Merchant_Banker Posted 20 July 2023 Share Posted 20 July 2023 (edited) The sales of Maddison and Barnes have brought in as much money as the total value of the squads of the majority of clubs in the Championship. With this advantage not getting promoted would be a major failure. Value of every Championship squad revealed as start of 2019/20 EFL season looms | talkSPORT Edited 20 July 2023 by Merchant_Banker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OntarioFox Posted 20 July 2023 Share Posted 20 July 2023 5 minutes ago, Plastik Man said: Surely if he signs we shall name him Brian! Splitter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono1604 Posted 20 July 2023 Share Posted 20 July 2023 4 minutes ago, Merchant_Banker said: The sales of Maddison and Barnes have brought in as much money as the total value of the squads of the majority of clubs in the Championship. With this advantage not getting promoted would be a major failure. Value of every Championship squad revealed as start of 2019/20 EFL season looms | talkSPORT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jattdogg Posted 20 July 2023 Share Posted 20 July 2023 4 minutes ago, Merchant_Banker said: The sales of Maddison and Barnes have brought in as much money as the total value of the squads of the majority of clubs in the Championship. With this advantage not getting promoted would be a major failure. Value of every Championship squad revealed as start of 2019/20 EFL season looms | talkSPORT We weren't supposed to get relegated so hold that thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merchant_Banker Posted 20 July 2023 Share Posted 20 July 2023 Just now, Jattdogg said: We weren't supposed to get relegated so hold that thought As I said "major failure" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono1604 Posted 20 July 2023 Share Posted 20 July 2023 1 minute ago, Merchant_Banker said: As I said "major failure" We fall further into the abyss ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jattdogg Posted 20 July 2023 Share Posted 20 July 2023 Just now, Merchant_Banker said: As I said "major failure" Money in is good but now we are a misfit team with a new manager. A lot has to go right for promotion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastik Man Posted 20 July 2023 Share Posted 20 July 2023 7 minutes ago, OntarioFox said: Splitter! It's my right as a man, or woman! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono1604 Posted 20 July 2023 Share Posted 20 July 2023 3 minutes ago, Jattdogg said: Money in is good but now we are a misfit team with a new manager. A lot has to go right for promotion. Yeah we need a big bit of creativity for the strikers before season opener! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messerschmitt Posted 20 July 2023 Share Posted 20 July 2023 56 minutes ago, Les-TA-Jon said: But...this is exactly my point...? Vardy = will he be good enough and play enough at 37? Maddison replacement = will he be good enough? Can we trust the club to sign a player who replaces even half his contribution? Barnes = as above I'm seriously trying to think of a player we signed to replace one we'd sold who was anywhere near as good! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chapero82 Posted 20 July 2023 Share Posted 20 July 2023 It’s all good selling these players now but if we do get promoted then we won’t have the quality to stay up! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dahnsouff Posted 20 July 2023 Share Posted 20 July 2023 Just now, chapero82 said: It’s all good selling these players now but if we do get promoted then we won’t have the quality to stay up! ".....a problem for a sunny day....." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jv1 Posted 20 July 2023 Popular Post Share Posted 20 July 2023 If you haven’t accepted it yet then get on board - we are starting again - the quality we had needed to be sold as we simply can’t afford them anymore - we now need to try and get some through the door who can mature over next few years and give us that quality again - today is about the now - best of luck to madders and barnes - did well for us but unfortunately that utter catastrophe last year means everything has to change - we start again 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamilton Fox Posted 20 July 2023 Share Posted 20 July 2023 (edited) 2 minutes ago, jv1 said: If you haven’t accepted it yet then get on board - we are starting again - the quality we had needed to be sold as we simply can’t afford them anymore - we now need to try and get some through the door who can mature over next few years and give us that quality again - today is about the now - best of luck to madders and barnes - did well for us but unfortunately that utter catastrophe last year means everything has to change - we start again I absolutely hate it and it pisses me right off but your bang on Edited 20 July 2023 by Hamilton Fox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dahnsouff Posted 20 July 2023 Popular Post Share Posted 20 July 2023 Just now, jv1 said: If you haven’t accepted it yet then get on board - we are starting again - the quality we had needed to be sold as we simply can’t afford them anymore - we now need to try and get some through the door who can mature over next few