I genuinely don't know the answers, but how much approximately have their squad cost in fees, and what's the annual payroll cost per their last accounts? Our wage bill was greater than £20m, which must have been the largest or there about's for a non-parachute payments Championship club. Just wondering if Bournemouth have spent on transfer fees & player wages far more wisely than us?
We pay more than we did, but it's still little compared to most clubs around us.
We had a good summer financially. We got 6mil from the Lallana sale and 3mil from the Grabban sale and paid less than that 3mil for Wilson. He's probably on a smaller wage, too. We do have Boruc who is probably costing a hefty amount, but he's earned his worth so far.
We've spent big money on him and Rantie, but apart from that, it's been smart signings. Elphick and Cook a couple of hundred grand each, Francis was 25k from Charlton if I recall, Surman 500k, Ritchie 500k. We have started giving out new contracts as of late, rewarding the players, as you'd expect, but that will probably be offset by the increased sponsorship and income we're getting from the club shop and such. We'll also be expanding from this summer onwards so we'll have a bigger capacity to play with.