How is putting the youths on pro deals saving money?, it's not as if he couldn't have just put them on pro deals when needed to save more money. It's probably because they're showing enough potential to one day play a decent role for us or at least make us a bit of money by being sold to league 1 or 2... The thing about the loans too, why spend money for the sake, if there's a cheaper way of getting someone just as good if not better, i.e loaning, not buying, then roeder in my mind is fully right to do that. I'd rather he pooled his funds in for 4-5 perm signings of quality, rather than 8-9 average signings.
I fully believe, if the right player comes along, then roeder will be given funds. A lot of the problem then is fending off interest from elsewhere. I do think at this level though, we will only spend £2m or over on a striker as opposed to a midfeilder or defender, as thats how the prices work. £250k for hoolahan sounds like an absolute coup anyway to shore up the left, and i wouldn't be unhappy if we spent that on a striker who could bang the goals in. Can't see us spending any more than £1m on a centre back or a centre mid though.
National Express super guard wrote:blah blah blah, the board have no money, moan moan, a mate of a 2nd cousin of the man who cleans the bins who has a mate who knows the bloke down the road says.... only doomcaster and our illustrious board know what money we have. pure speculation
you can take a guess from the annual accounts and how much Roeder spent in janaury as to ROUGHLY how much there is...
jas :)
So we spend beyond our means and end up with a squad to take us up. Then what, because that same squad would not be sufficient to keep us up. Much better to use loanee's to get us there in the first place.
I agree we need to spend but using loan players to compliment our squad makes perfect sense to me.
Steelsilver wrote: If what i'm hearing and reading are to be believed...Norwich is going to be struggling. The figure that is being touted about for new players is £1.5 million. Now if you think we will succeed in replacing 9 decent players with a miserly £1.5 mill, then you are going to be very disapointed. I am therfor predicting that a lot of reserve/youth will be brought forward, maybe 3 loanies...and maybe 2-3 new sign-ons total, and not very hot talent either. This to me is sounding like another season in the realms of the Championship wondering if we gonna survive or not. The board don't seem to be backing cash injections to the club. Think i'll go put polish my boots, can't be much worse then what they'll have this season, and i'll play for my supper.
Well £1.3m has or is coming in re. Green and McKenzie
£600k profit from the Jan 08 transfers. So thats £1.9m for a start!
Then theres the Earnshaw and Etuhu money that has been added to the transfer budget.
LOADS OF MONEY!
Then the owners of this entertainment business can contribute too.
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