Jonathan Calleri

[chaileyjem]

This.

Hunemeier (£1.7m), Murphy (£1.5m), Hemed (£1m) & Goldson (£600k) brings our spending to nearly £5m this summer in transfer fees alone. That's not even counting their salaries, or the salaries/signing on fees of Maenpaa, Bong, Rosenior and Zamora (none of whom come cheap I'd imagine), or the contract extensions for Dunk, Bruno & Calde.

Even with CMS, McCourt, Hughes, Agustien & all the loanees off our books - you have to assume this is our biggest ever wage bill and most expensive transfer window to date.

This would surely blow out of the water and crush into the dust any lingering, misguided allegations of penny pinching on the club's part.

Barber confirmed that this year's playing budget was its biggest in the history of the club earlier this month at the forum.

 

[Stat Brother]

Fair enough - didn't read the whole thread.
One hell of a punt for our club on a lad with potential but lacking experience. Be surprised but delighted if it came off

Me old man said very much the same. And obviously you're right. To commit that sort of money, we must be pretty confident. Fingers crossed.

I'd imagine the club already has more than half an eye on his next transfer fee.

It's not good but t'is the nature of the beast.

 

[Gazwag]

This is crazy money! We all wanted and needed money to be spent on the squad, but this seems a large amount on one player. Surely if we had this amount burning a hole back in May, we could have spent the summer spending it around the side for a handful of good players?

It's certainly interesting though!

Who says players were available to be purchased in May, who says this player hasn't been on the shopping list since May but only now has the negotiations been at the finalising stage - one thngs for sure we have not wasted the first 5-6 games like last season, we are joint top of the table with a side which is still not complete.

 

[lawros left foot]

I'd imagine the club already has more than half an eye on his next transfer fee.

It's not good but t'is the nature of the beast.

Blimey Stats, we haven't signed him yet, and you're already shipping him out

 

[Lady Whistledown]

A combination of pesos and nectar points with a bit of e-cash..?

And a couple of hundred of the smaller, uninhabited Falkland Islands, that should seal it.

 

[Stat Brother]

Blimey Stats, we haven't signed him yet, and you're already shipping him out

It's not that, as well you know!!

Just that the club isn't in a position to speculatively wee-wee millions up against the wall, without thinking it can cover all the bases.

 

[Seasidesage]

I'd imagine the club already has more than half an eye on his next transfer fee.

It's not good but t'is the nature of the beast.

I hope they are. That is the way forward, buy cheap (ish) sell high. If this time next year we are fending off £15m plus offers the boy will have done very good!

 

[grummitts gloves]

It's not that, as well you know!!

Just that the club isn't in a position to speculatively wee-wee millions up against the wall, without thinking it can cover all the bases.

Even more incredible if we pull this off is that we didn't sell Dunk to finance it!

 

[Bracknell_Gull]

If this comes off lets just hope it doesn't turn out like Hughton's expensive punt on Richard van Dogsdick

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

I cant believe this was anything other than a brief meeting before us going thanks but no thanks! It would be a huge gamble.

 

[Simon Morgan]

Sorry if I'm repeating what a million people have said already (I expect I am - apologies for not checking thread) but what still truly amazes me is that the club did not cash in on Dunk. All of the figures quoted above represent some pretty serious spending for a second tier team, and the fact we have turned down what I consider to be very substantial bids for one of our bigger assets points to a level of ambition that many have rightly questioned. It is really great to once again look forward to checking transfer news/fixtures, and it also feels good to have a level-headed leader in Hughton. BHAFC mojo definitely returning for me.

 

[Brian Fantana]

Sorry if I'm repeating what a million people have said already (I expect I am - apologies for not checking thread) but what still truly amazes me is that the club did not cash in on Dunk. All of the figures quoted above represent some pretty serious spending for a second tier team, and the fact we have turned down what I consider to be very substantial bids for one of our bigger assets points to a level of ambition that many have rightly questioned. It is really great to once again look forward to checking transfer news/fixtures, and it also feels good to have a level-headed leader in Hughton. BHAFC mojo definitely returning for me.

This.

Perhaps TB has the vastly increased TV revenues that kick in for the PL next year firmly in mind? If there's ANY year to go up, it's this one.

 

[jameswestport]

Exciting times!

 

[Meade's Ball]

I don't want to go to lunch now. What a great late morning of impossible dreams.

 

[ditchy]

And a couple of hundred of the smaller, uninhabited Falkland Islands, that should seal it.

A couple of hundred seals even !

 

[Stat Brother]

Sorry if I'm repeating what a million people have said already (I expect I am - apologies for not checking thread) but what still truly amazes me is that the club did not cash in on Dunk. All of the figures quoted above represent some pretty serious spending for a second tier team, and the fact we have turned down what I consider to be very substantial bids for one of our bigger assets points to a level of ambition that many have rightly questioned. It is really great to once again look forward to checking transfer news/fixtures, and it also feels good to have a level-headed leader in Hughton. BHAFC mojo definitely returning for me.

'All' Dunk has to do is repeat last seasons form and he'll be playing in the Premier League next season.
One way or the other the Albion will receive considerably more than £5m.

 

[dr415414]

Typical NSC response from a player none of us have heard of.

Personally, no thanks. Unproven Championship players who've never played in Europe are not what we need.

Would much rather we spent the money on someone like Vydra or Hooper

You are not a romantic type are you? Just because we haven't heard of him doesn't mean he's dreadful. Had you heard of Ulloa? Embrace these giddy times,smile and enjoy. It's all good!!

 

[Sheebo]

This.

Perhaps TB has the vastly increased TV revenues that kick in for the PL next year firmly in mind? If there's ANY year to go up, it's this one.

This is exactly my take on it - It must be because of this...

 

[8ace]

This is exactly my take on it - It must be because of this...

He's probably also decided FFP is a waste of time.

 

[Brian Fantana]

He's probably also decided FFP is a waste of time.

I think there's almost certainly a degree of truth in this too.

I'd imagine he wanted to wait to see what the first few 'punishments' would be like. Now he's seen that they were pretty paltry, he's probably feeling more comfortable loosening the purse strings.