Bournemouth bid up to 3 million for a Birmingham teenager

[Icy Gull]

Anyone care to explain how they would have any hope of staying within FFP if they have the funds to make signings like this. Can you imagine us paying 3 million for a player these days?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30948899

 

[HawkTheSeagull]

They wont, hence why they are putting all their eggs in one basket by going for it this season.

 

[Blackadder]

I think Bournemouth have a different interpretation to FFP from us.

The last two letters are the same as us. The first F, however, doesn't stand for Financial. !!

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Buy now, have a go at promotion.

If they don't go up, sell a player or 2 in the summer to balance the FPP books.

 

[nwgull]

How much did they receive in August for the sale of Grabban and the sell-on fee for Lallana? Was over £10m wasn't it?

Last year was the year that took the piss out of FFP regs.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Good old plucky little Bournemouth, defying their tiny budget to succeed against all the odds. It's a fair old miracle that lovely Eddie has performed, for sure.

 

[Hampster Gull]

Great story, but not sure they have a tiny budget

 

[El Turi]

That's small change for them considering their massive attendances.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Good old plucky little Bournemouth, defying their tiny budget to succeed against all the odds. It's a fair old miracle that lovely Eddie has performed, for sure.

Miracle. For sure.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Great story, but not sure they have a tiny budget

Are you insane? They don't have a brass farthing. Not a penny. That's why they've had to get by on cheap gambles like Wilson and Rantie, and players happy to sign for a pittance, like Dan Gosling and Steve Cook.

#Eddie'sMiracle

 

[Paris]

Have a feeling that Ipswich and Boro will pip them to the automatic spots. Then as we know all too well, the play-offs are a few flips of a coin.

 

[Ulloa's Soul Patch]

Are you insane? They don't have a brass farthing. Not a penny. That's why they've had to get by on cheap gambles like Wilson and Rantie, and players happy to sign for a pittance, like Dan Gosling and Steve Cook.

#Eddie'sMiracle

Didn't they pay £3m for him? Not exactly cheap

 

[Rookie]

Aren't the allowable losses now a lot more?

 

[Crispy Ambulance]

Have a feeling that Ipswich and Boro will pip them to the automatic spots. Then as we know all too well, the play-offs are a few flips of a coin.

Boro will win it, Derby 2nd.

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

Good old plucky little Bournemouth, defying their tiny budget to succeed against all the odds. It's a fair old miracle that lovely Eddie has performed, for sure.

I'm still thinking about putting a bet on that we finish higher than Bournemouth. I wouldn't expect to win, but would love it if we did.

I feel a Kevin Keegan moment coming on...... "I'd love it if we beat them, love it, love it."

 

[martin tyler]

Didn't they pay £3m for him? Not exactly cheap

Think it's sarcasm

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

I realise the point has already been made in this thread (albeit gone over a few people's heads), but Bournemouth spend a ridiculous amount on wages for their income. Elphick and Cook earn more than any of our defenders have been on with us since we've been in the Championship. Bare in mind that includes Matt Upson, Wayne Bridge (the proportion of his wages we were paying) and Gordon Greer (captain of a side in the play offs two years in a row). They are still overachieving, but not by a long margin.

 

[Hampster Gull]

Are you insane? They don't have a brass farthing. Not a penny. That's why they've had to get by on cheap gambles like Wilson and Rantie, and players happy to sign for a pittance, like Dan Gosling and Steve Cook.

#Eddie'sMiracle

Ok, will check it out. Agree Eddie is an excellent manager whatever the budget

 

[Creaky]

In the great scheme of FFP a £3M fee is not that hefty - based on a 3 year contract that figure will be amortised over that period - there is less than 6 months left in this financial year so will increase their spend for this season by less than half a million.

Next year the allowable losses increase to £13M and the following season to £15M with a maximum loss of £39M over 3 years.

 

[RM-Taylor]

I realise the point has already been made in this thread (albeit gone over a few people's heads), but Bournemouth spend a ridiculous amount on wages for their income. Elphick and Cook earn more than any of our defenders have been on with us since we've been in the Championship. Bare in mind that includes Matt Upson, Wayne Bridge (the proportion of his wages we were paying) and Gordon Greer (captain of a side in the play offs two years in a row). They are still overachieving, but not by a long margin.

Considering we were paying both Upson and Bridge upwards of £10,000 a week I find that very hard to believe.