On Facebook this morning, he posted:
"Well, an easy (but in no way comprehensive) way of looking at it, is that John came in at the same price Harry went out at. Apart from Harry, there haven't been financially meaningful transfers out. In contrast, however, there have been financially meaningful transfers in fees-wise apart from John. The transfer fees paid for other players in have not been reported publicly in any way, and I won't be revealing anything new on those fees here.
In addition, the player wage bill has been expanded by a quite substantial amount, affecting not only this year, but next year and beyond, whether or not we are promoted. While I will keep my counsel on the specifics, I think it is fair to conclude that we have provided substantial support to management together with the discretion to use the resources as they see fit (within broad parameters). To date, the prince's new investment into the club stands at GBP 10MM.
I earnestly believe we have conducted ourselves in a manner which enables us in good faith to hold management (front office and touchline) accountable for their performance. That said, I believe it is not the time to be discussing the results with a view to determining our go forward plans. Simply put, all of the relevant results are NOT yet in. To my my tastes, we would all do better to settle in for a promotion battle in the playoffs and then when it is all said and done look at things in light of all the facts.
Those openly predicting our failure in the playoffs before the first whistle has blown are most certainly entitled to their views, but they might do well to pause and to consider the potential effect of their open negativity on the club they profess to love. Let's be positive, keep our doubts tamped down, and do what we do every Tuesday and Saturday -- show up determined to sing the lads on to victory."
Just thought it was worth sharing with more Blades.
"Well, an easy (but in no way comprehensive) way of looking at it, is that John came in at the same price Harry went out at. Apart from Harry, there haven't been financially meaningful transfers out. In contrast, however, there have been financially meaningful transfers in fees-wise apart from John. The transfer fees paid for other players in have not been reported publicly in any way, and I won't be revealing anything new on those fees here.
In addition, the player wage bill has been expanded by a quite substantial amount, affecting not only this year, but next year and beyond, whether or not we are promoted. While I will keep my counsel on the specifics, I think it is fair to conclude that we have provided substantial support to management together with the discretion to use the resources as they see fit (within broad parameters). To date, the prince's new investment into the club stands at GBP 10MM.
I earnestly believe we have conducted ourselves in a manner which enables us in good faith to hold management (front office and touchline) accountable for their performance. That said, I believe it is not the time to be discussing the results with a view to determining our go forward plans. Simply put, all of the relevant results are NOT yet in. To my my tastes, we would all do better to settle in for a promotion battle in the playoffs and then when it is all said and done look at things in light of all the facts.
Those openly predicting our failure in the playoffs before the first whistle has blown are most certainly entitled to their views, but they might do well to pause and to consider the potential effect of their open negativity on the club they profess to love. Let's be positive, keep our doubts tamped down, and do what we do every Tuesday and Saturday -- show up determined to sing the lads on to victory."
Just thought it was worth sharing with more Blades.
