Wolves quids in on Roger Johnson and Jamie O’Hara deals
Saturday 23rd July 2011, 11:30AM BST.
Wolves’ hardball approach on transfers has been rewarded after the club secured top signings Roger Johnson and Jamie O’Hara on cut-price deals, it has emerged.
The club paid just over £4m to Birmingham for Johnson for a flat fee with no add-ons.
That figure is nowhere near the £7m ‘confirmed’ by Blues at the time, or the £6.4m that was widely quoted in the days after the deal was completed.
Midfielder O’Hara cost them £3.5m, well below the £5m reported when he signed from Tottenham.
Reports suggested Blues had initially wanted staggering £14m for Johnson before dropping their price to £10m then £9m.
To read our stories in full, log in to the premium 24 website.
UK Sport
Latest Blog — A week is a long time in football
This time last week we were staring down the barrel, third from bottom with a worse record than at the same stage last year, writes Saddlers blogger Mark Jones.
Saddlers Blog
Business Awards
Book a Business Awards table
Join our celebrations of the region's best in business on Thursday March 22 - book your table now
Lifestyle
Interactive Dining Out map
Hundreds of reviews by the Express & Star and Shropshire Star's teams to help you decide where to eat.
entertainment
All the film reviews
Before you plan a trip to the pictures, get our critics' verdicts on all the latest movie releases
OUR NEW APP
Get the new E&S app
Download the Express & Star’s new app to your iPad or iPhone to get one week of access to our digital newspapers absolutely FREE.
expressandstar.com
Popular sections
Useful links
so why does mick need to sell before he can buy then??
the club need to get spending!!
Report abuse
Sounds like a record, I know, but I’m hoping that the transfer wheels
(in and out) are still turning. I don’t expect to hear anything of substance until it is done – we know that is Wolves’ way. Have a good run-out at County today. UTW.
Report abuse
4 million for a proven premier league defender who can run our back 4? Good job if you ask me…
Report abuse
Excellent. That means we’ve money left over for a left back and another center half! Come on Morgan and Moxey. Time to establish ourselves as a proper prem team not an also ran. Oh and another central midfielder wouldn’t go a miss
Report abuse
Great buisness deals wolves but surely that means we have still got reasonable amounts of cash to strengthen the team to stand a good chance of a mid table position not a relegation struggle.
Report abuse
That must surely mean that the transfer fund is not nearly emptied yet, and that there is more to come :=)
Report abuse
Seems like very good business to me better to buy quality than quantity as we have done in the past.It makes you laugh when you realise that Leicester paid £5.5mill for Mills who is not half as good as Johnson.
Report abuse
If this is true, then it shows just what astute businessmen we have running our great club. We are in good hands and, even if we had got relegated last term, we know we would not be in the sort of predicament Blues now find themselves.
This is the best time to be a Wolves fan in over 30 years.
If we keep all our ‘key’ players fit this time around we will finish mid-table – no problem. From there we will be able to build again.
UTW
Report abuse
Ok, excellent negotiating skills in securing the services of two top players. But Mick, WE STILL NEED ANOTHER CENTRE HALF AND A LEFT BACK! NOT ANOTHER MIDFIELDER! You’ve been saying this yourself. Get them in and we can all approach the season with an air of confidence. We could do with perhaps a slightly younger player alongside Johnson, pref with Prem. experience. Also lets remember that we have still not found a replacement for Van Damme.
Report abuse
Kudos to Jez for getting these deals done, those are terrific prices. We’re lucky to have him as a CEO in my opinion, he’s very good at getting players in for bargains and charging top dollar for players we don’t need! Keep up the good work Jez!
Report abuse
If this news is correct then fantastic bit of business done by 3M’s.
Report abuse
If that’s true then it is absolutely awesome business.
Moxey’s business acumen is, in my humble opinion, one of the main reasons that we are the best run club in the country.
