Was Lauriente in the private car. That is what I need to know. Anyone?
May have been Ghisolfi
Was Lauriente in the private car. That is what I need to know. Anyone?
Don’t we have £200m+ to spend
We need to go the forest route with the spending on plenty of quality and depth of quality. They’re the only ones who have managed to stay up
He will be starting ahead of Mundle imo, he's played top flight football in some top leagues majority of his career and is wanted by Roma and Marseille. He's a quality player.Hopefully. We'll see as the summer progresses. It's all about money onto the pitch. Does this lad end up being enough of a step up from Mundle to warrant committing that £15m here instead of elsewhere? Does signing Bischoff for a third of the price and putting that £10m into a better right winger see us better off? Or even saving that money for future seasons? Does replacing the standout performers on promotion have a corrosive impact on our long term ability to recruit and develop talent? Being a bit negative with that last one but they are all interesting questions that we'll see the answer to in time. Speakman has earned our trust for sure, though.
No we don't have that much to spend under FFP / PSR
We can likely spend 150m if we wanted too and still be fine for PSR, don't think we will thoughNo we don't have that much to spend under FFP / PSR
No that figure includes the parachute payments that would be due to us in the years after relegation. I know Kieran Maguire has talked about that figure too, but it was a very general estimate based on some broad assumptions. Best guess is we can afford to make a loss of around £60-70m on next year's accounts without breaching PSR. I'd probably be looking at us committing around £120-140m in fees this summer. It certainly won't be a free-for-all though.Don’t we have £200m+ to spend
We need to go the forest route with the spending on plenty of quality and depth of quality. They’re the only ones who have managed to stay up
I've missed that....has Ghisolfi been confirmed?Probably unlikely but I definitely wouldn't rule it out. Certain positions they've been more hit and miss than others when it comes to recruitment (albeit not necessarily out wide). And there is a seed of doubt in my head that comes from the change of structure. Is this a Speakman signing or a Ghisolfi one? Will we be more or less successful with a change in focus?
It's all unknowables as I say. We may never know if signing Lauriente at this point impacts the deals we can make later in the summer. And there's no point in worrying too much until we can see the whole picture. Maybe I'm just being a bit awkward too. But online lust for transfer activity doesn't necessarily mean that these deals are absolute slam dunks. If I refine my view of why the KLD era has been successful, it is undoubtedly down to talent acquisition to a fair degree. However, I'd argue that the success has primarily been driven by talent development. It's a complex picture. I'm sure it'll work out okay though
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We can likely spend 150m if we wanted too and still be fine for PSR, don't think we will though
No not at all - although I'm saying that on the assumption that he's already involved.I've missed that....has Ghisolfi been confirmed?
I reckon we will be comfortable spending about £100m
But i'm basing that on nothing but gut instinct. No maths or knowledge involved![]()
Every post on this thread so far mate!Talking to a Scottish fella I've known for years, his brother has connections at Rangers. Literally came out with it, out of the blue.Where’s that from like?
It was Poveda.Was Lauriente in the private car. That is what I need to know. Anyone?
Lauriente back home in Paris, and that private jet went from Newcastle to Paris.... InterestingGot to say i'm very excited about this one, usually when a source like that says we are in talks it's a lot closer in reality
What’s this about a private car?Was Lauriente in the private car. That is what I need to know. Anyone?