We simply have to go up as soon as possible it’s that simple. Even if we get twatted every week and come back down we’ll be in a much stronger position than if we didn’t go up. Anyone thinking we can stay in the championship for a few more years and build a team capable of doing anything in the PL is dreaming.
I think it is quite interesting to ponder what it would take to be prem ready. I dont believe it is impossible mate.
For what it is worth I think we need go go up with 6 players in the team that will relish premier league football. Then maybe another 6 who could do a job. That leaves you buying around 6 players and maybe loaning 2.
Would the likes of Jobe, Neil, Mundle, Hume, Rigg do well in the prem? I think so. Do Cirkin, Ballard, ONien, Isidor, Mayenda get a chance? Do we keep Patto to challenge a new lad? Then we presumably buy Mepham and Le Fee?
Probably requires us to buy 5 at that point. A GK, a CB, ST, CM, RW. Add a young LB and RB on loan. How far away does that leave us?
Then an unknown of course is how many points is the coach worth? Some coaches squeeze points out through tactical smarts.
Lets say we dont go up this season. Assume we lose Jobe and Neil. Lets be conservative and go £40m. Watson £10m. So we have £50m in the bank. Maybe another £3-5 from bit part players.
We have Patto, Hume, Ballard, Mepham, ONien, Cirkin, Hjelde, Rigg, Mundle, Robertd, Isidor, Mayenda and Rigg. Lets say Mepham knocks us back £7m. If we invest £25m on top of what we have where does that take our squad? Two new CMs, new RW. Backup full backs. Young with us for a season competing with Patto. Maybe Seelt and Huggins come in and shine? Maybe the young striker breaks through. Aleksic has a breakthrough season. Mayenda flies. We go up next year and say sell Rigg for £40m. We have kept £20m back from the Jobe and Neil money. Have more squad depth to take (arguably). £60m, plus say £40m of our year one money. We buy players of a higher level then. Do we have a better chance of staying up? Maybe so.
Once you are past year 1 you can set yourselves. The money from a second consecutive year in thd prem is much more than a parachute payment.
Just hoying ideas around. But I can see a world where KLD is saying look this year great, lets take our chances, but also clearly having a plan that favours next season as the big push.
Probably talking ****e. And I do think going up this year is there for the taking and we should take it. In a selfish level I would get to more away games which would be handy.