Report abuse
Shows how much of a good job Jez did for us. When fans were urging him to just pay Birminghams asking price for fear of losing out, and now its emerged that we got Johnson for cheaper than it would have cost for the championship player mills. Fantastic bit of business and just goes to show why you shouldnt just throw all your money around just because you have it. I wouldnt be suprised to see a couple more signings before the season starts.
For all those people that do critisise Jez, just remember that you are the same people that were willing to pay £10 million to £14 million on Johnson, yet Jez got 2 players for cheaper than that, and thats why his financial sense is better for this club than yours will ever be.
Report abuse
Moxey proves his worth yet again. I doubt there is a better run club in the world let alone the premier league. New Stadium, new training ground – is there a better team to support right now? However, if we have only spent £8m this summer, that surely leaves some cash from Sky to splash out on a class left back and some cover / successor to Karl Henry???? 43 points this season, if we improve by 3pts every season we will win the League In 2026!!
Report abuse
both deals were excellent then. but we still need to strengthen our defence..
Report abuse
So if we’ve only spent 7.5M this summer why oh why haven’t we signed another centre half or left back?? Matty Taylor going to West Ham, can play left back and got a great shot on him. Lee Wallace our “main target” left back signs for Rangers for 1.2M without a murmur coming out the wolves camp.
No good signing Johnson without anyone next to him, Berra & Stearman not good enough, they and elokobi will continue to be our downfall
Report abuse
If this new is correct……………..
Report abuse
great business by the 3m’s, cue the “just pay whatever the price brigade who love to spend other peoples money”…..
im just happy that the so called supporters who have belittled everything wwfc for the last 5 years, are not responsible for anything to do with our great club….. up the wolves…
Report abuse
I suspect this is possible because we have paid £4M up front whereas most transfers are staged payments over the time of the contract. So another plus for sound financial management.
Report abuse
There is plenty of money left just takes time to get these players.
Havent you noticed other clubs have hardly brought anyone??
The stand is looking great too and all get behind our famous club.
Well done to Jez and the board!!
Report abuse
Sounds like great business to me,getting in players like johnson and o’hara in on a cut price deal..UP THE WOLVES and good luck this afternoon.
Report abuse
If these figures are correct and we paid 4 million for Johnson then surely we could get Dann for FIVE MILLION.
Report abuse
You’ve got a good player in O’Hara I thought he was a great player at the Lane but he obviously fell out with Redknapp. He’s the type of player that will keep you up again next season.
Must admit though knowing our chairman I would be surprised if he sold without any add ons etc. Bear in mind his previous deals Carrick with no sell on fee bought from West Ham……we are still due 35% of the Tarabat deal when he finally goes from QPR…..£1m for a goalie that didn’t even sign/play for us.
Report abuse
Awesome business MM JM SM
word
Report abuse
1 – We have to get rid of players because you can only have 25 players in the squad. No point having players that wont play adding to the wage bill
Report abuse
If this is correct then those are fantastic deals.
We saw how good o’hara could be last season and we got him even cheaper than what was talked about initially. Fantastic.
We know wolves keep everything hush hush so lets just hope they are working on the next big bit of news right now.
Well done 3M’s
Report abuse
Ey oop, numpties.
If you can get our Jezza out of the pie shop, and he does put in a right shift in the pie shop, he can put in some honest hard graft on this transfer business too. It’s just big numbers and a lot of airy fairy talk to me, but look at these deals, right grand. Proper champion.
Tell you what, I can’t wait to parade my massive Johnson, he’s a big ‘un an all, and my little Jimmy out there on the Premier League stage. Raring to go, me.
Right, off to put a right shift in meself on Championship Manager, see if I can unearth some more midfield benchwarmers for Jezza to reel in. Grand.
Report abuse
Would love to know the source of this article & it would carry far more credability if someone from the club was ‘quoted’.
How ever if it’s true it’s great business, I can believe the figure quoted for OHara, as it was agreed back in January before he had kicked a ball last season & was coming back from a very serious injury.
