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Chris Hughton says club will not panic in transfer window



enterprise

Active member
Jul 12, 2010
268
I truly believe that we are in the market to really strengthen the team in Jan and make that push to guarantee automatic or play off place. I know first hand that we are in the market for players, left back, left sided centre back, central midfielder, winger (already got) and a striker. The agent in question is obviously just one of many looking for us but he is confident that we will add to the squad as TB is ambitious and willing to pay wages that equate to the top end of championship wages. Fingers crossed it's all true!
 


Guinness Boy

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Jul 23, 2003
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We're back to being unable to trust a word the club say which is unfortunate given where we were in November.

Tony Bloom historically - "I don't like doing business in January"

Tony Bloom before Christmas - "It makes sense to strengthen from a position of strength"

You can't have both.

That sad we're in an awkward position where some real dross is still taking up wages space. Holla and Chicksen signed by Burke but Manu hasn't contributed in the way we'd hope either. The three of them added together probably make that striker.
 


Monsieur Le Plonk

Lethargy in motion
Apr 22, 2009
1,858
By a lake
What I mean is, why do we spend (in my opinion) UNBELIEVABLE sums of money on every part of the club other than the main part that actually makes you money, ultimately?

Did we really need to spend £120m on the new stadium? Don't get me wrong, I am not for a second moaning about Bloom. I'm just slightly baffled by what seems to me as a very unbalanced way of looking at our spending. Fair enough if we don't want to go all out for the Prem, but in that case why spend such huge amounts of money on a stadium and training academy that appear designed with a Prem team in mind etc?

FFP?
Who knows what TB would have spent on players and where that may have led if we hadn't been played within the rules that so many others flouted.
 


Blue Valkyrie

Not seen such Bravery!
Sep 1, 2012
32,165
Valhalla
We're back to being unable to trust a word the club say which is unfortunate given where we were in November.

Tony Bloom historically - "I don't like doing business in January"

Tony Bloom before Christmas - "It makes sense to strengthen from a position of strength"

You can't have both.

That sad we're in an awkward position where some real dross is still taking up wages space. Holla and Chicksen signed by Burke but Manu hasn't contributed in the way we'd hope either. The three of them added together probably make that striker.
A little unfair, if I might say so.

No one is talking about 'having both'.

The traditional position can easily be different from the current position, there is no conflict in that.

So, que sera sera... let's not doubt Tony just yet. 17 days.
 


Mellotron

I've asked for soup
Jul 2, 2008
31,730
Brighton
FFP?
Who knows what TB would have spent on players and where that may have led if we hadn't been played within the rules that so many others flouted.

QPR have shown us that FFP is as meaningless as me saying the word "radiator"

"radiator"

I feel like we need to finally stop being the good boy at school who does the exam honestly and gets a mediocre grade whilst everyone else in the class cheats off the boffin and gets top marks.

(That analogy works in my head, anyway)
 




c0lz

North East Stand.
Jan 26, 2010
2,203
Patcham/Brighton
Different year, same old shit.

Yeah whatever Chris.

:shrug:

Agree.This happens every season.
I remember under Gus second season that we needed a striker and thought he got his target in Jan for it to fall though, and then ending up missing 2nd place by 3 points and we all know how that season ended.
 


Johnny RoastBeef

These aren't the players you're looking for.
Jan 11, 2016
3,151
This. Absolutely :clap2:

Here is a table of transfer spending over the last 5 seasons, that a found at transfer league.co.uk. Apologies for the poor formatting. Those who spent the most are not always the ones you think, and if money was everything wouldn't the league table look the same as this one?


