Confirmed Signing Andros Townsend

[windymiller]

Benard is on approx £120k+ a week so 40k profit

Walcott was on around 100k a week so assuming Gray ends up on around 40k-50k thats 50k-60k profit.

Begovic will essentially take Lossl's wages


So about 100k a week profit not bad at all.

Not including the 110k or so saved from Bolasie + Besic.

It's not quite the accounting miracle being sold to us on here. All three would be paid for by Bernard alone according to loads on here.

Are you saying you are happy to pay £80k a week to a player you describe as a squad player? He'd be in our top 10 in terms of wages. How can we justify that for a "squad player"?

Begovic is deffo on more than Lossl.

 

[windymiller]

That's what he was reportedly on at palace and with no fee involved probably about right

I read 60k at palace.

 

[stretford blue]

I read 60k at palace.

Well done to his agent then if he's got him £80,000 a week here

 

[ForeverBlue92]

It's not quite the accounting miracle being sold to us on here. All three would be paid for by Bernard alone according to loads on here.

Are you saying you are happy to pay £80k a week to a player you describe as a squad player? He'd be in our top 10 in terms of wages. How can we justify that for a "squad player"?

Begovic is deffo on more than Lossl.

Jesus lad crack a smile the wage bill is being cut

 

[John from Bootle]

It's not quite the accounting miracle being sold to us on here. All three would be paid for by Bernard alone according to loads on here.

Are you saying you are happy to pay £80k a week to a player you describe as a squad player? He'd be in our top 10 in terms of wages. How can we justify that for a "squad player"?

Begovic is deffo on more than Lossl.

At 80k a week, for two seasons, it's £8 million, all in.

You don't get an awful lot for a net (wages and fee) spend of £8 million over two seasons these days.

 

[windymiller]

Jesus lad crack a smile the wage bill is being cut

Not answering then? Standard.

 

[ForeverBlue92]

Not answering then? Standard.

Just constant moaning even if he signed for half that you would moan lol

 

[windymiller]

At 80k a week, for two seasons, it's £8 million, all in.

You don't get an awful lot for a net spend of £8 million over two seasons these days.

80k a week is big wages, it's more than the bulk of our squad get. For Andros Townsend, who has scored 2 goals in 2 years.

 

[windymiller]

Just constant moaning even if he signed for half that you would moan lol

Still not answering. Should we be paying Andros Townsend £80k a week? Does that represent good value for a "squad player"?

 

[ForeverBlue92]

Still not answering. Should we be paying Andros Townsend £80k a week? Does that represent good value for a "squad player"?

Yes as we've saved 20k a week replacing Walcott with him.

Otherwise we could have signed someone of a similiar quality on say 40k a week but with a £10 million transfer fee and paid more than that over the course of his contract.

 

[John from Bootle]

80k a week is big wages, it's more than the bulk of our squad get. For Andros Townsend, who has scored 2 goals in 2 years.

But there needs to be context. If we'd paid 4 million (buttons in today's market) and gave him 40k a week would you be less bothered?

 

[Deulofeumygod]

We are paying him 80k?

No wonder he is smiling from ear to ear!

 

[Tubey]

At 80k a week, for two seasons, it's £8 million, all in.

You don't get an awful lot for a net (wages and fee) spend of £8 million over two seasons these days.

Clearly. We just signed Andros Townsend for that much.

 

[windymiller]

But there needs to be context. If we'd paid 4 million (buttons in today's market) and gave him 40k a week would you be less bothered?

No, it would still be a rubbish signing. He's rubbish, we shouldn't sign him. In 12 months when we want rid of him for being rubbish which team would take on his massive wage? For a reference point see Bolasie, Yannick or Tosun, Cenk or Bernard.

 

[Tubey]

We are paying him 80k?

No wonder he is smiling from ear to ear!

We have a crazy habit of giving crap footballers their last big pay day.