Lamie, do you envisage Newcastle's relegation?
If Benitez stays, I see them escaping that due to his tactics and magic touch, but having an uncomtable season in bottom half.
All guesswork I realise.
Very true, Newcastle fans know full well that Ashley won't back the club, doing just enough to stay in the PL (or not in 2016, when his tightness came unstuck).
Betting markets make Wolves virtually evens to finish in the top half, remarkable for a newly promoted team who've been out of the PL for a long time. And 6x more likely to achieve that, than unfashionable Brighton.
Thank you for your prompt response!
I guessed they might be OK on (2) wages, because of the newly promoted scenario.
(1) allows them to go all out in one window to blitz transfers in, to give them potentially a top half squad.
Digressing to West Ham and (2), a comparison of payroll costs...
Good post. With £100m of extra broadcasting income, newly promoted clubs seem to spend £40m to £50m in transfer fees in the first summer window, with a huge increase in player wages too.
Wolves and Fulham are going for £100m in fees alone in the first summer, including well known 'names' and...
£18m on Traore today.
£12m on Dendoncker tomorrow, who played for Belgium in the WC.
Wolves and Fulham both buying PL quality squads in a single window, at eye watering levels of fees and wages.