# Champioship last 5 seasons Purchased Gross Sold Nett. Per Season

1 Queens Park Rangers £113,500,000 £38,500,000 £75,000,000 £15,000,000
2 Hull City £78,275,000 £41,200,000 £37,075,000 £7,415,000
3 Derby £32,630,000 £3,450,000 £29,180,000 £5,836,000
4 Cardiff City £60,745,000 £32,500,000 £28,245,000 £5,649,000
5 Middlesbrough £27,425,000 £11,925,000 £15,500,000 £3,100,000
6 Fulham £53,030,000 £41,500,000 £11,530,000 £2,306,000
7 Nottingham Forest £24,050,000 £16,900,000 £7,150,000 £1,430,000
8 Sheffield Wed £10,695,000 £2,350,000 £8,345,000 £1,669,000
9 Brighton £17,175,000 £12,150,000 £5,025,000 £1,005,000
10 Burnley £26,450,000 £22,850,000 £3,600,000 £720,000
11 Bolton £18,550,000 £15,925,000 £2,625,000 £525,000
12 Bristol City £5,400,000 £4,210,000 £1,190,000 £238,000
13 Charlton Athletic £5,720,000 £4,750,000 £970,000 £194,000
14. Preston North End. £0 £0 £0 £0
15 Rotherham United £875,000 £1,375,000 -£500,000 -£100,000
16 Mk Dons £0 £5,000,000 -£5,000,000 -£1,000,000
17 Leeds £12,325,000 £19,050,000 -£6,725,000 -£1,345,000
18 Brentford £9,500,000 £17,800,000 -£8,300,000 -£1,660,000
19 Huddersfield £4,075,000 £18,200,000 -£14,125,000 -£2,825,000
20 Wolverhampton Wanderers £31,545,000 £45,800,000 -£14,255,000 -£2,851,000
21 Ipswich £1,118,500 £19,850,000 -£18,731,500 -£3,746,300
22 Reading £12,309,000 £31,350,000 -£19,041,000 -£3,808,200
23 Blackburn £22,550,000 £52,100,000 -£29,550,000 -£5,910,000
24 Birmingham. £830,000 £36,200,000 -£35,370,000 -£7,074,000
 






Mellotron

I've asked for soup
Jul 2, 2008
31,730
Brighton
Here is a table of transfer spending over the last 5 seasons, that a found at transfer league.co.uk. Apologies for the poor formatting. Those who spent the most are not always the ones you think, and if money was everything wouldn't the league table look the same as this one?


# Champioship last 5 seasons Purchased Gross Sold Nett. Per Season

1 Queens Park Rangers £113,500,000 £38,500,000 £75,000,000 £15,000,000
2 Hull City £78,275,000 £41,200,000 £37,075,000 £7,415,000
3 Derby £32,630,000 £3,450,000 £29,180,000 £5,836,000
4 Cardiff City £60,745,000 £32,500,000 £28,245,000 £5,649,000
5 Middlesbrough £27,425,000 £11,925,000 £15,500,000 £3,100,000
6 Fulham £53,030,000 £41,500,000 £11,530,000 £2,306,000
7 Nottingham Forest £24,050,000 £16,900,000 £7,150,000 £1,430,000
8 Sheffield Wed £10,695,000 £2,350,000 £8,345,000 £1,669,000
9 Brighton £17,175,000 £12,150,000 £5,025,000 £1,005,000
10 Burnley £26,450,000 £22,850,000 £3,600,000 £720,000
11 Bolton £18,550,000 £15,925,000 £2,625,000 £525,000
12 Bristol City £5,400,000 £4,210,000 £1,190,000 £238,000
13 Charlton Athletic £5,720,000 £4,750,000 £970,000 £194,000
14. Preston North End. £0 £0 £0 £0
15 Rotherham United £875,000 £1,375,000 -£500,000 -£100,000
16 Mk Dons £0 £5,000,000 -£5,000,000 -£1,000,000
17 Leeds £12,325,000 £19,050,000 -£6,725,000 -£1,345,000
18 Brentford £9,500,000 £17,800,000 -£8,300,000 -£1,660,000
19 Huddersfield £4,075,000 £18,200,000 -£14,125,000 -£2,825,000
20 Wolverhampton Wanderers £31,545,000 £45,800,000 -£14,255,000 -£2,851,000
21 Ipswich £1,118,500 £19,850,000 -£18,731,500 -£3,746,300
22 Reading £12,309,000 £31,350,000 -£19,041,000 -£3,808,200
23 Blackburn £22,550,000 £52,100,000 -£29,550,000 -£5,910,000
24 Birmingham. £830,000 £36,200,000 -£35,370,000 -£7,074,000

Stadium - #1 in Championship (by a mile)
Academy - #1 in Championship (by a mile)
Squad - #9

Do you now see the disconnect in our spending?
 


atomised

Well-known member
Mar 21, 2013
5,107
In the summer we strengthened as best we could as a potential mid table club. Now we are in a very different position and whilst Bloom doesnt like doing business in this window im sure his comments came from a realisation that we had/have a superb chance of achieving that dream promotion. The statements dont contradict at all
 


DarrenFreemansPerm

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Sep 28, 2010
17,328
Shoreham
Here is a table of transfer spending over the last 5 seasons, that a found at transfer league.co.uk. Apologies for the poor formatting. Those who spent the most are not always the ones you think, and if money was everything wouldn't the league table look the same as this one?


