[Albion] Transfer Rumour - Wilmar Barrios

[227 BHA]

We spend, say, £10m, on this guy, so we have £10m less to spend on a striker.


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You really do see everything different to anyone else.

 

[Deportivo Seagull]

You really do see everything different to anyone else.

Weird is it not.


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[b.w.2.]

You seem to be suggesting that the club are like a kid who accidentally spends all his pocket money on sweets then can't afford his copy of the Beano.

You seem to suggest our budget is endless, which is clearly incorrect, especially in the context of the pandemic


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[b.w.2.]

That is not how it works. The club will allocate a budget for a striker and for a striker only. Similarly they will allocate budget for various other positions. It s a very simple concept.


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They set a budget. They do not rigidly compartmentalise. Sorry.


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[b.w.2.]

You really do see everything different to anyone else.

I do hope so.


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[Bakero]

You seem to suggest our budget is endless, which is clearly incorrect, especially in the context of the pandemic


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I'm suggesting the club know how much they can spend and won't fritter it away willy-nilly only to find they can't afford what they really want. What's more, while the budget has limits, there is some flexibility.

 

[227 BHA]

I do hope so.


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It wasn’t necessarily meant as a compliment but good for you for interpreting it in your own unique way as usual

 

[Deportivo Seagull]

They set a budget. They do not rigidly compartmentalise. Sorry.


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And how would you know that, oh right you don’t.

They prioritise signings and will allocate budget to each position. The budget based on the current market, availability of players in a particular position and demand for specific positions. That way you don’t get sucked into a bidding war. However if you got a defender under budget you can use that to back of another signing. What you don’t do is say ‘ we need a striker but that midfielder has a nice arse so we’ll chuck our striker budget on him’

It’s not monopoly, they actually put some thought to it ... a year you should.


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[Deportivo Seagull]

And how would you know that, oh right you don’t.

They prioritise signings and will allocate budget to each position. The budget based on the current market, availability of players in a particular position and demand for specific positions. That way you don’t get sucked into a bidding war. However if you got a defender under budget you can use that to back of another signing. What you don’t do is say ‘ we need a striker but that midfielder has a nice arse so we’ll chuck our striker budget on him’.

There was a piece on this a few years ago where the article looked at how players were purchased. The concept comes from American football where it is commonly used.

It’s not monopoly, they actually put some thought to it ...


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[Blue Valkyrie]

And exactly how would that work?


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You forget that bw2 wasn't impressed by us diverting time and effort from the striker hunt to sign a young central defender for future years.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Is it yabba dabba doo time yet?

 

[rogersix]

I do hope so.


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how do you know so much more about recruiting pro footballers than the albion's recruitment team?

 

[SockMonster]

how do you know so much more about recruiting pro footballers than the albion's recruitment team?

Yeah! How come you know more BW2? Eh? Eh? Eh? How come?

 

[rogersix]

Yeah! How come you know more BW2? Eh? Eh? Eh? How come?

the more i know, the more i realise i don't know

 

[casbom]

FFS bw2 stop derailing every thread with the constant "we need a striker" mantra. Everyone knows we do, this thread is about a midfielder, so stop winding people up!

So moving on, how often have we signed someone just before the fans forum? That's this week isn't it?

Could be an interesting few days!

 

[vagabond]

FFS bw2 stop derailing every thread with the constant "we need a striker" mantra. Everyone knows we do, this thread is about a midfielder, so stop winding people up!

So moving on, how often have we signed someone just before the fans forum? That's this week isn't it?

Could be an interesting few days!

That’s my theory too [emoji106]

Only it may be more complicated this season as the transfer deadline isn’t for another month.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

FFS bw2 stop derailing every thread with the constant "we need a striker" mantra. Everyone knows we do, this thread is about a midfielder, so stop winding people up!

So moving on, how often have we signed someone just before the fans forum? That's this week isn't it?

Could be an interesting few days!

I think he's a troll. Or gone mad. Either way, it's tragic.
[MENTION=1647]b.w.2.[/MENTION] sort yourself ayhert* son.

*I believe this is the full English pronunciation.

 

[b.w.2.]

how do you know so much more about recruiting pro footballers than the albion's recruitment team?

I have NEVER claimed this. It doesn’t stop me from justifiably criticising when they clearly are under-performing only in respect of our strike force


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[b.w.2.]

Yeah! How come you know more BW2? Eh? Eh? Eh? How come?

I don’t!! Said poster just made it up.


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[b.w.2.]

FFS bw2 stop derailing every thread with the constant "we need a striker" mantra. Everyone knows we do, this thread is about a midfielder, so stop winding people up!

So moving on, how often have we signed someone just before the fans forum? That's this week isn't it?

Could be an interesting few days!

I thought this board was about opinions. Mine is that we don’t need a midfielder. We need a striker. I don’t want investing in the former to be at the expense of the latter.


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