We didn;t need loads of expensive signings. As you can see we have

£100m worth of talent in the squad that clubs want to sign. We only needed to supplement them with a couple of decent additions. Of those 5 only really Cantwell has emerged during our premier league season. Ok the others wouldn't be worth quite so much but if you look at what Brentofrd and Forest have got for their players this summer they probably wouldn't have been worth a lot less.

To be honest if the club said to the fans "we intend to spend a bit but it will mean if we go down we have to make a couple of major sales" then I think most fans would say fair enough i'd rather take the calculated gamble than die wondering.These are young players with obvious talent. Its not like being stuck with Naismith.

But now we are selling them anyway, without having given it a go to stay up at all.

I do accept, by the way that this is ultimately due to t he constraints of our ownership (although even operating within those constraints I think we could have done more).

Posted By: Jim on October 1st 2020 at 09:53:55

Message Thread

Imagine if we had spent that 100m last season and got relegated (NCFC) - KetteringRyu, Oct 1, 08:52:36
- I’m glad we didn’t as Webber would have bought Amadou and Duda for 50M. (n/m) (NCFC) - thirsty work, Oct 1, 10:24:33
  - Okaaaay... (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Oct 1, 10:29:50
    - He got them in on loan so would have thought he rated them. If we had money one would (NCFC) - thirsty work, Oct 1, 11:02:48
      - He’s learnt how to sell on duds for a profit eg Marley Watkins (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Oct 1, 11:24:34
      - Amadou was going to be bought if we stayed up. (n/m) (NCFC) - Azteca, Oct 1, 11:10:17
    - Not sure why she/he is so obsessed anti Webber? (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, Oct 1, 10:38:33
- Imagine if we'd spent an extra £30m last season and stayed up? (NCFC) - Jim, Oct 1, 09:15:25
  - Imagine if we’d spent the extra £30m (NCFC) - trt354, Oct 1, 09:35:11
    - Exactly. And their wages. (n/m) (NCFC) - Azteca, Oct 1, 09:42:49
  - Not quite that simple ... (NCFC) - loz, Oct 1, 09:25:24
    - Were planning for a £16m profit last season. Lost most of that due to Covid but (NCFC) - Jim, Oct 1, 09:33:43
      - So do you say no to Cantwell, Godfrey and Buendia then? How's that going to play out? (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Oct 1, 09:38:00
        
        Yes, if need be. (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Oct 1, 09:57:13
        
        High stakes game that. Would probably need a change of boss as Farke wouldn't stand for it (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Oct 1, 10:08:01
      - We’ve added a few though haven’t we... (NCFC) - loz, Oct 1, 09:37:58
- Keep going- I'm feeling better already😁 (n/m) (NCFC) - paulg, Oct 1, 09:11:01
- Absolutely. We'd be having the ultimate fire sale (NCFC) - Azteca, Oct 1, 09:05:01
  - Would it really be any different? Bournemouth have sold about £80m of players (NCFC) - Jim, Oct 1, 09:12:25
    - You have a short memory Jim (n/m) (NCFC) - Azteca, Oct 1, 09:18:40
      - In what sense? (NCFC) - Jim, Oct 1, 09:27:51
        
        In the sense that but for promotion last (NCFC) - Azteca, Oct 1, 09:41:55
        
        We didn;t need loads of expensive signings. As you can see we have (NCFC) - Jim, Oct 1, 09:53:55
        
        What more could we have done to stay up? (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Oct 1, 11:26:39
        
        Surely the point is that Covid has changed everything somewhat? (NCFC) - Yellalee, Oct 1, 09:36:39
        
        Yes its changed things by about £15m (this season) if we can't get fans in at all. (NCFC) - Jim, Oct 1, 09:56:57
        
        To be fair we've always said we'd sell if the price is right. (NCFC) - Yellalee, Oct 1, 10:03:09
        
        Who is saying £15m? Have the club? I genuinely don't know. (n/m) (NCFC) - Azteca, Oct 1, 09:59:20
        
        I am saying £15m. In fairness its an estimate but if you look at (NCFC) - Jim, Oct 1, 10:07:50
        
        Not that I've seen. But I'm guessing it's a per game calculation. (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Oct 1, 10:04:04
        
        Ok, but then there's talk of TV payback (NCFC) - Azteca, Oct 1, 10:07:03
        
        I'm assuming thats in the loss they had already allowed for (NCFC) - Jim, Oct 1, 10:10:49
        
        Agreed. (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Oct 1, 10:10:16
        
        Well they would have done for half a season surely? (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, Oct 1, 09:52:07
        
        Well the idea at the start of last season was to not spend big (NCFC) - Yellalee, Oct 1, 09:58:15
        
        It’s a point well made I meant ... (NCFC) - loz, Oct 1, 10:07:26
        
        Oh of course this season yep. We've always said we'd sell at the right price (NCFC) - Yellalee, Oct 1, 10:09:45
        
        I think "we don;t need to sell" is (or certainly was at the time) true (NCFC) - Jim, Oct 1, 10:16:08
        
        We always knew we would be selling this summer, and planned for that (NCFC) - jampersands, Oct 1, 10:39:05
- We look like we are flogging all 5 anyway (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, Oct 1, 09:00:46
  - Now imagine flogging all 5 having spent an additional (NCFC) - Azteca, Oct 1, 09:05:56
    - Yea agree if we do let many out ... (NCFC) - loz, Oct 1, 09:08:18
- Amen (NCFC) - Captain Bligh, Oct 1, 08:59:34

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