Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread

[Clampy]

We did spend £10m on a striker a couple of weeks ago did we not?

[AV82EC]

Can someone who knows about FFP explain to a simpleton like me how Bournemouth can spend £10M plus on at least three strikers whilst averaging 12k and generating significantly less commercial revenue than us, yet we are taking Swansea’s rubbish out for them?

Yes it is a conundrum, although they have a rich owner and like several premier League clubs, they don't actually need anyone to turn up at their matches to make money

I thought our owners (cue Harry Enfield) were significantly richer than most?

They are but are still restricted in their spending to Turnover plus allowable losses.

[VILLA MOLE]

I don’t see the point of FFP. Clubs can still rack up a lot of debt go down and still be in the mire

[dave.woodhall]

I don’t see the point of FFP. Clubs can still rack up a lot of debt go down and still be in the mire

It's a good idea in the lower divisions as it keeps clubs out of administration. It's a good idea in the Premier League if you're one of the big clubs already.

[villa `cross the mersey]

Less than 50 mins left.......we're not getting Bale or Messi are we?

[godzvilla]

Sky now saying another signing, is in the offing, no more info,yet......Godzvilla!

[richrunner]

Can someone who knows about FFP explain to a simpleton like me how Bournemouth can spend £10M plus on at least three strikers whilst averaging 12k and generating significantly less commercial revenue than us, yet we are taking Swansea’s rubbish out for them?

They've had the annual £150m Sky bonanza for 5 years straight now. That's why they can afford to pay Callum Wilson £100k a week whilst probably covering only his wages alone through a whole season's worth of the ticket sales for their tinpot stadium. It just goes to show how the Sky money has totally skewed football.

Says something that a club with a 41,000 seater stadium was driven to the brink of bankruptcy after only being out of the gravy train for 2 years. God knows how Bournemouth would survive, their total wage bill must be £100m plus.

They literally could play behind closed doors in the Prem and it would make absolutely no difference.

[cdbearsfan]

Sky now saying another signing, is in the offing, no more info,yet......Godzvilla!

Meaning Baston, or another as well as him?

[KevinGage]

Palmton Calmer.

A sop to disgruntled Villa fans everywhere.

[WarszaVillan]

Phonetically, Borja sounds like my wife cursing god in Polish!

Ha ha, its exactly that. O Boże

[Lastfootstamper]

Can someone who knows about FFP explain to a simpleton like me how Bournemouth can spend £10M plus on at least three strikers whilst averaging 12k and generating significantly less commercial revenue than us, yet we are taking Swansea’s rubbish out for them?

Bournemouth are in the bottom three, and have bought nobody this window.

If you want a guage of activity this window, on this very site there's been no mention of a PL club's purchases in the Other club's transfers thread until today.

[Damo70]

Bournemouth were raking in three years of Premier League money whilst we were in the Championship. Although I suspect given their size they are the top flight club who would suffer most from the fall out of relegation.

[PeterWithesShin]

This shows how little business there's been this window so far

https://talksport.com/football/650776/

[Des Little]

Sky now saying another signing, is in the offing, no more info,yet......Godzvilla!

Meaning Baston, or another as well as him?

More like ‘don’t switch off’

[john e]

I’m quite happy with our transfer window with our hands tied because of ffp
couple of strikers and the young lad Barry fill much needed holes

and we seem well covered in the goalkeeping area now

I still think Drinkwater is a mistake though and is a bit rubbish
but when he’s putting in good performances and I don’t mean the level of Watford one, my bar is set higher than that I will gladly hold my hands up
in the meantime I won’t hold my breath

But on the whole I think we did well