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Transfer Window - COMPLETE. Where’s Gregg?
phili replied to chaddyrovers's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Yep being a trading club. The Brentford etc approach. -
Transfer Window - COMPLETE. Where’s Gregg?
phili replied to chaddyrovers's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
So they haven't made an offer according to that just a discussion. The only club to actual make a written offer so far is Nice which we rejected. -
Transfer Window - COMPLETE. Where’s Gregg?
phili replied to chaddyrovers's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
At least we are now enquiring and making offers for players like this. Under TM we were little old Blackburn and should know our place. -
Transfer Window - COMPLETE. Where’s Gregg?
phili replied to chaddyrovers's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Venky's haven't dropped an asking price yet, and it's up to them if they want to let him leave for free. -
Transfer Window - COMPLETE. Where’s Gregg?
phili replied to chaddyrovers's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Who is there in the £5m range? As soon as someone hits 15 goals in a season in the Championship they are in the £15m range. It seems to me a good approach, with us being able to spend the cash in other areas this season. -
Transfer Window - COMPLETE. Where’s Gregg?
phili replied to chaddyrovers's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
It will be an up to £5m deal, probably £2m plus £3m in performance clauses and a 20% sell on. It won't be £5m all in one go. -
Transfer Window - COMPLETE. Where’s Gregg?
phili replied to chaddyrovers's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
If he did let his contract run down, at his age it would go to a tribunal for Leicester compensation to be agreed. -
Transfer Window - COMPLETE. Where’s Gregg?
phili replied to chaddyrovers's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
He has just had his Chelsea contract paid up so had 3 years of wages into his account in one go. If he wants to rebuild his career, dropping out of the limelight into the Championship does make sense. If Big Sam was here I would say we would have signed him, now we will be a fair bit down the list. It would be amusing if it did happen for the response on thekitguy. -
Transfer Window - COMPLETE. Where’s Gregg?
phili replied to chaddyrovers's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Which is why they are happy for turnover to stay as it is as if it did increase they wouldn't be able to put £20m a season into the club. They want what's best for their overall business. If we were owned by someone who either couldn't put £20m a season in or wanted what was best for the club, then things would change very quickly. -
Transfer Window - COMPLETE. Where’s Gregg?
phili replied to chaddyrovers's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Nope, don't think any offer has hit double figures yet. -
Transfer Window - COMPLETE. Where’s Gregg?
phili replied to chaddyrovers's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Tomasson may have been referring to 3 permanent signings and ignoring any loan signings. Should be an interesting last week of the transfer window. -
Transfer Window - COMPLETE. Where’s Gregg?
phili replied to chaddyrovers's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Apologies, 78% was 2018, 2019 was 72%. I was looking at precovid accounts but now realize they had their last 2 years of parachute payments to hit those figures. -
Transfer Window - COMPLETE. Where’s Gregg?
phili replied to chaddyrovers's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
There is also the owners potential to invest, more say in who he signs, better club infrastructure etc. Probably more chance of promotion in next 2 years etc. -
Transfer Window - COMPLETE. Where’s Gregg?
phili replied to chaddyrovers's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
According to Middlesbrough's last set of accounts the wage to turnover ratio was 78% so they do have a lot of flexibility to increase. -
Transfer Window - COMPLETE. Where’s Gregg?
phili replied to chaddyrovers's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Difficult to know. Without FFP and with their owners I think Stoke would be the only club who could spend £150m in the championship if they were allowed to. Everything is in place at Stoke and their owners/bet365 just wrote off the £200m debt they had, so the club is now debt free. I think it's also easier to attract players to Stoke than the North East and Neill still lives in Cheshire so possibly wants to move to be closer to home. We possibly may see Mowbray at Sunderland? -
Transfer Window - COMPLETE. Where’s Gregg?
phili replied to chaddyrovers's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Waiting for Venky's approval and funds to be sent. It seems to be 2 weeks to get this. I hope we can get them to speed up next week. -
Transfer Window - COMPLETE. Where’s Gregg?
phili replied to chaddyrovers's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
We really need a new signing today to calm everyone down I really expected one of the two Vans to have signed this week by now. -
Transfer Window - COMPLETE. Where’s Gregg?
phili replied to chaddyrovers's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
I don't think there will be an increase in budget apart from for a special case player even if we sold him. -
Transfer Window - COMPLETE. Where’s Gregg?
phili replied to chaddyrovers's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Why would we vote against the new rules, you can inject £20m a season and have to control wages, what's wrong with that? They are pretty much tailor made for us if we can start increasing turnover and to be honest your wage to turnover metric should never exceed 90% in the first place. -
Transfer Window - COMPLETE. Where’s Gregg?
phili replied to chaddyrovers's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
It was mention by Glen around 6 weeks ago from his chat with Waggott etc. So we've magically signed 2 players and a loan signing for peanuts. I don't think we are voting against it but we'll here alot more about it soon especially for us as we don't have a training ground to sell for this 3 year cycle so the new rules do need to be in place. Also one of the proposed fines for a breach of rules is now expulsion from the EFL. -
Transfer Window - COMPLETE. Where’s Gregg?
phili replied to chaddyrovers's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Your also not including the sign on fee, agent fees etc which our budget does as well as any loan fees. Once you add all that up we will have spent at least ,£3m of our possible £10m. The problem will remain wages and new FfP rules of 90% wage budget -
Transfer Window - COMPLETE. Where’s Gregg?
phili replied to chaddyrovers's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
That's what the agreement is they are voting on in September, owners can inject £60m of cash every 3 years or £20m a season. Then wage budget will be 90%, 85%, 80%, 75% so reducing by 5% increments. -
Transfer Window - COMPLETE. Where’s Gregg?
phili replied to chaddyrovers's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
FFP can be ignored for this season. New rules begin next summer. The important part is keeping wages to 90% of turnover and this has to be factored into the signings or we'll need a few sales next summer. Signing loans is probably easier as here for 1 year and off the wage bill for next summer. -
Transfer Window - COMPLETE. Where’s Gregg?
phili replied to chaddyrovers's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
They have set an amount rumoured to be £20m that they will sell at. If no one meets it he will stay for the next 12 months and leave on a free next summer. Which was confirmed to Glen by Waggott and Gav heard similar. I still think the likely hood is he leaves on a free next summer. -
Transfer Window - COMPLETE. Where’s Gregg?
phili replied to chaddyrovers's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
I do wonder if there are any players at Everton we would be interested in to make up the numbers in part exchange.