Tony Bloom eyes Brighton & Hove Albion play-off push

[Sussex Nomad]

"The budget is going to be similar, maybe slightly higher. I think we'll improve again and hopefully we'll be fighting for a top-six spot."

Good to hear Mr Bloom sir!

BBC Sport - Tony Bloom eyes Brighton Hove Albion play-off push

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

Get in there!

 

[The Wookiee]

Just read this, looks promising

 

[Albion Dan]

So if our budget is only slightly higher - does this mean that we will need to sell in order to spend - or that we have a budget of around £2.5m for transfer fees like last season?

The latter i would presume.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

So if our budget is only slightly higher - does this mean that we will need to sell in order to spend - or that we have a budget of around £2.5m for transfer fees like last season?

To be honest (and i may be COMPLETELY WRONG), I wouldn't read ANYTHING into that statement.

TB is always going to want to keep the fans positive (say we have more money) but not want to alert clubs to any MASSIVE cash boost.

I always refer back to it, but when Kevin Keegan got a massive budget at Newcastle one year, he was so excite that he blurted out just how WONGA-ridden he was.

Subsequently EVERY bid he made for a player was overpriced as selling clubs knew he was rich.

We underplayed our budget last year and I think we'll underplay it again.

 

[wardy wonder land]

To be honest (and i may be COMPLETELY WRONG), I wouldn't read ANYTHING into that statement.

TB is always going to want to keep the fans positive (say we have more money) but not want to alert clubs to any MASSIVE cash boost.

I always refer back to it, but when Kevin Keegan got a massive budget at Newcastle one year, he was so excite that he blurted out just how WONGA-ridden he was.

Subsequently EVERY bid he made for a player was overpriced as selling clubs knew he was rich.

We underplayed our budget last year and I think we'll underplay it again.

Very clever - this TB chap - do you think he would be any good at poker ?

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

We spent at least 4 m on transfer last season. 2.5 on CMS 1 on Buckley 500k on Hoskins, then there's Harley and the french geezer.

 

[Bozza]

So if our budget is only slightly higher - does this mean that we will need to sell in order to spend - or that we have a budget of around £2.5m for transfer fees like last season?

Transfer fees are largely neither here nor there. I know they catch the eye and get people all excited but in terms of a 'playing budget' wages take up far more cash than transfer fees.

(And last season was a LOT more than £2.5m - CMS + Buckley + Hoskins for a start)

 

[piersa]

Transfer fees are largely neither here nor there. I know they catch the eye and get people all excited but in terms of a 'playing budget' wages take up far more cash than transfer fees.

(And last season was a LOT more than £2.5m - CMS + Buckley + Hoskins for a start)

Any idea what the clubs expenditure was for playing staff was for last year?

 

[peterward]

have to say Paul Barber sounded very positive in that interview......... talked about a fans forum with him this wednesday?

 

[Deleted member 22389]

Sounds all very promising.

 

[Reinelt12]

Transfer fees are largely neither here nor there. I know they catch the eye and get people all excited but in terms of a 'playing budget' wages take up far more cash than transfer fees.

(And last season was a LOT more than £2.5m - CMS + Buckley + Hoskins for a start)

Agreed - but we sold Bennett for 1.5m which would offset that, therefore it would be close to 3.5/4m (2.5 CMS, 1 Buckley, 0.5 Hoskins - 1.5 Bennett = 2.5m + Harley/Vincelot/Lua
Lua

 

[Bozza]

have to say Paul Barber sounded very positive in that interview......... talked about a fans forum with him this wednesday?

I was invited but couldn't make it down from Bristol for an early evening session.

 

[Bozza]

Agreed - but we sold Bennett for 1.5m which would offset that, therefore it would be close to 3.5/4m (2.5 CMS, 1 Buckley, 0.5 Hoskins - 1.5 Bennett = 2.5m + Harley/Vincelot/Lua
Lua

Vicente on c£30k a week is £1.5m over a year. Wages are more significant to us than fees still.

 

[peterward]

I was invited but couldn't make it down from Bristol for an early evening session.

is it a select invitational then Bozza rather than an open forum?....cheers

 

[Bozza]

is it a select invitational then Bozza rather than an open forum?....cheers

Afraid so, yes.

 

[Reinelt12]

Vicente on c£30k a week is £1.5m over a year. Wages are more significant to us than fees still.

Sorry, I agreed with your earlier post regarding wages... was specifically talking about how much I thought the transfer fees had been... and therefore potentially how much we may spend again (or, require for wages)

Hence if the budget last season was 100k a week (not saying it is, just a round figure), therefore 5.2m a year and we spent 4m in transfer fees - then overall the budget was 9.2m for last year. This year assuming a slight increase as Bloom has stated would then be around 10m which could either be an extra 92k a week and just wages (which would have to include any new improved contracts), or a split between wages and transfer fees.

Does that make sense?

 

[Deleted member 22389]

This extra sponsorship, building Brighton as a brand is so important for this club. Chelsea, Liverpool, Man Utd, Spurs and Arsenal shirts should be banned from Sussex. We don't want new supporters poisoned lol.

 

[bhawoddy]

Its a pretty easy scenario really, just get Vicente back and buy a decent keeper, 2 x midfielders, left back and a decent striker and youll be top 6!!

 

[cjd]

Afraid so, yes.

Good.....pleased about that.

Open forums for all and sundry aren't very useful for getting 'inside' information. They are normally just a 'please the masses' with information that is often common knowledge.

Presumably you will be able to relate any useful info after...?