Budget - next season

[kalinx]

Spoke to a family friend who has 2 very good mates very high up in the Albion board.

Each of them told him that our budget is going to be in the region of 30 million, I thought he was pulling my leg when he told me.

Im expecting people on here to tell me im an idiot when I post this, but I am just passing on what ive been told.

 

[The Wizard]

 

[Titanic]

You are an IDIOT.

 

[Rookie]

of course it is

 

[Mendoza]

it's a lie, it is going to be one hundred billion dollars

 

[The Grockle]

30 million! 30 bloody million.

I think someone might be taking the piss out of you there mate.

 

[saafend_seagull]

hahahaha you are a mug, i'd be suprised if we spend more than 500K over what we sell

 

[strings]

That seems a lot. Even so, we don't know how the board give over the playing budget. It may well be that the manager gets a lump sum to speand on fees/bonuses/wages/agents how he sees fit. It may be that the board reserve x for transfers, y for wages and bonuses and z amount for agents fees.

I think that it is very hard for us, as fans, to speculate on the budget because there are simply too many unknowns to everyone outside of the boardroom and manager's office.

 

[Mellotron]

If I heard that that was confirmed as TRUE, it would actually worry me a bit.

 

[BensGrandad]

I am sure none of us have any idea of what the budget will be but with wages etc £30m represents about £576k per week = approx £25k per man ona 23 man squad which seems very high. What we also do not know is what is included in the budget ie wages, bonuses, transfer fees etc. I would be very happy if this was true and that as a club we were to be in the position to pay that sort of money as it would show that we mean business.

 

[Flicky_12]

If thats true then next season should be very good

Fingers crossed

 

[BLOCK F]

Whatever the budget,if we are to mount a serious challenge to gain automatic promotion we are going to have to buy some seriously good players.

 

[Giraffe]

A friend of mine spoke to Dick Knight the other day and he commented that just this season the wage budget had been doubled, although was still half of Leeds! Therefore if we realistically want to compete at the top end we will probably need to double it again. So this number doesn't seem that unrealistic.

For what it is worth being third hand information, Dick apparently came across quite resentful that Bloom has stolen his Falmer glory and was concerned that Bloom may be over spending, thus potentially putting all his sensible control on budgets over the years into jeopardy.

But hell let's enjoy the ride up the leagues and then we go bust we can do it all again!

 

[BensGrandad]

For what it is worth being third hand information, Dick apparently came across quite resentful that Bloom has stolen his Falmer glory and was concerned that Bloom may be over spending, thus potentially putting all his sensible control on budgets over the years into jeopardy.

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Is that the difference between being wealthy enough to be chairman of a league club and not. This is not a dig at DK because he did a lot of good but TB is somewhat better placed financially so it appears.

 

[Perkino]

A friend of mine spoke to Dick Knight the other day and he commented that just this season the wage budget had been doubled, although was still half of Leeds! Therefore if we realistically want to compete at the top end we will probably need to double it again. So this number doesn't seem that unrealistic.

For what it is worth being third hand information, Dick apparently came across quite resentful that Bloom has stolen his Falmer glory and was concerned that Bloom may be over spending, thus potentially putting all his sensible control on budgets over the years into jeopardy.

But hell let's enjoy the ride up the leagues and then we go bust we can do it all again!

That's the only concern. If we go Bust! I don't think i can cope with a battle through administration

 

[Giraffe]

Is that the difference between being wealthy enough to be chairman of a league club and not. This is not a dig at DK because he did a lot of good but TB is somewhat better placed financially so it appears.

Indeed

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

30 million?

This thread is what the following was made for...

 

[Mendoza]

30 million?

This thread is what the following was made for...

Exactly, how many clubs in England would have that sort of budget? Chelsea, Man City and possibly Man Utd if they werent to busy spending money on making green and gold scarves?

 

[beorhthelm]

Each of them told him that our budget is going to be in the region of 30 million, I thought he was pulling my leg when he told me.

lets have a reality check. for a squad of 30, that would be 1m a player or average 19k a week. clearly a little ott for this level. say its split 50/50 between transfer budget and wages, that £15 million for transfers and still 9.5k av wages. thats the sort of transfer budget some of the premiership teams have and still wages would be top of championship/bottom EPL. its just not grounded in reality.

A friend of mine spoke to Dick Knight the other day and he commented that just this season the wage budget had been doubled,
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Dick apparently came across quite resentful that Bloom has stolen his Falmer glory

slightly more realistic (whats the budget this year though?) and thats precisly why we need a Dick Knight Stand so we are all reminded how he saved the club.

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Exactly, how many clubs in England would have that sort of budget? Chelsea, Man City and possibly Man Utd if they werent to busy spending money on making green and gold scarves?

I've been wondering about those scarves. Are they made by Man U and adoptedy the 'protestors' or are they made by someone ese thus depriving Man U of a tiny amount of revenue?