Your number referred to the costs of contracts in the Premier League

which were reduced considerably by the relegation clauses, plus the departure of players like Normann, Kabak, Lees-Melou, Gilmour etc.

That's the only detail here.

Posted By: norwaay on January 10th 2023 at 17:01:32

Message Thread

Players out of contract. (NCFC) - usacanary, Jan 10, 16:31:51
- I'm not so sure. I think its not that helpful in some ways (NCFC) - Jim, Jan 10, 17:41:00
  - It depends (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Jan 10, 20:51:48
- Ronaldo has short expensive contracts (n/m) (NCFC) - ChampsChamps2023, Jan 10, 16:41:49
- We don't do expensive contracts - at least not when we're relegated. (NCFC) - norwaay, Jan 10, 16:41:28
  - The drop in tv money on relegation has NEVER (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Jan 10, 17:58:46
    - Feels like we gambled hard on him taking us up again. (n/m) (NCFC) - norwaay, Jan 10, 19:19:57
      - We always gamble (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Jan 10, 19:47:43
  - No relegation clause in Pukki's contract. (n/m) (NCFC) - Trent_Canary, Jan 10, 17:50:56
    - Yep, slightly odd and isolated case I think? (NCFC) - norwaay, Jan 10, 17:55:01
      - Maybe Todd is the same then (n/m) (NCFC) - Trent_Canary, Jan 10, 18:32:01
  - Really, so how much did we spend on contracts last season? (NCFC) - usacanary, Jan 10, 16:48:39
    - We spent a reasonable Premier League amount of money (NCFC) - norwaay, Jan 10, 16:54:50
      - Again your claim was we "don't do expensive contracts".... (NCFC) - usacanary, Jan 10, 16:58:56
        
        Your number referred to the costs of contracts in the Premier League (NCFC) - norwaay, Jan 10, 17:01:32
        
        Our wage bill is surely top 6 in the league (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Jan 10, 17:23:37
        
        That might be true, I don't know. But again, it's all relative. (NCFC) - norwaay, Jan 10, 17:36:38
        
        Yes, but what happens when the parachute payments are spent? (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Jan 10, 18:04:23
        
        I've not said we're prudent in all things. (NCFC) - norwaay, Jan 10, 19:18:56
        
        Indeed (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Jan 10, 19:26:36
        
        Yes, we are still getting the same TV money... (NCFC) - usacanary, Jan 10, 17:10:39
        
        Ok, I tried. (NCFC) - norwaay, Jan 10, 17:14:55
        
        I did. (NCFC) - usacanary, Jan 10, 17:26:48
- Not in our case - they're tiered to what division we're in (n/m) (NCFC) - inutero, Jan 10, 16:32:58
  - Having players out of contract makes planning much easier. (NCFC) - usacanary, Jan 10, 16:40:54

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