Perhaps its time to look at the parachute payments, and see them as a tool, that inhibits competition ie two clubs go straight back up, the other loses in the PO final. Three who went up in 2022/23 come down....If Burnley, Luton and Sheff Utd, are up there all season next year, something will have to be done to allow the other 21 clubs to compete on an even financial playing field if they have the ££££ backing to do so.
But you can't define the success of recruitment until months and months after. You can sign the best players on paper but there are so many things you can't control. Some players just don't work. Like Zaroury and Giles came with big reputations but neither were very good for us. On the flip side, Delap came with a fair amount of scepticism after a couple of poor loan spells and he was a revelation.
I didn't mind the parachutes but the transfer market has gone insane so relegated sides are selling a couple of half-decent players and seeing £60m for them. In combination with the parachute payments, that's allowing them to spend £40m on transfer fees in the Championship alongside massive wages and making a bit of a farce over the league.
The three that have just come down don’t seem to have assets anywhere near as valuable to sell than Leicester, Leeds and Southampton. Burnley, Luton and Sheffield United don’t really have anyone like Maddison/Barnes, Lavia etc. they can sell for an insane fee. Sheffield United may get a bit of money for Hamer but the rest of their squad has **** resale value. Burnley have some talents but not ones they can sell for £40 million+.
I'm not denying that, but it would be rare for any owner to invest and not question a side going backwards as a result of strengthening in any window. Investment comes with expectation, especially when said investments aren't utilised as much as they could have been in favour of players there originally. Otherwise what's the point in investing? I reiterate however that I'd have stuck with Rosey as I believe stability is key over the longer term.
Aaaah!!!... I wonder if they'll loan him out as selling perhaps showed there was no place for him there... we have a good relationship with Villa maybe...?
I know I may be in the minority here but I'm opposed to lifting the spending cap limits, in fact I think it should be the opposite, for each division there should be a spend and salary cap. Then we won't have the 'haves' and 'have nots'. It would also encourage home grown talent to be given a chance far more.
Well supposedly they have no intention of activating it which is a little strange. They would have to give Sheff U £9m back of the £18m they spent, perhaps they think they wouldn’t recoup the difference.
‘It has since come to light that the transfer included an obligation for Villa to buy the 22-year-old back this summer if Sheffield United were relegated, which of course they were. Both Chris Wilder and Unai Emery have confirmed that Archer will now return to Villa Park this summer in a deal worth £14 million’. Sheff United effectively paid a £4m loan fee.
Very true...I can see both Burnley and Luton missing the playoffs. Sheff Utd should find it hard going. However, I heard something about a US takeover which might give them a large cash investment to splash on new players..If so they might be up there.
