2025 Summer Transfer Thread. 😂

[Leonard Venkhater]

3 hours ago, KentExile said:

Specifically regarding the last line in your post that I have marked in bold

Never mind why has the wage cap not been increased, It looks very much as though the wage cap has been reduced and is now below what some of these players are currently on (or at least below what they were on before they left and found new clubs who would pay what they are worth), however, they were offered terms equal to their current contracts on the long shot that they may accept, which would have been seen as an unexpected coup (at least by Pasha, Gestede et al)

Not sure I have explained myself properly there, but for example, if Hyam/Brittain/Travis were on circa £10K-£15K/week, and the wage cap is now £10K/week, then whilst all new signings have that £10K/week cap, they are willing to extend our "star performers" on their current terms (but only for a year)

It all screams short termism, and the 1 year extensions to our (former) higher earners were them attempting to cover  themselves financially as they know where this is likely to end (relegation in the near future if not this season)

Agreed. I can't help wondering if there is a deliberate functionality in the actual churn produced. 

Who gains etc?

[KentExile]

4 minutes ago, Leonard Venkhater said:

Agreed. I can't help wondering if there is a deliberate functionality in the actual churn produced. 

Who gains etc?

I fully expect the next set of accounts to show that the overall wages paid are inexplicably the same as the last god knows how many years, which would then point squarely in the direction of certain non playing members of staff

[Tomphil2]

37 minutes ago, KentExile said:

I fully expect the next set of accounts to show that the overall wages paid are inexplicably the same as the last god knows how many years, which would then point squarely in the direction of certain non playing members of staff

Surely they couldn't be diverting wages from the football squad into the non playing staff whilst keeping the overall costs the same ?

Could they .......

[KentExile]

18 minutes ago, Tomphil2 said:

Surely they couldn't be diverting wages from the football squad into the non playing staff whilst keeping the overall costs the same ?

Could they .......

The wage bill stated in the accounts staying roughly the same over the past 5 years (£25.5M give or take £200K apart from the 21/22 season when it was £24.3M), despite obvious cuts to the playing staff would indicate that something is not as it seems

Edited 2 hours ago by KentExile

[Tomphil2]

Iv'e often wondered how many advisers and consultants are on the payroll.

[Leonard Venkhater]

On 09/09/2025 at 19:46, B16Rover said:

Just a quick one, of the other 23 clubs in this league - are we the only doing YouTube videos justifying the summer?

 

“What's that smell in this room? Didn't you notice it, Brick? Didn't you notice a powerful and obnoxious odor of mendacity in this room? There ain't nothin' more powerful than the odor of mendacity. You can smell it. It smells like death.

Tennessee Williams 

Edited 2 hours ago by Leonard Venkhater

[RoyWegerlesLeftToe]

2 hours ago, KentExile said:

The wage bill stated in the accounts staying roughly the same over the past 5 years (£25.5M give or take £200K apart from the 21/22 season when it was £24.3M), despite obvious cuts to the playing staff would indicate that something is not as it seems

There is inflation to think about. But I get your point.