I don;t think we disagree fundamentally

I agree the ideal is to develop our own talent or pick up bargains and hopefully add value by improving them/playing them.

Probably the only area we seem to disagree is that I think we should very occasionally be prepared to push the boat out for the right player, for example this summer for a defensive midfielder and that may mean paying more than £10m to get the right guy.

If your scouting and player selection is good enough then that should not be a big risk. If go down you will *usually* be able to get most if not all of it back if you have got your scouting right.

We all knew Cardiff had overpaid for Murphy as close watchers of him albeit in this market a bit of hype around a player immediately appears to put them into the £10m plus bracket. I would hope that we would not get sucked in like that. I'm not sure I would put signing someone like Kalvin Phillips or a couple of the Brentford players in the same bracket as I think they are more consistent/reliable although suspect we would just be priced out there due to sheer competition and others paying higher wages.

Posted By: Jim on June 4th 2019 at 16:18:14

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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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