one way to look at it was that the transfer record involving a British club at the time we signed them was £115,000. It's now reckoned to be £105,000,000 (Coutinho). Applying the same ratio now as then we'd be paying about £36.5M each for Waggy, Houghton and Butler. This does show both the ambition we had in the mid-60s and the ever growing gap between the richest clubs and the rest.
Yes, the world record was £250,000 at the time. So it would still equate to buying 3 players for over £30 million each whilst a third division club. If only, eh?
Not enough midfielders and full backs. We weren't flat track bullies in Div 3. Wouldn't mind replicating some of the results that season, the league position, the Cup run...Or the crowds, 8 of which wouldn't fit in the KCOM and averaged 22,000.
Well that’s exactly what we were isnt it if we spent all that money and I doubt the team in second Spent anywhere near that
Another way of looking at it is that it shows how ****ing ridiculous inflation in player prices has been compared to normal inflation Someone else will be able to do the sums, but I can confirm the answer is 'stupidly ****ing ridiculous'
Spent all that money on three forwards and signed a goal keeper on a free transfer from Southend who was on the verge of emigrating to Australia and who had wrote to virtually every club in the FL asking for a trial, without success.
I'm pleased for him, I think he got a bit of a raw deal playing-wise with us. Never got a run in the team.
One of the slowest full backs I have ever seen. Some matches it looked like he was running whilst wearing lead boots set in concrete. Still good luck to him.
Breaking News - Febbos return to the UK is confirmed It is understood that Febbos has agreed a return to England after spending the last 4 years in his homeland. Febbos has been on a free transfer since his release back in April and has been said to be desperate to get back into it. He joined Stoke back in 2011 and is now confirmed to be re-joining the city after 7 years abscence. He confirmed the transfer with a somewhat controversial comment. - Stoke is hardly the most beautiful place on earth, but at least I hope to see more of Hull City during my time there.
It can only add value to the City of Stoke ... Let us know when you’re about & if we can get you to a few aways we’ll help ... once we’re allowed back obvs.
5 goals in 17 in the worst side in the league would argue otherwise. Average that out over a season and he's hitting 12/13. For a 21 year old winger that's very good. Never understood people that moaned at Wilks last season, from Jan onwards he was our most important player and for the first month he wasn't even fit
