Do YOU think that we have enough in the kitty to make one or two big signings

Icy Gull

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before the window closes?

I have no idea how much we have paid in signing on fees or wages but if we do have the same budget as last year I can't help feeling that there is still a fairly hefty wedge left to spend

Will we be paying biggish fees for a LB or striker or will we be taking some high wage earner on a season's loan and contributing a decent proportion of the wages?

Are we going to make a couple of signings before the window closes that won't initially be that impressive to most of us?

I reckon we are going to sign a quality left back, I have no idea who and Bridges shoes will be nigh on impossible to fill. I also think that we may sign a season long loan striker

Maybe that's it until the January window

 

Tricky Dicky

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If we lose on Sat there might be a panic buy or two.

 

seagull_special

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• Aug 1, 2013

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I think a latin left back and a young premiership striker on loan for a season. Looking forward to young players developing and coming through this year.

 

crodonilson

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There won't be a great deal extra in the coffers with FFP looming. We should be looking to utilise the loan market, particularly our contacts in the London area.

 

Blue Valkyrie

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• Aug 1, 2013

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Reckon we'll get 3 in, more if we lose anyone.

Transfer deadline day could be tricky if we get big bids for Bridcutt, Buckley, Barnes, Orlandi, KLL etc.

 

Hugo Rune

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We need one replacement for Dicker/Vicente/Harley. An attacking central midfield playmaker who can get 10 goals a season, make stuff happen, take set pieces and become the creative flair heartbeat of the team. Probably needs to be Spanish too. Add to that a LB and loan to cover Hoskins/CMS and we'll be done.

 

itszamora

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Hugo Rune said:

We need one replacement for Dicker/Vicente/Harley. An attacking central midfield playmaker who can get 10 goals a season, make stuff happen, take set pieces and become the creative flair heartbeat of the team. Probably needs to be Spanish too. Add to that a LB and loan to cover Hoskins/CMS and we'll be done.

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So that's Spanish Dave, then? An extra striker is needed, completely agree, but I've got a feeling we may go in with our two current left-backs.

 

Hugo Rune

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itszamora said:

So that's Spanish Dave, then? An extra striker is needed, completely agree, but I've got a feeling we may go in with our two current left-backs.

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Not for me. When Buckley is injured or if we decide to play a right sided midfielder instead of a winger, S-Dave will be on the right. He can fill the central position (as can Orlandi) but I think we need more cover. Also, I've not seen enough from JFC to suggest he can perform this role week in/week out in a Championship leading side.

 

Mellotron

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Jul 2, 2008

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Having been told by Paul Barber we have roughly the same budget as last season, we should have a LARGE chunk of wages/transfer money left, considering all the players released.

 

edna krabappel

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Surely a good signing doesn't have to be a big signing.

 

The Sock of Poskett

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I think we'll see a bit more business once the Premier League sides have sorted out their squads. Expect one or two to land just before deadline day. And no, I have no inside information whatsoever.

 

DIFFBROOK

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When Barber and Bloom mentioned transfer budget being roughly the same as last year, did they mean overall budget i.e the budget for paying players now or did they mean transfer budget i.e we can splash out on another Ulloa?

I would think its the former and that we only have a bit left in the kitty. We have let go quite a few players, but most on low wages (except Vicente). But brought in Augstien who may be on bigger wages and a few others.

I would be very surprsied if we splashed out £2m on a player

 

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BensGrandad

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What date do the prem sides have to declare their 25 man quad by cos that is when loans will be available.

 

Mellotron

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DIFFBROOK said:

When Barber and Bloom mentioned transfer budget being roughly the same as last year, did they mean overall budget i.e the budget for paying players now or did they mean transfer budget i.e we can splash out on another Ulloa?

I would think its the former and that we only have a bit left in the kitty. We have let go quite a few players, but most on low wages (except Vicente). But brought in Augstien who may be on bigger wages and a few others.

I would be very surprsied if we splashed out £2m on a player

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Dobbie and Harley were both supposedly on big wages, and along with our part on Bridge that would add up to quite a lot.

 

Bladders

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• Aug 1, 2013

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Mellotron said:

Dobbie and Harley were both supposedly on big wages, and along with our part on Bridge that would add up to quite a lot.

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Got to be at least 30 grand a week saving right there.

 

middletoenail

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• Aug 1, 2013

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I wouldn't imagine our budget is not as big as everyone thinks. The mount of playing and non playing staff who have been released or "left by mutual consent" is quite a lot and that does not come cheap.

 

James Bond's body double

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Well QPR just bought Charlie Austin, must have been a few pounds short in our bid.

 

tinycowboy

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Until the transfer window closes, there is still the possibility of losing players as well as getting new ones. Hope we can hang onto what we have. If the budget is the same, we surely have something left in the kitty as we would appear to have trimmed our squad so far.

 

Icy Gull

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tinycowboy said:

Until the transfer window closes, there is still the possibility of losing players as well as getting new ones. Hope we can hang onto what we have. If the budget is the same, we surely have something left in the kitty as we would appear to have trimmed our squad so far.

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I am sure I'll be in a very small minority but I think I'd rather lose Liam than Ashley, not that I want to lose either.

*putstinhaton*

 

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nevergoagain

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Given that Barber has said the playing budget this year is roughly the same then I'd say we should have a decent amount for 1 or 2 players.

Slightly off topic but if we lost £8m from last accounts and we've subsequently saved money on back office wages, new catering contract, Amex sponsorship, Travel subsidy and the 5k extra seats which have pretty much gone every game then we surely must be greatly improved in that area unless our playing budget has risen dramatically.