Transfer Rumours Summer 2020 Transfer Thread

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The problem with assembling a Championship standard squad to compete in League 1 is financial - Championship player wages are probably 5-10 times League 1 wages, which renders the economics impossible. And that has, as Urika comments, been exacerbated by Covid.

I’m pretty happy with the business done - decent players signed, the ones who can be assets at L1 level retained, youngsters being introduced rapidly, dead wood ditched. I’m optimistic. And I think McCann is doing a decent job now, which is pleasing because he looked a busted flush in June.
 
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Deano's Volley said:
It’s there glowing business accolade that’s got us in the league and position we’re in. If they weren’t ****houses we could still possibly be a premier league team and almost certainly a top championship team.
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I,like you,will never forget our first foray into the top flight.....I'd rather forget the financial implications caused by it though!!
 
Another ex Hull City lad maybe plying his trade in the prem.

Crystal Palace are weighing up a move for ex-Hull City defender Max Clark, as per a report by the Daily Mail.
 
AlRawdah said:
The problem with assembling a Championship standard squad to compete in League 1 is financial - Championship player wages are probably 5-10 times League 1 wages, which renders the economics impossible. And that has, as Urika comments, been exacerbated by Covid.

I’m pretty happy with the business done - decent players signed, the ones who can be assets at L1 level retained, youngsters being introduced rapidly, dead wood ditched. I’m optimistic. And I think McCann is doing a decent job now, which is pleasing because he looked a busted flush in June.
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Also, many clubs that go up have momentum that carries into the next season. Provided we go up and don’t have a fire sale next summer, I see no reason why we can’t be competitive in the Championship.
 
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Steven Toast said:
Also, many clubs that go up have momentum that carries into the next season. Provided we go up and don’t have a fire sale next summer, I see no reason why we can’t be competitive in the Championship.
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Possibly, as I can see clubs coming down from the EPL being careful with their money in the current climate (Covid doesn't look like it's going to give up anytime soon).

I just pray we have or can get a really good feeling in the club. That's what served us so well in 'The Decade'.

The Allams obviously aren't going to help nurture that, but maybe it can come from inside the dressing room.
 
Kempton said:
I just pray we have or can get a really good feeling in the club. That's what served us so well in 'The Decade'.

The Allams obviously aren't going to help nurture that, but maybe it can come from inside the dressing room.
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I agree with And the answer for the Allams is staring them in the face - they need to appoint a competent chief executive and remove themselves entirely from the limelight. All the time selling up is rendered impractical by the new post-corona economics of football, that’s their best - perhaps only - bet for allowing deep wounds to heal.

That would entail a mighty big climb down for Ehab, I accept that reality. And it will itself cost money on a salary. But short of selling up, it’s the only solution.
 
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AlRawdah said:
I agree with And the answer for the Allams is staring them in the face - they need to appoint a competent chief executive and remove themselves entirely from the limelight. All the time selling up is rendered impractical by the new post-corona economics of football, that’s their best - perhaps only - bet for allowing deep wounds to heal.

That would entail a mighty big climb down for Ehab, I accept that reality. And it will itself cost money on a salary. But short of selling up, it’s the only solution.
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Didn't they announce that they would be doing just that a while back?
 
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It will be interesting seeing what the long term future is for Championship clubs? They rejected the salary cap proposal, with many clubs spending beyond their means, no fans attending matches can’t be sustainable for quite a few of them.
 
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AlRawdah said:
I agree with And the answer for the Allams is staring them in the face - they need to appoint a competent chief executive and remove themselves entirely from the limelight. All the time selling up is rendered impractical by the new post-corona economics of football, that’s their best - perhaps only - bet for allowing deep wounds to heal.

That would entail a mighty big climb down for Ehab, I accept that reality. And it will itself cost money on a salary. But short of selling up, it’s the only solution.
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That's a really good idea, but I suppose everything any new man wanted to do, would have to get past the Allams first, so maybe it wouldn't make much of a difference.

I also expect a chief executive would become a fall guy and many people wouldn't accept that any unpopular decisions may have come from the top.

That would suit the Allams very well, so I'm surprised they haven't done just that.
 
Godrevy Buoy said:
I don’t see your comment as negative at all. I think we have signed players who are in the main League 1 standard. We have a L1 standard manager and assistant. That said the players assembled have a job to do. Their job is to get us out of this league. Some have promise and will make half decent championship players in time. If promoted we would need to make some more signings to compete in the championship. We know that from last year. However I am quite optimistic our squad has the quality to get promoted from this league. I do not think that the management team is a good one and McCann has some way to go before I would change my mind in him. I don’t see anything in him that inspires confidence to motivate and organise especially in changing a system when things are going wrong. One step at a time Geo., lets get out of L1 before we worry about the Championship again.
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I think you got it half right GB.... we have collated a squad which at first glance could get us out of this division.... BUT,.... we still have a manager and assistant who I firmly believe cannot...
 
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GLP said:
I think there’s been a reasonable job on recruitment. Some of the players brought in you hope can grow with the team. If the players are good enough to get out of league one, then what’s to say they won’t do a Sheff United and fire us into the top spots of the championship?
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I don't think they can/will.
 
Snodgrass has just been on RH talking about his departure, he was very up front. He said we started the season with a dozen players, several of the remaining players were being linked with moves away, his contract was running down and there was no sign he was being offered a new one and he needed to think of his future.
 
originallambrettaman said:
Snodgrass has just been on RH talking about his departure, he was very up front. He said we started the season with a dozen players, several of the remaining players were being linked with moves away, his contract was running down and there was no sign he was being offered a new one and he needed to think of his future.
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Over £10m for him, thought was good business....
 
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