Wallace Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-4839444/Transfer-deadline-day-spending-LATEST-Window-numbers.html According to the table in that article, we have spent £36.2m and brought in £24.7 leaving a net spend of £11.5m. When you consider the players who have left: de Jong, Murphy, Hanley, Riviere, Gouffran, Anita, Krul and Lazaar - that must be between £250k to £300k per week off the wage bill as well so £12m+ a year. I would be surprised if the wages for the new arrivals totalled that much. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
afar Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 until people stop going or pick one game to send a big f u. nothing will change. Today has been a disgrace That won't change a thing. Bournemouth paid 20 million for a player this off season, on gates of what 11k. The only thing AShley responds to is money and the money is in the TV deal, this squad although weak is still capable of making 17th, he'll be delighted with that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinoasprilla Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 why televise us when no one is there. Atmosphere is half the selling product not sure why im suprised but we are a joke under ashley Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Nelson Oliveira https://twitter.com/ChronCourtney/status/903187858806235136 Swansea already bid £12m for him, so that's not happening. Is he the crap one form Norwich? Yeah that's the fella. ? He doesn't even start for them. Every link is getting worse now. Didn't realise he scored for Portugal tonight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 until people stop going or pick one game to send a big f u. nothing will change. Today has been a disgrace That won't change a thing. Bournemouth paid 20 million for a player this off season, on gates of what 11k. The only thing AShley responds to is money and the money is in the TV deal, this squad although weak is still capable of making 17th, he'll be delighted with that. You have no idea whether it would definitely change a thing, but what you do know is that a packed stadium definitely wouldn't change a thing. Sky aren't going to televise an empty PL stadium btw, it's bad for the brand. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
afar Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 until people stop going or pick one game to send a big f u. nothing will change. Today has been a disgrace That won't change a thing. Bournemouth paid 20 million for a player this off season, on gates of what 11k. The only thing AShley responds to is money and the money is in the TV deal, this squad although weak is still capable of making 17th, he'll be delighted with that. You have no idea whether it would definitely change a thing, but what you do know is that a packed stadium definitely wouldn't change a thing. Sky aren't going to televise an empty PL stadium btw, it's bad for the brand. You are overplaying the importance of the live televised games in the UK, the big money is the amount all clubs get through the UK and oversees deals. Hell I watched the WBA/Stoke game live here in Canada, they didn't stop showing it because of the masses of empty seats. Attendance bears little relation to the decisions they make on the games they pick. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 until people stop going or pick one game to send a big f u. nothing will change. Today has been a disgrace That won't change a thing. Bournemouth paid 20 million for a player this off season, on gates of what 11k. The only thing AShley responds to is money and the money is in the TV deal, this squad although weak is still capable of making 17th, he'll be delighted with that. You have no idea whether it would definitely change a thing, but what you do know is that a packed stadium definitely wouldn't change a thing. Sky aren't going to televise an empty PL stadium btw, it's bad for the brand. You are overplaying the importance of the live televised games in the UK, the big money is the amount all clubs get through the UK and oversees deals. Hell I watched the WBA/Stoke game live here in Canada, they didn't stop showing it because of the masses of empty seats. Attendance bears little relation to the decisions they make on the games they pick. I would bet Sky pick a lot more of our games to televise than either of those two. A packed stadium of 52k definitely does make better television, it must come into the equation when Sky are choosing which games to televise over a season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sho Time Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 I think the circus is more of a reason Sky pick us as opposed to the ground being full. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 I think the circus is more of a reason Sky pick us as opposed to the ground being full. Even a circus makes more of a spectacle with a packed audience. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 until people stop going or pick one game to send a big f u. nothing will change. Today has been a disgrace That won't change a thing. Bournemouth paid 20 million for a player this off season, on gates of what 11k. The only thing AShley responds to is money and the money is in the TV deal, this squad although weak is still capable of making 17th, he'll be delighted with that. You have no idea whether it would definitely change a thing, but what you do know is that a packed stadium definitely wouldn't change a thing. Sky aren't going to televise an empty PL stadium btw, it's bad for the brand. You are overplaying the importance of the live televised games in the UK, the big money is the amount all clubs get through the UK and oversees deals. Hell I watched the WBA/Stoke game live here in Canada, they didn't stop showing it because of the masses of empty seats. Attendance bears little relation to the decisions they make on the games they pick. WBA/Stoke that was on on Sunday? There weren't masses of empty seats at all. This isn't a one off thing and Sky was just an example, this is about the Premier League as a brand. A consistently empty SJP would damage the brand and therefore damage Ashley. It's all a pipe dream anyway, there's absolutely no chance that it would ever happen consistently with our fans or most fans. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugoinufc Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Call me a fool/crazy/naive/idiot...and some did - when I said that we would sign at least 3 "quality" players in the final days of the window. Im am shocked - I know Ashley - but this is a far beyond my wildest dreams. Its a disgrace! Now we are left to support the players and Rafa and its wonderful when they win - but every they manage to do that it will be water on Fat bastards mill. Most of all I feel devastated because I let myself to believe that this time it would be different... Don´t know if im looking forward to hear from Rafa? Do I hope he will resign, I don´t know? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 John Richardson saying Rafa had lined up deals for Sturridge and/or Dzeko to join us? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 John Richardson saying Rafa had lined up deals for Sturridge and/or Dzeko to join us? All a bit familiar with KK lining up deals for Lennon and Swinestigger 10 years ago only for them not to happen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 John Richardson saying Rafa had lined up deals for Sturridge and/or Dzeko to join us? Now I know he's lying Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odear Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Time to retire this thread.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 John Richardson saying Rafa had lined up deals for Sturridge and/or Dzeko to join us? Now I know he's lying Aye, he always seemed a bit bullshitty this summer. He's just taking the piss there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 John Richardson saying Rafa had lined up deals for Sturridge and/or Dzeko to join us? Now I know he's lying Aye, he always seemed a bit bullshitty this summer. He's just taking the piss there. It was reported last season Rafa wanted Sturridge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Dzeko was the one I was more suspicious about. Roma wouldn't have even entertained letting him leave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ketsbaia Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Wages wise, there's no way we were ever getting Sturridge or Dzeko. And that's before Sturridge's injury record.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Not with that attitude! It may seem unlikely, but that's entirely because of our dampened expectations, the players we've signed under Ashley, and the constant 'deluded Geordies' brush we're all tarred with imo. Under Rafa, with a club that's actively attempting to improve and match Rafa's ambition, there's little reason that we couldn't have attracted the likes of Dzeko and Sturridge and paid the necessary wages. It wouldn't be completely out of the question, look at the sort of 'names' that Stoke and Boro have signed in recent years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FustinoSolano Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 All will be fine Giuseppe Rossi is a free agent... https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/statistik/vertragslosespieler Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 We previously bought Alan Shearer and Micheal Owen, England's top strikers at the time. Now we don't have two pennies to rub together while the league is the richest its ever been. :lol: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ritchie Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 We previously bought Alan Shearer and Micheal Owen, England's top strikers at the time. Now we don't have two pennies to rub together while the league is the richest its ever been. :lol: It's absolutely ridiculous. We can't even compete with West Brom, ffs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FustinoSolano Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 The most bizarre thing about the whole situation is that it makes no business or financial sense. There is a very good chance we will be relegated now which means the club and Ashley lose millions. Transfer fees are only going to get more insane so waiting for January or next summer is foolhardy as the players are only going to cost more and more money. It's so unbelievably shortsighted and fundamentally flawed that it actually makes my brain hurt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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