Do we really have £100 million to spend?

[ToffeeTim]

I think we do but we aren't competent enough to spend it properly

 

[Ivo]

The claim that we have a £100 million summer transfer budget first emerged a couple of days after Moshiri invested. Now, with one week to season kickoff, we’re short of that spend by around £92m. So what’s the story? Here’s one possibility.
Moshiri, like many successful people, is a good salesman. He needed to convince a protective BK and a reluctant RK so he exaggerated the transfer kitty. He principally envisions a player trading model so targeted Koeman and Monchi who are both highly experienced in that. He will provide funds but it will be in line with his reputed wealth of £1.3 billion which puts him around mid-table in the owner’s league.
So how would he explain a much lower spend than expected? Simple. Make enquiries / offers for unobtainable expensive stars while negotiating hard for lower level ones expecting to land at least one marquee and some budget players before deadline. ‘We tried very hard but don’t yet have the status to land these stars,’ would follow. With RK’s neck on the chopping block I expect he’ll push hard to spend most of what’s there. It has to be noted that we do lack pulling power but this can be ameliorated by providing substantial financial incentive i.e. signing RK himself.
I hope this isn’t true, and we won’t have a real idea until September, but if it is true I’d expect the following.

Publicity: Interest in top stars i.e. Draxler
Net Spend: Less than £40m
Signings: No Carvalho, Koulibaly or Draxler
Marquees: One (Witsel or Mata)
Maybe 2 if Stones goes
If Stones + Lu go a low, or negative, spend
Aftermath: Failed bids for big names leaked

Even if this is the case, we still have new investment and a better manager with the possibility of a successful player trading model in the future so there’s plenty to be optimistic about. It does have one obvious effect though. The probability of a Docks stadium isn’t good as Moshiri will use his salesmanship to elicit the most favourable deal utilising public money and minimising his own expenditure making Stonebridge Cross the likely outcome.

Yes. But we're not allowed to spend it.

 

[davek]

“For me I bought into a new family and that’s what is special for me. I'll give them whatever I have.”

Three things he's given us so far

• Jam Tomorrow
• Pie in the sky
• Manana

 

[EFCccc]

No.

 

[bizzaro]

“For me I bought into a new family and that’s what is special for me. I'll give them whatever I have.”

Three things he's given us so far

• Jam Tomorrow
• Pie in the sky
• Manana

Poor that Davek.

Expected better from you.

 

[davek]

Poor that Davek.

Expected better from you.

I'll do better tomorrow....just like Moshiri.

 

[bizzaro]

I'll do better tomorrow....just like Moshiri.

Team in transition.

People will remember, I've ALWAYS said it was a three year project.

I publicly disagreed with @The Esk on this point as well.

I'm expecting maybe another two signings next week. More if one goes out.

Or Kone is rightfully discarded.

 

[Elong]

I'll do better tomorrow....just like Moshiri.

Dave's back!

 

[davek]

Team in transition.

People will remember, I've ALWAYS said it was a three year project.

I publicly disagreed with @The Esk on this point as well.

I'm expecting maybe another two signings next week. More if one goes out.

Or Kone is rightfully discarded.

We wait and see on that, but the point is that they should be here now with three preseason games behind them.

 

[Goat]

“For me I bought into a new family and that’s what is special for me. I'll give them whatever I have.”

Three things he's given us so far

• Jam Tomorrow
• Pie in the sky
• Manana

 

[bizzaro]

We wait and see on that, but the point is that they should be here now with three preseason games behind them.

It is what it is Dave.

Lets not try and fight against nature, but work with it.

I've said all summer in your absence and even argued with @The Esk about it - we were NOT going to make all the proposed signings people were thinking we might make in one summer.

Just was not going to happen.


We'll strengthen but the spending well over £100 million. Ludicrous.

 

[davek]

It is what it is Dave.

Lets not try and fight against nature, but work with it.

I've said all summer in your absence and even argued with @The Esk about it - we were NOT going to make all the proposed signings people were thinking we might make in one summer.

Just was not going to happen.


We'll strengthen but the spending well over £100 million. Ludicrous.

Top GK at the very least should have been sorted weeks and weeks ago. If Stekelenburg is RKs idea of that then my confidence in him will be shaken. I dont think he does think that though and the issue is higher up the food chain.

 

[bizzaro]

Top GK at the very least should have been sorted weeks and weeks ago. If Stekelenburg is RKs idea of that then my confidence in him will be shaken. I dont think he does think that though and the issue is higher up the food chain.

Dave. I think you'll be in for a disappointment then.

I think he'll be looking for a CB, AM/CF and a ST.

GK might get looked at again but the above are the priority.

 

[Goat]

Top GK at the very least should have been sorted weeks and weeks ago. If Stekelenburg is RKs idea of that then my confidence in him will be shaken. I dont think he does think that though and the issue is higher up the food chain.

I like the boy Stickleback David.

 

[davek]

Dave. I think you'll be in for a disappointment then.

I think he'll be looking for a CB, AM/CF and a ST.

GK might get looked at again but the above are the priority.

Should be here right now.

Any feelgood factor that was built up has been obliterated by the preseason and the lack of transfer activity.