Media Thread - 2021/22

[JASR]

How are we 34 million up this summer?

Up till 1st august figures for 21/22.

 

[Centurions]

From Popbitch, today, wonder who it could be ?

>> Ball games <<​

A murky transfer window ​

With all the drama of transfer day, it can be hard to keep track of all the latest figures and deals flying around. One particular exec at a big club was clearly hoping to use this commotion to their advantage, but people have started to notice a curious eight-figure discrepancy bubbling up on the books. At least three unlikely summer transfers are now under the microscope, including one in which the club ended up paying £20m more for a player than the selling club asked for – and it's not immediately clear where the remaining balance might have ended up. As there doesn't seem to be a satisfactory answer forthcoming, we're told we can expect a big resignation (or "mutually agreed departure") to take place before too long.

Chelsea, Spurs or Arsenal most likely suspects maybe given the transfers they all made?

 

[bakerdave76]

Chelsea, Spurs or Arsenal most likely suspects maybe given the transfers they all made?

Leeds?

 

[Gremlin]

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We know what we are..

Interestingly, if we only take the last 4 years we are only about mid table. The big spend in 2017/18 skews it but, given what we achieved afterwards, it was definitely worth it!

 

[Centurions]

Leeds?

They've not done much business though? Surely something like Arsenal paying £50mill for a shortarse CB?

 

[hammocity]

Thanks for the nod @jrb. Just started listening to this station and so far I can't complain, (except the adverts of course.)

You'll soon get fed up with the same tunes being played, they have an obsession with some shite on there like A Brim full of Asha which must be played at least 5 times a week. DJ's are fucking wank and it's weird how many times Clint Boon plays the Inspiral Carpets on his own show.

 

[hammocity]

They've not done much business though? Surely something like Arsenal paying £50mill for a shortarse CB?

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

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We know what we are..

This is why net spend is the shittest metric in football, even more so than xG.

It shows negative net spend for us of £203.4m in 17/18. Yet when you compare the 2018 accounts with the previous year's, our total player costs (wages plus amortisation) only increased by about £7.5m. If you also include any profit on sale of players in the player cost calculation, by subtracting any profit from wages and amortisation, that figure goes down to £3.5m. So that £203.4m net spend is £200m higher than our actual increase in player costs.

 

[Onholiday(somemightsay)]

This is why net spend is the shittest metric in football, even more so than xG.

It shows negative net spend for us of £203.4m in 17/18. Yet when you compare the 2018 accounts with the previous year's, our total player costs (wages plus amortisation) only increased by about £7.5m. If you also include any profit on sale of players in the player cost calculation, by subtracting any profit from wages and amortisation, that figure goes down to £3.5m. So that £203.4m net spend is £200m higher than our actual increase in player costs.

And how many newspapers do you think will fly off the shelves with terrible, long worded and factual headlines like that? ;-)

 

[JRockBlues]

Laughable really, do they have a department for making shite up?

Yeah, it's called the sports desk. They combined what they used to have with the gossip mongers from the entertainment section as part of a streamlining process.