I still think we’ll see Warnock recruited from Villa & a suprise loan signing at centre half plus a young centre forward from one of the big boys.
KTF
Wolvesforever
Report abuse
For god sake, first it was we wont get O’hara because he hadnt signed day one, then it was we have no ambition because we wouldnt give in to Birminghams and Readings asking prices, now its if we have only spent this much, why wont we sign anybody else. Lets face it, the club are doing their business behind closed doors, We dont know who else we are looking at and the E&S dont know either. If we are after any new players we will go about it in our own way without any press knowing about it, so maybe we should all have a little patience and realise that the people at this club know what they’re doing.
Report abuse
Great business! Now move onto the task of getting in the much needed Left back and an alternative midfielder (J.Spearing) along with Shane Long. We have the money for 3 more signings i’m sure if they have already been that shrewd.
Report abuse
Great work by the 3MS again so we still have money to spend another centre back left back midfielder and a striker please and we should then have a good enough squad for the season still would like us to sign Danny Rose from Spurs on a season long loan deal for the left back spot would be a great signing and then any of these other players the german or Noble from the Hammers Reo Coker Carew both free up the Wolves
Report abuse
Further to the above post I think if we do sign ‘Hitz’ then that will mean Milijas is on his way out with Vokes (Loan), Hoff & Keogh for good!!!& I think we could also see Berra & possibly Edwards moving on.
Report abuse
I bet some people will still find a reason to knock Sir Jez!!
Keep up the good work Moxey, the real fans appreciate you.
Report abuse
Good bit of business with O`hara, Johnson I`m not as convinced on, he had had a poor year last season and people say its because Dann was injured.
Like to see us add some more, surely we can hijack the Long and Hargreaves deals the baggies are trying to do. Both would be excellent additions, Hargreaves a bit risky but Long would be a magnificent signing,especially next to his old strike partner, really hope he chooses Everton or Newcastle if we can`t nick him.
Report abuse
The reason we need to offload players is to keep the wage bill managable – O’Hara and Johnson will be costing a combined additional £4M a year in wages.
Its not unsurprising that the numpties turn this good story into another excuse to have a go at the club! maybe they think the 3Ms have no idea on how to run the club??
Report abuse
I feel reassured that we will have a fantastic Premier league club for years to come with these fantastic negotiators in charge of OUR club…….Remenber Leeds and thier “boom and bust” seasons which they are still paying for!!!
Fantastic days to be a Wolves Fan the best ive ever known in my 48 years!!!!
utw
Report abuse
@12 and @14 absolutely agree. I keep seeing criticism of the way the Board approaches deals but they’re doing a fantastic job and are making sure we don’t end up like L**ds or Bradford City.
Really good work and building for the future.
Report abuse
These two deals along with others over the last two seasons highlights the step by step approach Wolves that is improving the quality of the squad. Yes there have been a few mistakes along the way, but that’s the same at all clubs. To me the positives outweigh the negatives.
Since promotion we have recruited quality players such as Doyle, Fletcher, Hunt, O’Hara and now Johnson.
Together with some of our promoted players who have improved by playing at a higher level, such Jarvis and Foley, we are now in a far better position to consolidate of status in the Premiership.
It would not surprise me to hear of another major signing in coming weeks. But if we don’t, there is always the January transfer window to strenthen the squad.
Report abuse
Yeah yeah yeah,
On the basis that wolves are possibly the most tight lipped team regarding their business, let’s have a quote or some proof please, or is this just another made up space filler?
Report abuse
All well and good but its a big gamble,What if we had been gazumped by another club.
We had Scott Dann all wrapped up couple of seasons ago and that gamble failed.Look how much he is worth now and i’m sure we would easily of survived last season with a player of his class.Who knows how many players we have lost trying to save a pound or two.
Wim still premier though and we only getting stronger every season.
F W A W
Report abuse
should be plenty left to spend then shouldnt there..
