Agree to an extent but we are going to have to start paying fees to get young players on the way up to sell on and cover losses. Btw I'm talking about 3-400k signings from league one or players from abroad, not £5m championship centre forwards.

You can agree as much or little as you like but what I posted was a fact, not an opinion (the correlation bit)

Edited June 2, 20188 yr by jules_darby

Transfer fees are for mugs. Roughly the same payback as lottery tickets in the long run.

As i,ve said to your blind faith sycophants , there aint no sale, investment or jack shit. Apart from Rotherham thats the only team we’ll finish above. I’ll be proved right.

You can agree as much or little as you like but what I posted was a fact, not an opinion (the correlation bit)

I'd agree on the wages correlation. It's also fact that shifting players on for profit can support losses, losses driven by wages. So we need more of a balance. Free's with big wages didn't serve us well pre embargo, they may in the future. My opinion is we should take a more balanced approach. And I'm about as far from a speculate to accumulate facemither loon as you can get. ☺️

As Jules said wages is a better gauge but we are going to get caught sooner or later with the free transfer policy and we couldn't of got closer to being relegated than we did this year against 3 awful sides.

 

On the flip side the new regime have achieved each season they have been here so more of that please.

 

A Wigan and Blackburn relegation season will do me. They are both poor teams

As Casino has pointed out many times we went down from the Premium with the 12th highest wage bill. So correlation is a great guide but not a guarantee.

 

I really believe that this season is our chance to think more long term. Unless you think some billionaire is on the horizon, buying low and selling high is our best chance of long term sustainability and success. My view for this transfer window is a mix of frees and younger players from lower leagues or abroad with fees less than half a million.

Edit above worryingly Wigan and Blackburn both have better first eleven players than us. See Grigg,Bradley Rack, Mulgrew, Graham, etc.

Bit worrying that he dismissed the Saudi takeover talk. Though Ken did say he was talks with 3 parties about investment so who knows?

 

Lee Anderson has always been adamant it’s investment not a takeover! He corrected Iles a few weeks back over said issue.

You can agree as much or little as you like but what I posted was a fact, not an opinion (the correlation bit)

So true, all over the leagues.

Edit above worryingly Wigan and Blackburn both have better first eleven players than us. See Grigg,Bradley Rack, Mulgrew, Graham, etc.

Will Grigg has scored 5 in 33 in this league

 

Dack has never played a game

 

I'll give you Graham will get a dozen goals if his Zimmer holds up

 

Mulgrew like Graham were both part of the team that went down

 

And etc is shit. Never rated him

 

Both Wigan and Blackburn will be round about us imo

As Casino has pointed out many times we went down from the Premium with the 12th highest wage bill. So correlation is a great guide but not a guarantee.

 

I really believe that this season is our chance to think more long term. Unless you think some billionaire is on the horizon, buying low and selling high is our best chance of long term sustainability and success. My view for this transfer window is a mix of frees and younger players from lower leagues or abroad with fees less than half a million.

Course it’s not a guarantee; if it was they’d not need to play the matches. You’re right, it’s just a guide and there’s always exceptions

 

If we can buy low it even for free and sell high, then that would be ideal of course. But then there’s even less of a guarantee that we’ll invest in players who’s value increases than the wage-success correlation

 

Let’s see where we are come August

That's the first "closing in on a new signing" story of the pre-season that I've seen! 

 

http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/wanderers/16267009.Wanderers_are_closing_in_on_playmaker_deal/

That's the first "closing in on a new signing" story of the pre-season that I've seen!

 

http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/wanderers/16267009.Wanderers_are_closing_in_on_playmaker_deal/

If this is true then could it signal intent of a change in style?

Edited June 4, 20188 yr by jules_darby

Shit or bust signing - his scoring record and reputation in league one say worth a punt

If this is true then could it signal intent of a change in style?

I hope so mate.

 

Hopefully not another clough scenario

Hoof to Oztumer!

I hope so mate.

 

Hopefully not another clough scenario

Yeah, that’s got to be the concern

 

This lad’s even smaller!

Close to signing

 

Probably means someone else will nip in

Would be a good signing I reckon caused us some problems when we played Walsall in League one .

Can he step up (not a pun as he is only a shortarse) is the question & only time will tell but he has skill on the ball & a decent goals return in a poor side.

That's the first "closing in on a new signing" story of the pre-season that I've seen! 

 

http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/wanderers/16267009.Wanderers_are_closing_in_on_playmaker_deal/

 

A no brainer for me. No fee, modest wages relatively.

 

If he makes the grade then we have a decent player on our hands who is a good age. If he's shite, we'll still be able to command a fee for him to someone in L1.

Oztumer, very good player. Style is similar to the equally small, Barry Bannon. We need a creative midfielder who can score. My number one choice for a signing. Let's hope. 

Let’s hope it comes off

 

And Parkinson changes the style of play

Different style of play? We’re a bit hopeful there. I just see him as Karancans replacement.

Different style of play? We’re a bit hopeful there. I just see him as Karancans replacement.

by all accounts the lad can play and is very creative

 

If the case Parkinson must change his approach Hopefully go 2 up top

Hope the physio is well stocked up on Ralgex because he will spend a lot of time watching the ball whistling over his head.