Wanderlust Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 10 minutes ago, Ani said: I think the difference is that these days we all get to hear every rumour, back in th'day there might just as many rumours but 90% of them you would not hear. Some bloke on Twitter yesterday said something like - We have to work to a budget, that means if we miss out on players so be it, if that means we do not get autos then I can live with that. - He got slaughtered for a lack of ambition. It is a crazy world. I'm firmly in the "glad we still exist" camp, so any thought of spending beyond our means is the last thing I'd want to see. However, Evatt did say we have an increased transfer budget (should have kept that quiet!) and we've spent next to none of it so far so I would like to see it spent wisely on some quality players on acceptable wages. But if they aren't out there, so be it. Hang on to the money until the right opportunity comes along instead of wasting it just to keep the dickhead fan element sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 How much have we spent so far? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radcliffe white Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 3 minutes ago, gonzo said: How much have we spent so far? Undisclosed figures so far I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanu Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 52 minutes ago, gonzo said: How much have we spent so far? 500K roughly (whether it means rising to it) on Nlundulu & Forrester supposedly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members burnden Posted July 13, 2023 Members Share Posted July 13, 2023 1 hour ago, gonzo said: How much have we spent so far? next to nowt on players, a bit on grass seed for the pitch and loads on big tellys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farnywhite Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 2 hours ago, gonzo said: How much have we spent so far? The lad from port vale was about 200k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Take Hunt Off Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 Someone who normally I trust told me last night we got 750k for MJ Maybe he’s lost his marbles or has become dyslexic with numbers and it’s 75k 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_spencer Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Deanu said: 500K roughly (whether it means rising to it) on Nlundulu & Forrester supposedly Big Dan was out of contract I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Cheese Posted July 13, 2023 Site Supporter Share Posted July 13, 2023 (edited) 5 minutes ago, frank_spencer said: Big Dan was out of contract I think No, there was definitely a fee. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66009304 Edited July 13, 2023 by Cheese Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DazBob Posted July 13, 2023 Members Share Posted July 13, 2023 2 minutes ago, frank_spencer said: Big Dan was out of contract I think Is there not some kind of development fee we'd need to pay for him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_spencer Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 12 minutes ago, DazBob said: Is there not some kind of development fee we'd need to pay for him? Dunno figure it'll be tiny with a sell on clause if he does come good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderlust Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 The Iles BN article suggesting we're waiting to see how things pan out for a number of players in the Premiership and Championship is at least encouraging inasmuch that we're looking for quality. Whether we get it or not is another story but it implies we're ambitious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blondi Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 56 minutes ago, frank_spencer said: Big Dan was out of contract I think https://www.southamptonfc.com/en/news/article/nlundulu-seals-loan-move Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulhanley Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 As others have said its encouraging that the reason for the present state of affairs transfer wise at BWFC is that we are waiting our turn in the chain of deals for the quality players from the top two divisions we've identified. We've got some cash - its a different market to be operating in. This is very different from some summers when we've jumped in with both feet early in a pre-season (Sammy Lee in 2007, Dougie Freedman in 2013) and signed some serious dross on over-inflated contracts. I hope things break for us before long. I'd guess we're still after four players. It'd be good to have three of those done and dusted before 4 August/opening day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lt. Aldo Raine Posted July 13, 2023 Members Share Posted July 13, 2023 2 hours ago, frank_spencer said: Dunno figure it'll be tiny with a sell on clause if he does come good He was still under contract. We paid a six-figure (rumoured to be £300,00) fee to sign him permanently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Ratwhite Posted July 13, 2023 Author Site Supporter Share Posted July 13, 2023 2 hours ago, Wanderlust said: The Iles BN article suggesting we're waiting to see how things pan out for a number of players in the Premiership and Championship is at least encouraging inasmuch that we're looking for quality. Whether we get it or not is another story but it implies we're ambitious. Is where we are at and I’m happy with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizlar Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 Desperately need midfielders now can’t see Sadlier staying so that leaves Sheehan Dempsey Morley and Thomo that’s just not enough ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_spencer Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said: He was still under contract. We paid a six-figure (rumoured to be £300,00) fee to sign him permanently. Makes his signing even more baffling then. Saw nothing last season to make spending any money on him worthwhile, was content with giving him a punt for a freebie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolli Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 31 minutes ago, Rizlar said: Desperately need midfielders now can’t see Sadlier staying so that leaves Sheehan Dempsey Morley and Thomo that’s just not enough ! Whats worrying for me, is now Evatts saying Sadlier has a future with us, when he just been playing his football in the basement league? Very concerning, although i think Sadlier is a good player Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizlar Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 6 minutes ago, woolli said: Whats worrying for me, is now Evatts saying Sadlier has a future with us, when he just been playing his football in the basement league? Very concerning, although i think Sadlier is a good player Yeah strange 1 that seems Orient don’t want him . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyrotten Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 2 hours ago, Wanderlust said: The Iles BN article suggesting we're waiting to see how things pan out for a number of players in the Premiership and Championship is at least encouraging inasmuch that we're looking for quality. Whether we get it or not is another story but it implies we're ambitious. If we're sticking to the "salary limit" (not wanting someone to earn much more than the rest), you'd have to think these "Prem/Championship" players are young kids, or older players maybe looking for a longer contract than just 1 year. So we're looking at Nlundulu, Shoretire, Jerome types? Or maybe the Wilson type that never got established in the championship so was probably on a sensible salary. Its not going to be easy on a L1 salary to find improvements so it will be interesting to discover who we have in mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyrotten Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Rizlar said: Desperately need midfielders now can’t see Sadlier staying so that leaves Sheehan Dempsey Morley and Thomo that’s just not enough ! The consolation for me of not having enough midfielders is that there's no way we can let Sadlier leave in the meantime, and we might just get to the end of August without him being sold, even if we bring 1 or 2 others in. Never going to be a starter for an IE team but still a bit of hope he can play a part from the bench Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizlar Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 2 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said: The consolation for me of not having enough midfielders is that there's no way we can let Sadlier leave in the meantime, and we might just get to the end of August without him being sold, even if we bring 1 or 2 others in. Never going to be a starter for an IE team but still a bit of hope he can play a part from the bench I always thought he would be good in KL position he as the skills and scores goals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyrotten Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 19 minutes ago, woolli said: Whats worrying for me, is now Evatts saying Sadlier has a future with us, when he just been playing his football in the basement league? Very concerning, although i think Sadlier is a good player That's where plenty of our squad of last season were a couple of years ago, and they did win the league by a mile, he wasn't at Hartlepool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolli Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 4 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said: The consolation for me of not having enough midfielders is that there's no way we can let Sadlier leave in the meantime, and we might just get to the end of August without him being sold, even if we bring 1 or 2 others in. Never going to be a starter for an IE team but still a bit of hope he can play a part from the bench So, begs the question, why did Evatt sign him in the first place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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