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City transfer thread

Discussion in 'Hull City' started by originallambrettaman, May 28, 2015.

  1. Red top reader

    Red top reader Well-Known Member

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    We are not the only club to have spent very little before the start of the new championship season...

    Championship net spend table so far. Slightly skewed by genuinely undisclosed fees (Brentford & Charlton mainly).
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  2. Mr Hatem

    Mr Hatem Well-Known Member

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    How can a club spend -9.75 million? That means someone gave them 9.75 million to take the players away!
     
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  3. Obadiah

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    That's the net spend, as you know.
     
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  4. Mr Hatem

    Mr Hatem Well-Known Member

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    I see, so tell me who we bought for a total of 18.45 million. :)
     
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  5. Steven Toast

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    That's just Greg Luer's add ons. No wonder he hasn't featured in the first team yet.
     
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  6. DanKelly

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    My 1001st post, steaming :emoticon-0137-clapp
     
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  7. Obadiah

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    We didn't. One person's spend is another person's receipt. Our net £18.45m shows we've received that much more than we've spent. But you know that already.
     
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  8. SydneyTiger14

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    A net spend is positive if you have spent money, negative if you have earned money. The table is incorrect and Hatem is correct.
     
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  9. originallambrettaman

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    Ours is £1m out, we've actually had £20.75m so far.
     
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  10. SydneyTiger14

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    When you take into account the wages saved as well, it's pretty handy.
     
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  11. Obadiah

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    The table is correct, it doesn't say whether its net spend or net receipts.

    I may have been wrong by putting spend, but as I didn't specify who had spent the money then technically I'm right, if confusing. How many angels do you think can get on the top of a pin?
     
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    Are Brentford going to take our money or what? They don't want to sell either player to us by all accounts
     
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  13. Steve.R

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    Have a feeling the Arsenal lads will sway the signings of these two.
     
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  14. Mr Hatem

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    Is that net or gross? I'd say -3 angels
     
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  15. SydneyTiger14

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    Odubajo is in Hull apparently.
     
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  16. GCTiger

    GCTiger Well-Known Member

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    For 21 days?
     
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  17. Red top reader

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    Release clauses have been in footballers contracts for a while,
    When we bought Ricketts, in 2006, the 300,000 fee triggered
    a minimum Release clause in his contract...
     
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  18. pudseytiger

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    where's that come from.
     
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  19. SydneyTiger14

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    Tweets Burnsy retweeted.
     
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    Just typed 'Karl Bigvern Brown' into Facebook, you're Hull City and Hull FC through and through I can't fault you on that. <ok>

    I'll only moan at you when you type 'Our Kid said..."
    They trying to use our 3.5m trigger as bait for more money from PL clubs, Everton are supposed to be interested, not too sure how much I believe that.
    There's a good chance he'll come here, not too sure if he'll get as much game time elsewhere.

    Hope he's not to replace Elmo, would love to see a 442 with them 2 overlapping
     
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