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Transfer spending in the Championship this summer
- Thread starter El Presidente
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Paris
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They'll be competing with the likes of Villa, Wednesday, Norwich and Fulham for the promotion spots. Reading and Sheffield United maybe. No devine right, even if they are throwing the parachute money around.
Sheffield United?
Paris
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Got a feeling they will continue doing well under Wilder. If they finish rock bottom I'll bounce this thread with my profuse apologies Munkfish.
As long as Massive do that again, that'll do nicely for me
In fact, this spending by Boro might be winding up fans of their 2017/18 competitors?
Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
Not sure where all the Boro hype comes from, Harry Monk did an average job at Swansea, should have done better at Leeds from the position they were in after beating us and all of a sudden he is the messiah who is going to make Boro smash the Championship
Murray 17
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- Jul 6, 2003
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Some good shouts there. Didn't fancy anyone in League 2?
Perhaps he's a decent manager at best, but he's been given an array (by Championship standards) of talents to work with?
I care for Leeds no more than anyone else here, but they over performed, a big improvement on the the 15 years of wilderness before last season. Beating Brighton at home was no great achievement - quite a few teams did that last season.
Murray 17
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- Jul 6, 2003
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He might be a bit small though! [emoji3]
BensGrandad
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Is this what parachute payments were designed for? I didnt think so more to pay the wages of high earners when they left the Premier not bring in equally high earners or pay transfer fees.
I wonder if Boro will have more money in the bank than just that, possibly not having spent much of their initial season's £100m?
As well as unloading many highly paid players such as Guzan and Valdes, with Downing off.
BensGrandad
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The players they have signed will be on big wages I would think.
At the level robbed by Valdes and Downing? I'd be surprised, especially as it's a division down.
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
GOM
living vicariously
Difference between those two was that NUFC got in early and hoovered up all the best Championship players. AV left it late and paid for whoever was left at ridiculous prices. (and they had Di Matteo_
- Jun 27, 2012
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Only 5 other teams out of 23 did (Norwich, Forest, Huddersfield, Preston, Newcastle) .
Bottled L2. It was too difficult to pick one.