McBurnie

[Champagneblade]

Good luck to him and his brother.

He’s noticeably grown up in recent times.

We have missed him when he’s not fit.

Seems a good guy. It’s just a pity he’s had his struggles with fitness.

 

[Berkshire Blade]

I can't see how we replace him on such a little budget.

 

[Frank the tank]

I can't see how we replace him on such a little budget.

You have no idea what the budget is

 

[Berkshire Blade]

You have no idea what the budget is

It won't be us signing players for 20 million like we did with mcburnie! If it's anything like our last two championship seasons anything above 5 would be big!

Anel was 3.5 million. That was it.

 

[Pollingtonblade]

You have no idea what the budget is

It won't be a lot will it?

Maybe the fans could sell some raffle tickets for the grand national next week to buy us the next Glyn Hodges?

 

[Frank the tank]

It won't be a lot will it?

Maybe the fans could sell some raffle tickets for the grand national next week to buy us the next Glyn Hodges?

You could do a sponsored open mic night and sign us kyllian mbappe

It won't be us signing players for 20 million like we did with mcburnie! If it's anything like our last two championship seasons anything above 5 would be big!

Anel was 3.5 million. That was it.

I agree with you but it's just our opinion so let's not state things as fact eh ?

 

[Berkshire Blade]

You could do a sponsored open mic night and sign us kyllian mbappe

I agree with you but it's just our opinion so let's not state things as fact eh ?

I think it's well within the realms of realistic probability! It would be a turn up if we had a huge budget even with a takeover!

 

[CaptainMorgans]

You have no idea what the budget is

We do have an idea... there's enough knowledge in the fanbase based on previous and noise coming out of the club.

 

[Nick Jansky]

It won't be us signing players for 20 million like we did with mcburnie! If it's anything like our last two championship seasons anything above 5 would be big!

Anel was 3.5 million. That was it.

I don’t understand why people think that paying big transfer fees in the championship holds the importance it once did. Which other clubs in the championship are? What counts is the wage bill, and ours will be at the upper end.

 

[Berkshire Blade]

I don’t understand why people think that paying big transfer fees in the championship holds the importance it once did. Which other clubs in the championship are? What counts is the wage bill, and ours will be at the upper end.

While the day of ten million for Rhodes era spending is over you still need to spend a fair bit! We only have two years of parachute payments, no sellable players in the Ramsdale type fee, a mass clearing of players with contracts up and a owner who wants out.

 

[1973Blade]

He played well today, it might not have affected the result and he may have been knackered , but I would have kept him on for his defensive importance.

 

[Rodley]

While the day of ten million for Rhodes era spending is over you still need to spend a fair bit! We only have two years of parachute payments, no sellable players in the Ramsdale type fee, a mass clearing of players with contracts up and a owner who wants out.

YOU FOUND YOUR OWN CLUB THEN

 

[Nick Jansky]

While the day of ten million for Rhodes era spending is over you still need to spend a fair bit! We only have two years of parachute payments, no sellable players in the Ramsdale type fee, a mass clearing of players with contracts up and an owner who wants out.

In the last two seasons Ipswich Town’s total transfer spend has been £5m. Their wage bill is far less than ours will be next season. This is fairly common for the championship as a whole. The top 6 is generally dominated by those with parachute payments supplemented by those with good management.

You need to pay decent wages to get out of the championship. You don’t need to pay big transfer fees.

 

[Lowen]

Playing phenomenal in his final year maybe the prince was right. Keep this McBurnie and BBD partnership next season and watching football might become enjoyable again.

 

[Sean Thornton]

I don’t understand why people think that paying big transfer fees in the championship holds the importance it once did. Which other clubs in the championship are? What counts is the wage bill, and ours will be at the upper end.

some thrive on misery and thrive even more on trying to spread it to others. Whilst l’d imagine most of those who’ve been are feeling as if it’s a loss, the negative armchair bores are in like Flynn.

 

[Berkshire Blade]

In the last two seasons Ipswich Town’s total transfer spend has been £5m. Their wage bill is far less than ours will be next season. This is fairly common for the championship as a whole. The top 6 is generally dominated by those with parachute payments supplemented by those with good management.

You need to pay decent wages to get out of the championship. You don’t need to pay big transfer fees.

Realistically we probably need at least 5 starters of a top championship level. I doubt there are that many free/cheap. Then we need squad players too!

 

[Bladesman]

 

[LJBlade]

While the day of ten million for Rhodes era spending is over you still need to spend a fair bit!

As I said at the time, we proved in our first Prem promotion season under Wilder that this isn’t the case.

 

[Berkshire Blade]

As I said at the time, we proved in our first Prem promotion season under Wilder that this isn’t the case.

While I think it's possible to do it it's also very hard and momentum isn't something we have. We also were able to sell a good player who hadn't really fully established himself in that side for big money to bring others in who got us over the line

 

[LJBlade]

While I think it's possible to do it it's also very hard and momentum isn't something we have. We also were able to sell a good player who hadn't really fully established himself in that side for big money to bring others in who got us over the line

It is hard but it isn’t impossible.

 

[Blade58]

I take it McB is off at the end of the season?

Shame we won’t be able to sign BBD for next season. Would be a real asset in the Championship. Always a threat when running at defences

 

[CaptainMorgans]

I don’t understand why people think that paying big transfer fees in the championship holds the importance it once did. Which other clubs in the championship are? What counts is the wage bill, and ours will be at the upper end.

Ordinarily I'd agree with you, but we're in the realms of a total rebuild.

Hard to imagine we can make as many as 12+ signings of sufficient quality without spending anything on transfer fees.

But we can hope...

 

[Nick Jansky]

Ordinarily I'd agree with you, but we're in the realms of a total rebuild.

Hard to imagine we can make as many as 12+ signings of sufficient quality without spending anything on transfer fees.

But we can hope...

We will spend on transfer fees.

 

[CaptainMorgans]

We will spend on transfer fees.

Perhaps, but NET spend will need to be negative by circa £20m so it's unlikely we'll be outlaying much (if anything) in fees.

 

[andy m]

Perhaps, but NET spend will need to be negative by circa £20m so it's unlikely we'll be outlaying much (if anything) in fees.

How do you know?

 

[Nick Jansky]

Perhaps, but NET spend will need to be negative by circa £20m so it's unlikely we'll be outlaying much (if anything) in fees.

If Archer, Souza & Ahmedhodzic all go I think we’ll be fine.

 

[CaptainMorgans]

If Archer, Souza & Ahmedhodzic all go I think we’ll be fine.

Financially that gets us back square, but then all those players need replacing.
As will the ones out of contract, which is almost everyone (expect kids & Hamer?)

How do you know?

That clubs lose money when they're relegated and need to fill that void with sales?

 

[Nick Jansky]

Financially that gets us back square, but then all those players need replacing.
As will the ones out of contract, which is almost everyone (expect kids & Hamer?)



That clubs lose money when they're relegated and need to fill that void with sales?

I think we will have a lot of the Souza & Ahmedhodzic money to spend. The club has also budgeted far better for relegation than last time. But you carry on catastrophising if that’s what makes you happy

 

[Berkshire Blade]

I think we will have a lot of the Souza & Ahmedhodzic money to spend. The club has also budgeted far better for relegation than last time. But you carry on catastrophising if that’s what makes you happy

Archer goes back brings in (we don't know for sure but roughly) 9 million.

I don't see Anel going to a premier league club nor Souza.

I don't see how we get to the Ramsdale fee and then need to replace those three on top of a current need to rebuild AND contracts running out while making cuts like all relegation sides need to do.

 

[Ndiayewillalwaysloveyou]