
The strikers that have been linked are not who we are after as our main target!

Offline VILLA MOLE

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Re: Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions
« Reply #6457 on: August 24, 2016, 09:55:02 AM »
Sorry always had problems with the vital components of these things.

There was a girl from Nantucket ..............

who had a rather large bucket

Online Dante Lavelli

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Re: Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions
« Reply #6458 on: August 24, 2016, 09:56:40 AM »
The strikers that have been linked are not who we are after as our main target!

Is that speculation, ITK or from one of Dr Tony's a tweet?

Offline VinnieChase84

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Re: Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions
« Reply #6459 on: August 24, 2016, 10:00:56 AM »
The strikers that have been linked are not who we are after as our main target!

Is that speculation, ITK or from one of Dr Tony's a tweet?

Semi ITK. Can't say who for obvious reasons.Premier league striker though
« Last Edit: August 24, 2016, 10:35:10 AM by VinnieChase84 »

Offline cdbearsfan

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Re: Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions
« Reply #6460 on: August 24, 2016, 10:26:22 AM »
I'll have a PM if there's one going please. 😊

Offline AGRIPPA

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Re: Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions
« Reply #6461 on: August 24, 2016, 10:44:00 AM »
I'll have a PM if there's one going please. 😊

and me... love a bit of gossip!!

Online Dante Lavelli

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Re: Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions
« Reply #6462 on: August 24, 2016, 10:54:42 AM »
I'll have a PM if there's one going please. 😊

and me... love a bit of gossip!!


Me too please.

Offline Dr Butler

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Re: Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions
« Reply #6463 on: August 24, 2016, 10:56:08 AM »
I'll have a PM if there's one going please. 😊

and me... love a bit of gossip!!


Me too please.

I'll grab me one of those too

UTV
The Doc

Offline Percy McCarthy

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Re: Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions
« Reply #6464 on: August 24, 2016, 10:59:11 AM »

 


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