ZeroTheHero
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I'm surprised he didn't sign Danny Philliskirk again!
So, not exactly 'make do and mend' then!In 2020 they have spent £64m on 3 players - £22m on Berge, £23.5m on Brewster, and £18.5m on Ramsdale (there has also been a few 'undisclosed' fees).
But probably overspent on all 3.So, not exactly 'make do and mend' then!
Indeed - looking at Transfermarkt (https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/sheffield-united/transfers/verein/350/plus/0) - which of course may or may not be accurate - they spent over £56M this time out and it values those players at £44M. Ouch...But probably overspent on all 3.
Bournemouth sold well in the summer (Ake to Citeh for £41m, Wilson to Newcastle for £20m, and Ramsdale for £18.5m (plus a bunch of minor sub-£1m deals). Doubled their money on Ake, £17.5m profit on Ramsdale in 3 years (Wilder sold him to Bournemouth for £1m), and £17m profit for Wilson (albeit over a long time).£18.5m for Ramsdale?! Bloody hell. No wonder Bournemouth are fine and dandy in the Championship when the Blades have horrifically overpaid for the English equivalent of Wayne Hennessy.
I think it’s been mentioned above but that tossing of money around has had the reverse effect. Players signed for big fees and lucrative deals will certainly P**s off the incumbents. Did it really have to be done in that way?
Norwich are a fine example of a side that are a non-moneybags side that are approaching the PL in the right way. Get promoted, don’t overspend, don’t panic about relegation, get promoted again with the revenues achieved when in the top flight. Yo-yo-ing when you are one of those big-but-not-massive clubs is fine when done right. They suggested that they would return a profit this year (although COVID may well have impacted that). They were debt free in 2018 too.
As for CW, the Blades would be good to stick with him, I think. Maybe consider what the exit plan is post-January and start planning for the 2021-22 campaign in getting promoted from the Championship. There’s no point throwing good money after bad when the situation could be hopeless by then anyway.
Yeah, but £18.5m for Ramsdale! I've got some magic beans for him if he is flashing cash like that.On the keeper, CW had no choice but to sign a new one when he couldn't get Dean Henderson back on loan.
The transfers they made are the standard going rate for average Premier League players now.
No they aren’t. You can get, say, Callum Wilson for £20m, and he’s a decent PL player.The transfers they made are the standard going rate for average Premier League players now.