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You seem to ignore that every 10 million we make on a player sale itself multiplies into another 2+ players who will reach or exceed that valuation in 2 years. So there isn't really a rush (aside from Doug's supposed 5 year timeline) and we will reach a tipping point where our squad is extremely...

Who says "we need to have a real go at the top 2 next season"? Reality is, owner isn't some super rich dude using the club as a playtoy, so we have to do good business. When you have great management and recruitment (I think we can say it's the best it's ever been... in decades at least?) then...

I'd be amazed if Utd actually went for this, but relative to a lot their targets he'd probably be "cheap" and I think we all know he could probably move his game on a level in the right environment. Utd being an absolute basket case for a decade or more now makes it a risky move though. If we...

I think this is a really crucial appointment. I would be a little bit concerned if it ends up being someone similar Adi or someone else in Robins' network. To take a step forward, I think Robins could do with a very progressive modern coach and it would balance things out nicely and help us step...

You're falling to that classic forum trap of talking in absolutes. We signed Torp in the last window who wasn't far off this - and he hasn't hit his full potential yet. Vik, Hamer, Sheaf were also not instantly ready at those prices, either. Reality is if we're aiming to level up the squad and...

I may be hallucinating, but I recall a snippet on a mailing list about Dowie's penchant for producing custom powerpoints for every team he pitched himself to. And each one had like a punny title based on the club's name / crest etc. Gosh I wish I could find where I got that from...

Once again, I remind everyone and myself that Football is an outlet for undiagnosed anxiety disorders. The post-season void just gives people less news to focus on so there's less molehills to make mountains out of.

This was after Torp, but before the EMC deal was completed. Your rough count is the same as mine - indicating we’ve spent all of the Gyok and Hamer money - but of course those are public figures and are likely inflated - we happen to know the exact Gyok fee because the Portuguese teams have to...

"Cost or Valuation" implies it may not be what was paid, but just be the "fair market value" of the shares. So no, doesn't mean Doug paid 33.7M.

As people have mentioned here, if we really were in the bidding at ~8-9M for Rollheiser that would indicate that we still have cash to spend without waiting for 3rd party sales (Hamer/Vik) sales or selling Sheaf. If you assume EMC cost half that fee, that leaves around 4M left. I would suspect...

You have to be a really exceptional team I think to have the luxury of a player like Godden who on the whole doesn't contribute a lot without the ball or in the build up play. That should all be caveated with "at this level". I just wonder if the game has passed this type of striker by... he...

How does their 23-24 spend compare to ours? The point is I think there are other managers performing very well on a budget around our level. Robins has done a job I can’t imagine anyone else could but we may start to see the ceiling of his approach in the next year or so. That’s when things...

That feels right, doesn't it? But then Luton, Ipswich and perhaps even Portsmouth next year all heavily outperform their budget - this comes back to the point I was making about a more opinionated approach to football from the manager down. If Robins has a weakness in this age - it is probably...

Robins has done something I am not sure any other manager could have really done, given the extreme circumstances in terms of the state of the club, the finances, the ownership and the fan relationship. I think there could be an apex in the next 2 seasons where we're not progressing despite the...

I guess there's an argument that having entertaining stuff on the pitch at half time actually costs you money twice - first to stage it and then in lost food & drink sales underneath. I wonder if there's not really an incentive to improve half time much - but maybe pre-post match if it gets...

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I am sure that running a 20,000 season ticket system isn't just a case of "hire 6 staff and bob's your uncle", but maybe you know something I don't. Are you aware that paying someone 30K costs more than that, in actuality, right? You have to also pay national insurance, pension and whatever...

You also haven't considered the cost of the entire technology that backs the platform - I assume that £8 is funding the development and maintenance of the system, it won't be only staffing costs.

Well, I think this season he's learned an important lesson - that one most likely came at the expense of another. And you would argue that success in the playoffs is worth so much more. I think if you listen to Robins' statements for the last few months you know what he will be telling Doug...

I think a lot of folks believe that for everything to work the owner and the manager have to be in perfect agreement and alignment and if not, then it's all drama and arguments. Robins and Doug may make statements publicly that appear to conflict or contradict which makes sense because...