Report abuse
Great outcome. This would suggest that more astute approaches are being exercised. I think Berra or Stearman can do the job. Spearing and O’Hara would add real bite to the midfield with Henry.
Report abuse
how do the e and s know this. why are we told such ridiculous figures in the first place when wolves are linked with the players? is it all conjecture and heresay? im confused!!!
Report abuse
I have to agree with 17. The E&S says the true fees have “emerged” as less than previously thought, but from what source? It certainly goes against club policy to disclose actual fees paid.
Report abuse
Weeks ago on here it was me who told Wolves not to buy them, but IF they did pay no more than a couple of million each ….remember?????
Report abuse
Good news about the Wolves; silence from Spanish Ray, Bob Wolf and the other negative posters. ;-)
Report abuse
Great news!!! thats so good. its typical that others are still comingt on here and blasting the managment and saying we now have money to spend!
i think the future is very bright with the likes of Jez controling finances. i saY TOUGH LUCK TO STOKE!
i bet if we had any of the guys who post on here in charge, they would have opaid over 5mil for o’hara (even though we did not have to) and 14mil for johnson. a bit of composure in business is key.
blues were deperate to get money in, due to finances and we let them have sleeplessnights with 4mil cash sitting on teh table waiting for them to sayu yes – great calmness on the part of the wolves managment.
pls ppl – dont start saying we have money again now! i guess none of u play poker either – if we are to get more deals, we have to give out the msg that we are not buing – but may be interested if we getr a super bargain! but we really dont need it. i.e. puts us in the power position in all negotiations. . . . some of you guys were born yesterday!
we done the managment. i see mid table glory too – if we can keep players un-injutred. lets just hope other teams dont sign great players like we are. . . .
i still think that we need to tap into the free transfer market – thats money on the table that we are leaving. we can also sell these players on if we get very very lucky – dep on age obv!!!!
up the wolves!
Report abuse
I think we should get ridgewell in as soon as possible.
Report abuse
Please bear in mind that it was the Express & Star who initially said that we paid 7 & 5 million for the pair. As Wolves never disclose what they pay for players what makes everybody think that the E & S have got it right now!!!!!
Report abuse
Well if this is true then it is excellent business and well done to those involved.
Still need the left back space firming up but who else heard about an interest in Stephen Carr – a right back and why would we want him – not much kop IMO.
By the way i would be happy to see Hitzlesperger in centre mid.
WE ARE WOLVES!!!
Report abuse
If these are true
Aint bassong available for 3-4 million??
Report abuse
We still have spaces in the squad to make 25 players, as those who did not play last year will be shipped out.. Hoping for a left back, another central midfielder, and a striker. You may all laugh but a fit and consistent George Ndah type, who can spice things up a bit, is must needed for me.
Report abuse
@ 10
Top dollar for players we don’t need could you give some examples ?
@ 33
The real fans (get a life it’s not a playground )
Report abuse
fair play…that is a right bit of bargaining by Moxey. ive got to be honest and say that i did say he should pay upto £8.5M for johnson but no more, just goes to show what i know eh? We should all show a little more faith in the three M’s who are in my humble opinion running a very tight ship to there credit. Well done moxey. please supply us with a left back though and another CB and midfielder would be great. that would really estblish us. (as long as they are the quality to match our recent signings…
Up the mighty wolves.
Report abuse
Well done Wolves on some fantastic business, just another example of why we are looking at our most exciting times in my 25 years supporting the club “WOLVES AY WE”
Report abuse
Before everybody gets carried away with this – remember the Wolves stance on “NOT” revealing how much they have paid for a player! so what makes you think that they are going to reveal it to the E&S? somebody is either telling porkies or are sabre rattling for a story.
Report abuse
ghost
its called there wages might only cost us £4m but he is on $40,000 a week so we need to get rid of players to lower that wage bill
Report abuse
#27 Merlin. Championship Manager, lmao. Superb.
Report abuse
What a load of crap, where is the source for this story, did they phone hack super Micks phone. Drivvel.
