£20m

[Champagneblade]

Kelleher - loan
Manning - free
Kolasinac - free
Doyle - loan
Belkebla - free
Redmond - free
Dia - loan

20m shared equally amongst the forum. Job done

 

[Brownieblade]

We could easily go down spending 60-70 million tbf, 20 million won’t get much but with loans we could still be competitive

 

[Brownieblade]

If we accept that this is figure, would you sell Berge and/or Ndiaye or let the contracts run out?

The common sense thing would be to sell illy if he doesn’t want to sign a new deal

 

[Nick Jansky]

but if we are so skint, we cannot write off £40 million

I get that you enjoy a good wallow in negativity. But name any club that will happily write off £40m.

 

[BigBed]

But it must be true.....

 

[alcoblade]

On top of the transfer budget, don’t forget most of the first team squad salaries double, once were in the Premier League

Not the out of contract players though- which is a fair few

 

[Flatulent_Bob]

If we accept that this is figure, would you sell Berge and/or Ndiaye or let the contracts run out?

We can replace them with what we’d get a o the choice is somewhat mute.

 

[Flatulent_Bob]

But it must be true.....View attachment 161097

It’s also the exact story I’d want going out before we start making bids for players.

 

[Original United]

I get that you enjoy a good wallow in negativity. But name any club that will happily write off £40m.

You don't know me, so please explain why i wallow in negativity

Please see my post history and find my negativity. I hope the £20 m is bollocks but the general feeling is not good.

So what would you do Mr Positive?

 

[Frank the tank]

Same stuff was said last time we got promoted and got the same reaction
I've got enough faith in the current regime they will do what they think is best for the club
It is what it is

 

[BigBed]

Don't start falling out chaps, even though the Sun are well know for printing nothing but 100% truth.....theres also the small thing, that we don't even know who will own us next season, so our powder is currently quite dry, and locked away from sparks at the moment too.

 

[3Cheers4Ramirez]

Sell Berge for 10m, add another few m to the budget

Hadzikadunic - 4m
Manning/Otavio - free
Doyle - loan
O'Brien - 6m
Camara - 5m
Anderson - loan
Kent/Willock/Ogbene - free
Guirassy - 10m
And another GK or CM on a free or foreign loan if possible

Wes
Baldock Anel Egan Hadzikadunic Manning
Camara Doyle O'Brien
Guirassy Ndiaye

Subs: Davies, Robinson/RND, Bogle, Anderson, Kent, McBurnie, Jebbison


Would have took that before hearing anything about the budget

 

[Bobby b]

If hecky came out and said we have 100m to spend then making low ball offers wouldn't fly, if we're reading 20m then all the selling clubs are as well, hopefully it isn't 20m but I can see the reason why they would say it was

 

[Flatulent_Bob]

We can replace them with what we’d get a o the choice is somewhat mute.

Can’t. We can’t replace them.

Rumours were £20-30m which is surely within most sensible fans expectations.

 

[Champagneblade]

Sell Berge for 10m, add another few m to the budget

Hadzikadunic - 4m
Manning/Otavio - free
Doyle - loan
O'Brien - 6m
Camara - 5m
Anderson - loan
Kent/Willock/Ogbene - free
Guirassy - 10m
And another GK or CM on a free or foreign loan if possible

Wes
Baldock Anel Egan Hadzikadunic Manning
Camara Doyle O'Brien
Guirassy Ndiaye

Subs: Davies, Robinson/RND, Bogle, Anderson, Kent, McBurnie, Jebbison


Would have took that before hearing anything about the budget

I like your thinking

One or two of those ships have sailed though.

Otavio has signed for Al Sadd already.
Willock has had a year extension triggered.

Without having seen him, Hadzikadunic really does look like Ahmedhodzic lite. Might be a decent signing if we could get for similar.

Which Camara by the way? There’s so many!

 

[3Cheers4Ramirez]

I like your thinking

One or two of those ships have sailed though.

Otavio has signed for Al Sadd already.
Willock has had a year extension triggered.

Without having seen him, Hadzikadunic really does look like Ahmedhodzic lite. Might be a decent signing if we could get for similar.

Which Camara by the way? There’s so many!

Mady, from Olympiakos. Last year of contract. We were linked last time in the PL and he remains a perfect fit for RCM and would in my view be a better fit than Berge for next season

 

[CaptainMorgans]

Berge needs selling. Losing both for free is inexcusable

He's proven himself to be injury prone and inconsistent too.

