[Albion] Things you thought you'd never read

[kevo]

 

[pasty]

 

[kevo]

It's insane really, isn't it? The men in the white coats woulda been along if you'd told someone this during half-time at Hereford.

 

[Bodian]

 

[Brovion]

It's insane really, isn't it? The men in the white coats woulda been along if you'd told someone this during half-time at Hereford.

They would have been, they really would. Frankly though you could probably have called them if someone had suggested it after our first couple of seasons in the Prem. Remember those first couple of transfer windows when we were desparate for a striker? NSC once had a meltdown because we hadn't signed a Spurs reserve. Some people even pined after the Championship as it was assumed every season in the PL would be an attritional struggle, and if we played a Big Six team realistically the best result we could hope for was to avoid a thrashing.

Still can't fully grasp it.

 

[Deadly Danson]

It's insane really, isn't it? The men in the white coats woulda been along if you'd told someone this during half-time at Hereford.

 

[Peacehaven Wild Kids]

Well, we’re 57 now Mrs PWK just likes a cup of tea in the evenings these days

 

[Crawley Dingo]

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Pretty sure 154ish was the net spend, the 200 million is the gross spend.

 

[BNthree]

Well, we’re 57 now Mrs PWK just likes a cup of tea in the evenings these days
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Sandra is probably at least 57 now too

 

[Fungus]

“Writing cheques”

 

[kevo]

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Touché!

 

[Munkfish]

Pretty sure 154ish was the net spend, the 200 million is the gross spend.

it may be right as i think west ham spent more but must have made more on player sales to back it up. could be wrong though.

I am wrong.

 

[kevo]

it may be right as i think west ham spent more but must have made more on player sales to back it up. could be wrong though.

I am wrong.

Think it means spend minus income. Chelsea were the biggest spenders.

 

[Bakero]

Pretty sure 154ish was the net spend, the 200 million is the gross spend.

Yes, that's right and what the article alludes to. We spent around 200 mill in total, which gave us a NET spend of 154, which was the highest.

 

[kevo]

They would have been, they really would. Frankly though you could probably have called them if someone had suggested it after our first couple of seasons in the Prem. Remember those first couple of transfer windows when we were desparate for a striker? NSC once had a meltdown because we hadn't signed a Spurs reserve. Some people even pined after the Championship as it was assumed every season in the PL would be an attritional struggle, and if we played a Big Six team realistically the best result we could hope for was to avoid a thrashing.

Still can't fully grasp it.

And it really wasn't *that* long ago when we were playing at a largely uncovered 7k capacity athletics stadium with portacabins for dressing rooms.

 

[Barham's tash]

“Writing cheques”

This. Along with "preparing their next bid" or "faxing a bid" in the transfer window.

 

[ConfusedGloryHunter]

Anyone done the £1k and a bag of tracksuits thing yet?

 

[papachris]

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He even spelt our Fab's name correctly! Don't see that very often. Not even on the match reports on the albion app

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Astonishing, the thing is, I think we are only getting started.

 

[pigmanovich]

Astonishing, the thing is, I think we are only getting started.

Perhaps not with respect to our summer spending in future seasons, based on Tony's comments to the club podcast. But I do think we have permanently raised our ambitions and this past transfer window reflected as much.