Report abuse
7.5mil for two quality Premier League players! This is exactly the sort of reason why we are the ONLY club in the Premiership with no debt. Albion give it a go to their credit but they have brought in two free transfers from Championship and League 1 club.
Hitzelberger on a free and Warnock from Villa will finish off very nicely!
Report abuse
Great deals, now go and buy a left back, a passing midfielder and another striker.
Report abuse
Good business so far, though would imagine we would sign maybe one more at most, probably a freebie at that. Have to remember we’ve spent £16million on a new stand, and we were told before the end of last season that we wouldn’t spend as much as in previous years…
Report abuse
Redknapp recently suggested that the true cost of signing Scott Parker would be around £30m with signing on and agents’ fees etc; so inevitably, our own signings will have cost significantly more than the figures quoted in the article, taking into account the various add-ons.
Report abuse
I’m afraid I don’t believe this for one second. How would something like this ‘emerge’ on a Saturday lunchtime?
As far as I’m concerned it’s the weekend with nothing going on so this ‘story’ is pure fiction compiled to sell a few more newspapers.
Report abuse
Where are all the numpties that were telling Jez to just pay £10 million for him to get the deal done and saying he doesn’t know what he’s doing?
Excellent business done, like others though, I do hope this means there’s some money still available now to spend on a LB
Report abuse
No one outside the club knows wots goin on so why do people keep leaving dtupid comments players will be signed just because elwe dont rush in with a open cheaque book were the only team in the pl that isnt in debt tottenham will be letting bassong go on a free to get him of the wage bill we will sign a lb prob on loan as for a striker macheda on loan frm united would do
Report abuse
Start spending big on a bloody left back then jez. Can’t you see this is our weakest postion and will ultimately cost us .
Report abuse
This is good business by Jez who will not doubt be the source of this story,polishing his ego a bit.The most important thing though is they are good players,and if we are not diverting funds to the ground redevelopment and training ground,we should have more money available to strenghten in other positions.
Report abuse
Congratulation Jez, what you running, The Pound Shop?
No wonder Thomas Hitzlsperger turned round and left, you can imagine the conversation with Moxey.
Adding just one player to the team that got lucky last season is NOT going to make that much difference this season.
So Wolves need to speculate to accumulate.
The further up the league you are the more money you get.
Never mind we are solvent…….
Why is everyone buying into this fallacy that Moxey has created??
For the 10 years Sir Jack was here he wrote off the clubs debts every year.
Since Mr Morgan has been here he has put £30 mil of his own money into the club to buy players.
So why are you all giving Moxey credit for something any of you could have done under the same circumstances….. for half the money.
Report abuse
Left back may be the main priority, but a striker, no, only if Doyle leaves. As for another midfielder, why, haven’t we got enough on the books already? Another CENTRAL DEFENDER is the main need, someone, maybe on loan, don’t care, someone a bit younger than Johnson. Johnny Evans or James Tompkins would fit the bill nicely. Get a decent left back and centre half and I’ll be disappointed with anything less than 14th place.
Report abuse
The money paid for these two is spot on in real terms..As the market is just so crazy.Clubs are playing much over the odds by millions…Modric??? Redknapp reckons he is worth more than 35 million!!!!!!Chelsea should pull out and get someone else in,as stances have to be made.
Manchester city are having to get rid of 3-4 players to have cost over 6 million on average yet they didnt even get into 1st team!!!!
So well done “MOXEY” now please “MOXEY” give us a left back!Of premiership quality.
Report abuse
The rest of the fees get paid by monthly installments only Chelsea and Man City can make full payments in one go I.e. Cash transactions, unless there’s quotes from Jez stating these fees but either the wages are reason we need to sell to free up space until that happens I can’t see any other signings
Report abuse
Great value for money if those figures are true.
Wolves need a left back as a matter of urgency. I count Ward as a utility player, even a fourth striker. He did well at the end of last season up front. Remember the Baggies game. All that leaves is the ‘out of his depth’ Elokobi. He’s a liability!!!