Yes, he'd need replacing.. but it would free up some funds to do that and would secure somebody(ies) that would be with us longer-term.
Could we bring in Choudhury, O'Brien and Doyle (loan) with the money generated from selling Berge? I would think so.

If Berge walks for free then we lose the opportunity to tie down replacements.
If it's true about NET zero spend, we have to do it.

Ndiaye is slightly different.
In theory, we should probably sell him too. However, he's that good that he might just be the difference between us having no chance and having a decent chance.

 

[Greg.]

PL net spend this season:

 

[Nightsweats]

It says £20m EXTRA. That suggests there is a core budget with an additional amount. As some have already pointed out, why get suicidal over nothing concrete and wait and see what happens. I think Heck will use funds far more wisely than Wilder did and we have a good reputation for developing loanees. Add to that some very promising youngsters and a core of experience at Prem level.
I don't for one moment think we'll repeat a 9th place but I'll wait until the window shuts before any toys go flying.
There's also the elephant in the room which could behave itself or demolish the house on its way out,ie the clubs ownership going forward.

 

[3Cheers4Ramirez]

He's proven himself to be injury prone and inconsistent too.

Yes, he'd need replacing.. but it would free up some funds to do that and would secure somebody(ies) that would be with us longer-term.
Could we bring in Choudhury, O'Brien and Doyle (loan) with the money generated from selling Berge? I would think so.

If Berge walks for free then we lose the opportunity to tie down replacements.
If it's true about NET zero spend, we have to do it.

We'd be keeping a player no better than what we could replace him with, probably get relegated anyway, then lose him for fuck all and be left with next to nothing in midfield because we wasted the opportunity to make the long term additions his earlier departure would have facilitated

Sounds like a good idea!

 

[Westran]

Is this preseason just going to be everyone taking it in turns to be outraged that the prince isn't willing or able to put his own money into the club anymore? This topic is almost as boring as all the holiday speak

 

[bertieblade]

Southampton spent £138m nett and still got relegated. Not sure if they have any high quality players to sell and redress the balance but can see these levels of expenditure putting them into dire straights for the foreseeable future. Something that our prudent financial management will guard against having been in terrible problems due to previous season’s extravagances.

 

[Edinblade]

If whats being reported is true, were fucked before we start!

Don’t believe what you read in the press. No one is going to announce how much we have to spend.

 

[BigBed]

Don’t believe what you read in the press. No one is going to announce how much we have to spend.

Somebody give this man a prize!!!

 

[Rodley]

Once Tingo Airlines lifts off, we'll be rich beyond our wildest dreams. Rich, I tell you!

 

[Rodley]

At £20m, we’re in big trouble IMHO.

£4m deals for Anel happen once in a lifetime. 99.9% of the time it buys you half of Callum Robinson or one Luke Freeman.

The takeover MUST happen before we’re too far adrift - ideally before the end of the summer window, or failing that in good time before January. I fear the writing will be on the wall before then though.

Pissing time up the wall with some of the previous bidders for the club has been an absolute disaster. We could have new ownership and bringing in players now.

 

[Bookers Mullet]

Well be spending nowt, fookin' skint

Bet prince turns up in new threads from flannels every week though

Bah humbug

 

[brownblade]

At £20m, we’re in big trouble IMHO.

£4m deals for Anel happen once in a lifetime. 99.9% of the time it buys you half of Callum Robinson or one Luke Freeman.

The takeover MUST happen before we’re too far adrift - ideally before the end of the summer window, or failing that in good time before January. I fear the writing will be on the wall before then though.

Pissing time up the wall with some of the previous bidders for the club has been an absolute disaster. We could have new ownership and bringing in players now.

Once in a lifetime for Blades maybe. Not for clubs like Brighton and Brentford.

 

[brownblade]

Not going to be a popular post (nothing new) but if this our budget then we will be relegated.

We would therefore be better selling Berge & Ndiaye, if we can get £35-£40 million then the budget could be say an extra £15 million to sign players hopefully who will be able to achieve promotion in the first season we are down as well as adding £20 million to cover costs of running the club.

The alternative is let them leave on a free and also being relegated.

Grim reading

I think it's interesting to discuss, there's plenty of possible solutions/theories.

Only the people at the club with the real numbers and budgets can work on the solutions though. We can ONLY theorise.

 

[brownblade]

Keep Ndiaye as long as we possibly can. Is my only request tbh. I'd love to think he'll stay, happily, at least for this last season.