# Champioship last 5 seasons Purchased Gross Sold Nett. Per Season

1 Queens Park Rangers £113,500,000 £38,500,000 £75,000,000 £15,000,000
2 Hull City £78,275,000 £41,200,000 £37,075,000 £7,415,000
3 Derby £32,630,000 £3,450,000 £29,180,000 £5,836,000
4 Cardiff City £60,745,000 £32,500,000 £28,245,000 £5,649,000
5 Middlesbrough £27,425,000 £11,925,000 £15,500,000 £3,100,000
6 Fulham £53,030,000 £41,500,000 £11,530,000 £2,306,000
7 Nottingham Forest £24,050,000 £16,900,000 £7,150,000 £1,430,000
8 Sheffield Wed £10,695,000 £2,350,000 £8,345,000 £1,669,000
9 Brighton £17,175,000 £12,150,000 £5,025,000 £1,005,000
10 Burnley £26,450,000 £22,850,000 £3,600,000 £720,000
11 Bolton £18,550,000 £15,925,000 £2,625,000 £525,000
12 Bristol City £5,400,000 £4,210,000 £1,190,000 £238,000
13 Charlton Athletic £5,720,000 £4,750,000 £970,000 £194,000
14. Preston North End. £0 £0 £0 £0
15 Rotherham United £875,000 £1,375,000 -£500,000 -£100,000
16 Mk Dons £0 £5,000,000 -£5,000,000 -£1,000,000
17 Leeds £12,325,000 £19,050,000 -£6,725,000 -£1,345,000
18 Brentford £9,500,000 £17,800,000 -£8,300,000 -£1,660,000
19 Huddersfield £4,075,000 £18,200,000 -£14,125,000 -£2,825,000
20 Wolverhampton Wanderers £31,545,000 £45,800,000 -£14,255,000 -£2,851,000
21 Ipswich £1,118,500 £19,850,000 -£18,731,500 -£3,746,300
22 Reading £12,309,000 £31,350,000 -£19,041,000 -£3,808,200
23 Blackburn £22,550,000 £52,100,000 -£29,550,000 -£5,910,000
24 Birmingham. £830,000 £36,200,000 -£35,370,000 -£7,074,000

This also has all of the hallmarks of ChaileyJem post.
 








rippleman

Well-known member
Oct 18, 2011
4,521
What none of us know is whether the Chairman's plan is for PL football. Having invested so heavily in the Amex and the training ground there may not be enough in his pot to spend on the quality in depth that we clearly need if we want to go up.

As previously stated, Hemed isn't going to get you 20+ goals a season and we already know the gulf between the Championship and League One. CMS, despite his endeavours, could never come close to his record in League One, and Baldock is just another who can't cut the goalscoring mustard at the higher level.

Maybe the 26K+ crowds will continue if we spend our future in the Championship but I have a fear that we will have a lot who drift away if we don't go up, particularly if we can't even play attractive football....and score some goals.
 






Cowfold Seagull

Fan of the 17 bus
Apr 22, 2009
21,578
Cowfold
To me the crazy thing is, that with probably hundreds of millions having been spent on the new stadia, training complex, and infrastructure of the club, to make it 'Premier League ready', we are probably only one or two decent signings away from actually getting there.

It has been a case of 'we'll get there next season', ever since the Amex has opened, so you will understand why l am so frustrated now.

So close, but still no cigar.
 


DFL JCL

Well-known member
Jan 8, 2016
790
To me the crazy thing is, that with probably hundreds of millions having been spent on the new stadia, training complex, and infrastructure of the club, to make it 'Premier League ready', we are probably only one or two decent signings away from actually getting there.

It has been a case of 'we'll get there next season', ever since the Amex has opened, so you will understand why l am so frustrated now.

So close, but still no cigar.

I often find the idea of a cigar is far more appealing than the actual taste.
 











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