I would try and sign Ridgewell and Bassong. £5m-£6m for the pair. That would be class. Both can play either centre half or left back. Both would walk straight into the side next to Johnson and Foley.
Hennessey
Foley Johnson Bassong Ridgewell
Kightly Henry O’Hara Jarvis
Doyle Fletcher
Thats the best Wolves XI I could hope for after the window closes. And we still have the ability of Zubar, Berra, Guedioura, Milijas, Hammill, Hunt, and Ebanks fighting for a
start. Strongest squad for decades!!!
Report abuse
MIlls, Pantsil to foxes…they’ve spent more than us!!! Championship teams like LCFC will over take us in 3 years. The board aren’t willing to gamble on speculative signings that may potentially increase the kudos of the club amongst other players, and thus lead to better signings. Shane Long is over priced sure…but Albion appearing to be in the running says more about Albion than Shane. Thats what potential players look at. You have to show ambition to attract the right players otherwise they don’t come. The talking gets done in the board room, not The Sun…
Report abuse
Love to see Hitz coming in for sure and then a left back at least.
Report abuse
@27 Merlin, u are a breath of fresh air on these boards. Keep it up!
Report abuse
I’m one of life’s sceptics – there are few conspiracies in my world, and like Thomas I would have needed to see the nail holes in the hands – however, there are times when my imagination does get onto overdrive and this is one such.
Kidology in business deals is part of the process but if this article is remotely accurate it is impossible to reconcile with the present inability to do essential deals for additional defenders. From there, it is just as difficult to see how the whole scenario fits with the Chairman’s comments which were to the effect that he did not want another nerve wracking end to the season this time.
So, I’ll stay on the sidelines, assume the article is the result of a misunderstanding, and await two more purchases in time for the individuals to have ‘bedded’ down at the club before the season starts!
If that doesn’t materialise it will definitely point me in the direction of taking a holiday which would be the first for five years!
Report abuse
Great business MMM, great new stand, great new training facilities … but, mark my words, that goalie from Swansea will be the greatest signing of the lot!
UTW
Report abuse
Wayne bridge due to sign on loan tomorrow, city will pay half his 70k a week
Report abuse
Great Business done then….now lets not dwell on that and go and get the following to build on what we already have:
Ridgewell – left back
Upson – CH
Hitzelsperger – midfield
Spearing – midfield on loan
Sturridge or Wellbeck striker on loan
————————————
Departures:
Keough
SEB
Milijas
The Hoff
Bera
Stearman
Report abuse
Bravo, 3M’s! Still time to soldify further! Keep up the great tempo in this open window. One or two more, yes, the highly spomen of “left back,” but even still, if we were to stop hunting for any further additions we look fairly solid down the middle of the park! By the way, he seems to be overlooked, but I reckon Ikeme might be pushing Wayne’s world and the new Dutchman’s! Heard he has been the best amangst the three…so far! UTMW!
Report abuse
While the new players add to the quality of the squad and are welcome additions, I am still not convinced that without further fresh blood that this group can (a) propel us up the table to a “safe” mid table position (b)keep us consistently out of the bottom three positions in the table. We need to have a LOT more firepower up front than we showed last season and a generally tighter defence. Doyle, Ebanks-Blake and Vokes need to be a lot more productive. Johnson will be a big plus defensively but we will still be suspect at the back against the top teams.
Our pre-season games to date hardly inspire much confidence.
Report abuse
Would love to think this is true but were reading this from E&S.and we all know they love to fill gaps with rubbish.
Report abuse
Do I detect a tad of the old closing ranks around our Karl, in yesterday 2pm issue of the E & S. I can think of a lot of reason why this chap should be fighting for his place, his intelligence level being one of them. Captain Sensible or what. Thirteen very obvious comments was obviously thirteen too many, er for exactly who, I wonder.
