You're a glass overflowing kinda guy. I think it's unlikely we were just pretending to be interested in Pritchard and we wouldn't have leaked it. And Reading didn't have to hurry up, they could see we missed out on Pritchard already, that we had £8m to spend and that we could be getting desperate. Fortunately we got the deal done.
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BensGrandad
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Who is his agent? As obviously one to avoid doing business with in the future if he is the cause of the collapse of the deal.
Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
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They've shifted some huge wages too by moving on Van Wolfswinkel and Turner, also they're going to lose Brady which will land them an absolute wedge.Its far less than they sold Nathan Redmond for. Are they not allowed to use that money to replace him?
To be honest, whilst I'm fuming about parachute payments, all 3 relegated teams have sold players for good money.
Blue_Boy
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This. Nail meet head. Aren't Clubs promoted to the PL from the Championship already rewarded with a payment of something like £170m? I think they come in staggered payments & all PL Clubs get the same but for a small town Club without a multi millionaire owner bankrolling them (and obviously Burnley are the prime example of this) it's a very welcome boost that used well would allow a Club to make a few quality signings to stay in the PL
Why are Clubs then 'compensated' when relegated with three seasons of further high payments for the loss in TV rights, revenue from higher attendance's etc for failing? If a Club wants to remain in the PL then win more games. Don't rely on hoping to luck it out. You've had £170m to invest in your squad so should've done. Stop feeding them more substantial pay outs which gives them an edge over most other Championship Clubs when relegated
I just don't get why poor performances are rewarded this way. If I didn't make a fist of my job I know for certain my boss wouldn't say 'never mind....here's a big pay rise for 3 years to make up for it'. I'd probably be reprimanded & told to improve or I'm out
That's my big beef with Parachute payments. They reward failure or not being good enough & that's inherently wrong. It needs looking at when it affects other Clubs who have to compete with their own resources not a golden ticket to the chocolate factory (not an innuendo!!)
Yo yo Clubs (Burnley again, QPR & WBA till recently for example) have benefited over other Club's in the Championship by gaining promotion to the PL then seemingly just being happy to be there to make numbers up then when relegated enjoying the financial incentives. I doubt it's a Club's strategy to fail & they'd like to stay in the Prem longer so...bolster your squads with the promotion pay out & go for it
Parachute payments need looking into. Why are we even giving them out? The three relegated Clubs return to the Championship with an unfair financial advantage to most Championship sides for not being good enough or giving it their best in the top division. It's wrong & doesn't make for an even field
As for Pritchard let's get over the fact he didn't keep to his word & instead with probable touting by his agent chose money over a verbal agreement. We don't want such an untrustworthy player regardless of what he has to offer as a player
Naylor has used the word apparent to cover himself over an illegal approach. As I've said before if Norwich approached AP without approval from Spurs to sneak in that would make it illegal. We did it the proper way but Spurs aren't complaining - maybe Norwich paid a higher down payment than we offered.
Let's move on & get behind Norwood & welcome him to Brighton. He plays a more pass & move game, can get stuck in & is a threat from set pieces. It does concern me about Stephens future here as they have a similar style. Our best two signings now would be extending his & BK's contracts. Then bolster defence
Shane Duffy is available in our price range & Blackburn need cash. He'd be an asset to improve us at the back IMO. More so if we work on his distribution as he's not been used as a ball playing centre back
Keep positive folks. We're going in the right direction
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Gully Forever
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This is a typical example of why parachute payments are so wrong! and it gets abused in this way.
The whole idea of offering parachute payments was to allow the relagated club time to adjust, and offload higher earning players without bankrupting the club.
The whole idea of offering parachute payments was to allow the relagated club time to adjust, and offload higher earning players without bankrupting the club.
Newcastle have a net spend of -15 million, and you have just mentioned Norwich's off loading.
BensGrandad
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Perhaps the answer is to scrap the present parachute payment system and make the money available over the season on application like a grant from the local council.
Blue Valkyrie
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Exactly. With a points deduction if you take it.
BensGrandad
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And refused if your expenditure is deemed to be excessive with you making no provision for cutting it back. Which clubs would vote for that though as all in The Championship bar about 6 have benefitted from parachute payments and most of the Premier would want them to stay.
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Yep, and Villa have sold Gueye(sp?), are in the process of selling Sinclair and Richards, and have got shot of Lescott and Guzan's wages amongst others.
deslynhamsmoustache1
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Or just drop parachute payments altogether. players pay should be relative to the division their in. Premiership footballer = premiership money, Championship footballer = Championship money. I believe some clubs already do this, Burnley,Sunderland etc. Just another excuse to reward failure by the rich elite at the expense of the majority of league clubs.
BensGrandad
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I agree but stands even less chance than mine of being accepted.
fat old seagull
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Well I hope history is about to repeat itself. Because the last time a player did that to us, the player (Lewis Grabban) eventually went to Norwich, and from then on his performances spiralled rapidly downward.
BensGrandad
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True but it doesnt make it right to have them.
Icy Gull
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but it does make us look like a bunch of whingers in our shiny big stadium with a Sugar daddy funding big losses.
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BBassic
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Nope I'm going to deny that.
I would hope that Bloom and Barber would continue to run this club with sound financial footing in mind should we ever go up rather than spinning millions on agents and mercenaries safe in the knowledge we have a net to drop back into.
I've said it before: that is a piss poor way to run a business.
Icy Gull
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Hang on, so we carry on spending like we are even when we have millions being handed to us? I agree that we shouldn't go crazy in the Premier League but I was referring to parachute payments which we'd only get when relegated. I imagine Bloom would love to be able to compete with Newcastle et al on a level footing. We would definitely up our spending dramatically in this scenario, in an attempt to get back to the El Dorado of the Premier League.
LU7 RED
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Hope you have another great season in the Premiership (and hope we see you there next year)
Cheers! We'll see. Should be really tough again, I'd be happier with another Centre back tbh, although Nathan Ake looks very good in that defensive mid role to help them out.
Would be great for South coast footie to have everyone in the PL!