years and give us that quality again - today is about the now - best of luck to madders and barnes - did well for us but unfortunately that utter catastrophe last year means everything has to change - we start again It wasn't just the high wages, the unsuitable players we needed to shed, we need to purge the mentality, to shed the malaise of Rodgers tenure. The fact we seem to be basically cauterizing his latter period is extremely positive and exciting and the only really way a proper reset or rebuild could occur. This is quite possible the most excited I have been (about the club) for ages 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose2010 Posted 20 July 2023 Share Posted 20 July 2023 16 minutes ago, chapero82 said: It’s all good selling these players now but if we do get promoted then we won’t have the quality to stay up! we will invest again if we go up. Plus you don't need wholesale changes to survive in the prem. The bottom half of the prem's quality isnt far from the top half of the championship these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cropstonfox Posted 20 July 2023 Share Posted 20 July 2023 15 minutes ago, jv1 said: If you haven’t accepted it yet then get on board - we are starting again - the quality we had needed to be sold as we simply can’t afford them anymore - we now need to try and get some through the door who can mature over next few years and give us that quality again - today is about the now - best of luck to madders and barnes - did well for us but unfortunately that utter catastrophe last year means everything has to change - we start again We will stop hemorrhaging money and revert to being sensible and well ran. Need some clever signings and some academy graduates to resume our previous business model.In the meantime let's enjoy the championship roller coaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelmofox Posted 20 July 2023 Share Posted 20 July 2023 32 minutes ago, chapero82 said: It’s all good selling these players now but if we do get promoted then we won’t have the quality to stay up! We didnt stay up with Barnes, Madders, Youri and Vardy in the team! If we get back up, we are likely going to have a tough time staying up but need to take comfort from the fact Forest, Bournemouth and Fulham did, all without much quality. There will need to be a second phase of the rebuild if we go up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravel Posted 20 July 2023 Share Posted 20 July 2023 45 minutes ago, messerschmitt said: I'm seriously trying to think of a player we signed to replace one we'd sold who was anywhere near as good! Fofana for Maguire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 20 July 2023 Share Posted 20 July 2023 I'd absolutely love us to go for Keane Lewis-Potter as his replacement. Brentford might just be tempted in letting him go. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasyls Pec Deck Posted 20 July 2023 Share Posted 20 July 2023 1 hour ago, Merchant_Banker said: The sales of Maddison and Barnes have brought in as much money as the total value of the squads of the majority of clubs in the Championship. With this advantage not getting promoted would be a major failure. Value of every Championship squad revealed as start of 2019/20 EFL season looms | talkSPORT Posting a link that is 4 years old from a far from reputable source is hardly convincing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFish Posted 20 July 2023 Share Posted 20 July 2023 We sold Sissoko, Wijnaldum, Townsend, Janmaat, Cabella and Cisse for about £100m when we went down, losing in transfers or loans about 20 players from our squad. Spent about £60m on some players, + a couple of loans. We came back up as Champions and finished 10th in the top flight the following year. You'd have had to have been circling the drain in the top flight for ages to have a squad incapable of doing well in the Championship. I'd be staggered if you didn't come straight back up. Maybe as champions, maybe not, but you will be back in 24/25, I'm convinced of it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merchant_Banker Posted 20 July 2023 Share Posted 20 July 2023 3 minutes ago, Wasyls Pec Deck said: Posting a link that is 4 years old from a far from reputable source is hardly convincing! Oops, didn't notice the date, sorry all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankieADZ Posted 20 July 2023 Share Posted 20 July 2023 7 minutes ago, Ric Flair said: I'd absolutely love us to go for Keane Lewis-Potter as his replacement. Brentford might just be tempted in letting him go. good shout, but surely theyd look for what they got for him if they sold him(possibly more) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnegan Posted 20 July 2023 Share Posted 20 July 2023 1 hour ago, Merchant_Banker said: The sales of Maddison and Barnes have brought in as much money as the total value of the squads of the majority of clubs in the Championship. With this advantage not getting promoted would be a major failure. Value of every Championship squad revealed as start of 2019/20 EFL season looms | talkSPORT Let's not forget a decent amount is likely going to have to go towards covering our losses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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