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How much do you think Gus will have to spend?
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NickBHAFC18
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I am hoping a nice sum of 4-5 mil, but I might be being a little optimistic...
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I dont think it will be the 5MIL mark like this season but Id expect around 3MIL with 2 or 3 loans and 1 or 2 free transfers .... 1st signing will be Mattock I think (& hope).
clippedgull
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Wages are already an issue with the Argus reporting that we are not going to move for Dean Marney (Burnley - midfielder) despite being linked with him, his wage demands could not be afforded.
withdeanwombat
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Eight pounds nine shillings and sevenpence three-farthings.Approximately.
nomoremithras4me
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Similar to last summer I'm guessing so £3.1-£4m, maybe be a bit more based on pies & pint sales 
Basil Fawlty
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I'm thinking of the excess of 5 Million quid. I seriously hope he spends it wisely.
public school boy
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Enough to entice Vicente and Michael Owen.
I don't think you can look at it and say, for example £4m. It may be that he uses £3m of the "transfer budget" but uses an additional £1m in the "wages budget". If there are good out of contract players we may pay more in wages to attract them from the Premiershite?
Brad Friedel please.
Brad Friedel please.
If it is 5 million after what was spent last year promotion is a must you would think or he would be out the door.
terryberry1
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Over 5 million. Think Bloom will really go for it next season.
Couldn't agree more. It may well be that we spend hardly anything and Gus instead goes for players that command big wages, but no fee.
Nonsense. It's a side of mostly League One players still. At least 6-7 other teams around us next season will still have bigger wage budgets, more experienced squads, far more experience in the Championship/Prem etc. We have NO divine right to the Prem and are not spending at that level yet.
How much did Brigton spend last year compared to sides in that League? West Ham and Leicester aside.
And how much did Cardiff, Boro, Blackpool, Leeds, Birmingham, Reading etc spend over the last FIVE years building their squads?
They are all FAR more ready for Prem football than us. There are only 3 spots. We do not pay top 3 wages, nor have Top 3 quality players. Yet.
Last year West Ham had a wage bill of £45 million, ours was £7 million, Southampton's was £11.5 million, as was the likes of Blackpool and Reading.
People's heads have been turned by the fee paid for CMS. We are not big spenders in terms of wages. Jack Cork was offered £12,000 a week to stay at Burnley after going on loan there in 2010-11, Southampton offered him £23,000 a week and he took it.
seagullsovergrimsby
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£3.5M or thereabouts directly and whatever else on top of that from the outgoing transfer money.
Randsta
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5 mil these days is nothing! he needs to get his scouts to get some bargains in and a couple of top players nearing the ends of their careers.