Report abuse
so why is there no money to bring in anymore players , when they are spending millions on a training ground and stadium , should’nt the team come first ? a top premiership club will bring in more revenue so spend on team please ! common sense walk before you can run and not the other way round !
Report abuse
Looking at the deal that brought Johnson in, makes me think there is a real possibility of signing Dann! Jonhson was valued at £14m and we get him for £4m + add ons! We could get Dann for £4-5m.
We should get;
one more centre back
Bassong £3-4m (played for Tottenham today)
Upson free (although story has gone cold)
Dann £4-5m
one left back
Ridgewell £2-3m
If Hiztleberger wants to come then we’ll have him. If not then i think we will loan a midfielder and a striker.
Spearing?
McEcheran?
Sturridge?
Welbeck?
Macheda?
Ngog?
I think;
Dann
Ridgewell
McEcheran (Loan)
Welbeck (Loan)
Report abuse
These deals are very good if that news is true. However, we still need another CB, LB,CM,RB and striker. The players who I would get rid of would be:
Berra
Keogh
Vokes
Edwards
SEB
Foley
Maybe Henry
Thinks players to get in are:
Joey Barton/Mark Noble
Welbeck ( on loan)
Daniel Sturridge
Wayne Bridge (Loan)
Julien Faubert
Scott Dann
If what has been said is true Wolves need to spend more to improve this team and aim for better next year.
Report abuse
On the day Johnson signed Moxey was quoted as saying that the fee being reported (£6.8m) was wildy exaggerated, therefore, I wouldn’t be surprised if this story reflects the reality.
Report abuse
So far so good but wise up suckers, we are doing business on the cheap because of the huge amounts of $$ being spent on the stadium.
Report abuse
Ok, i did say back in May we wouldnt spend that much this season. But i said it would be around the £12m mark, which is what we all thought had been spent, now if this is true and we have only spent 7.5m, then we have got to get a left back. Loan siging? maybe bridge if we can get a deal for at least half his wages, or if buying, then i think ridgewell would be a decent signing as he can also play centre back. I hope Danny batth can get a loan to Shef Wed, and show MM what he can do, as i think he looks great. Same with Davis, if he can go out again, but someone in the higher leagues, i think he owned the pitch when he played for the shrews, my boss a gay meadow season holder says the same. I know were not going to fill the three positions we want (LB,
Report abuse
Not too sure where people think all the money is coming from! Yes being in the Premier does mean we are turning over £60m per annum but once you take out all the running costs, VAT, management costs, youth team, reserves etc.
Acknowledge despite very prudent salary caps that basic salaries for the first team top £25m plus bonuses, insurances etc. there is probably little more than £10m per annum left to spend on players. The longer we spend in teh Premiere the higher average slaries become until eventually the only money left to buy players will be that generated form sales (this is how the likes of Fulham, Bolton, Everton, Sunderland, et al operate). Thus if this report is true then we might just have a couple of million left so don’t hold your breath.
Report abuse
Granada Wolf – So far so good but wise up sucker, we are doing business on the cheap because of the amazing work being done by the people running this club. What does it matter how much money we spend as long as we bring in the right players. I dont think anyone can complain at the quality of player we have bought in so far, and the price we have paid is not a bad thing, in fact it shows how well this club is being run. Im guessing your one of the immature fans that like to brag how much a team spends during the transfer window.
As for all the people complaining that because we have spent less, we should be bringing in more players. I have no doubt we will, as theres still plenty of time to go to bring in new players. Im guessing the getting rid of players before bringing in new players is more to do with the wage bill than raising extra transfer funds.
Report abuse
Agreed Wolfhedd (92) We are a very well run club as the spectre of our near folding up still haunts the corridors.
However we are not going to be safe with the current squad unless at last some of our youngsters actually get into the first team and add to the quality. We’ve mad a lot of youngsters professional in recent years but thus far where is the real class act that we need?
Report abuse
MICK DO NOT PLAY HENRY AND WARD.
Report abuse