You buy expensive players when you don't have the ability to produce your own

It's clear we have a coach capable of developing young talents into premier league first 11.

Therefore i cannot see any reason to spend anything over £5m as our target players are those that young, unheard of, in different markets and possess real potential but need a year or so developing their game to then step up.

We have the experience in the club from the likes of Tettey, Klose, Krul, Pukki, Hanley.

So just why would you buy anyone for £10m. We're not a top 6 club. We have no where near the pull the top 6 have in terms of buying English youth from other clubs. And we also do not have the cash to be spending £50k a week on wages that these players valued at £10m+ expect.

We have the least wealthy owners in both premier and champ. It's time to give up with the notion of spending big money on known players and continue with the money ball approach.

And hey maybe 5 years down the line with the system continuing as it is, we might have the cash then to step it up a gear and buy talent worth between £10-20m. Like the foxes.

Posted By: Basingstoke_Canary_J on June 4th 2019 at 13:16:45

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Pinkun saying if Mads goes for £60m and we get the 15% (NCFC) - ingi, Jun 4, 07:38:51
- Mathematics (NCFC) - A new PC Mr Creosote, Jun 4, 10:09:29
  - Doubt it (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Jun 4, 11:14:20
  - What a sell-on sell-on? (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jun 4, 10:56:38
    - I thought that was common place (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Jun 4, 13:17:03
- Which is why now we have staved off our immediate cash worries we must get top money (NCFC) - Jim, Jun 4, 09:27:34
  - They're only worth 4 or 5 times as much if you don't get relegated (like Leicester) (NCFC) - mr carra, Jun 4, 14:37:32
  - Jim, you are a star (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Jun 4, 11:13:23
    - I would assume though that the current regime would be heavily focussed on (NCFC) - Jim, Jun 4, 12:45:09
      - re: Wolswinkle. The prime example of how Hughton was a terrible manager recruitment wise (n/m) (NCFC) - maidstoneyellow, Jun 4, 14:00:27
        
        and I don't lay the blame totally at wolfys door (NCFC) - maidstoneyellow, Jun 4, 14:05:23
        
        Don;t disagree, nor was Hooper really. That said in Hughton's defence there were (NCFC) - Jim, Jun 4, 14:34:44
        
        Should have bought Charlie Austin (NCFC) - mr carra, Jun 4, 14:38:50
      - You buy expensive players when you don't have the ability to produce your own (NCFC) - Basingstoke_Canary_J, Jun 4, 13:16:45
        
        It doesn;t have to be an either/or. Sometimes we will be able to produce our own and (NCFC) - Jim, Jun 4, 13:41:48
        
        It's easier to increase/inflate the value of a player bought for less than 5m (NCFC) - Basingstoke_Canary_J, Jun 4, 14:54:29
        
        Pritchard we got for 9m and sold for 12m (NCFC) - Basingstoke_Canary_J, Jun 4, 14:59:15
        
        I don;t think we disagree fundamentally (NCFC) - Jim, Jun 4, 16:18:14
  - The issue with buying players at that level is the ... (NCFC) - loz, Jun 4, 10:32:01
  - That 'right player' bit is the tricky bit... (NCFC) - mr carra, Jun 4, 09:56:24
    - Pfft (NCFC) - CWC, Jun 4, 09:59:05
      - Can you imagine? (NCFC) - Old Git, Jun 4, 10:54:08
        
        You can sit next to Yurik Hunt (n/m) (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Jun 4, 11:09:33
  - If money was no issue then I'm sure we would... (n/m) (NCFC) - maidstoneyellow, Jun 4, 09:53:42
- ridiculous money (NCFC) - Tombs, Jun 4, 08:19:25
  - English player tax (n/m) (NCFC) - Trent_Canary, Jun 4, 08:56:52
- 15% of 35-40m profit (n/m) (NCFC) - jAC, Jun 4, 07:40:41

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