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Coventry, Ipswich and Hull

I personally think Coventry will struggle the most just from hearing interviews etc from there owner and people involved in the club they seem to be set on " rewarding the current squad" unfortunately as we know and found out you have to do it the Hard way and forget about them Morales if your wanting to be a premiership club
 

Now now don't write them off before a ball has been kicked as they did to us. I am quite eager to see how a team that out classed us over two legs in the Play Off Semi Finals - despite being unable to win either of those games - gets on in the Premier League.

It will be very much a case of them having to put their money where their mouth is come August - or perhaps in their case it won't be.
 
genewolf said:
If it's true Coventry are only spending 40m euros, then they are finishing bottom.
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Coventry City is preparing to invest around £40 million into squad reinforcements following their promotion to the Premier League. The club has also taken a major financial step off the pitch by purchasing the Coventry Building Society Arena, allowing the Sky Blues to own their home ground for the first time. [
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The £40M figure is being allocated in several distinct ways as the club gears up for the top flight:
  • Transfer Budget: Manager Frank Lampard and owner Doug King are reportedly targeting this £40m mark specifically for transfer fees to secure new signings. [, , ]
  • Wage Adjustments: A significant portion of this investment will be required to fund wage increases for current players. Because promotion triggers automatic contract bonuses and higher salary demands, the club needs to balance transfer spending with their wage bill. [, ]
  • Outgoing Deals: The club may generate additional capital through player sales, with figures suggesting up to £18 million could be recouped from the sale of first-team stars. []
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andy78 said:
Hull's manager:

The boss and I talked, but he didn't say anything about the money, we still need to sit down seriously. However, we do know some information. Coventry, as the winner of the Championship last season, plans to invest around 40 million euros in reinforcements, but they have had an expensive and strong team with which they attacked the Premier League for two years. Ipswich is reportedly preparing around 80 million.

Cov are doomed if they only spend that much.
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We spent half of that on getting the ground up to PL standards.
 
Lord Potts said:
Now now don't write them off before a ball has been kicked as they did to us. I am quite eager to see how a team that out classed us over two legs in the Play Off Semi Finals - despite being unable to win either of those games - gets on in the Premier League.

It will be very much a case of them having to put their money where their mouth is come August - or perhaps in their case it won't be.
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Coventry won the second leg 1-0 at the SOL to take the tie to extra time.
 
Yorkshiremackem1 said:
I personally think Coventry will struggle the most just from hearing interviews etc from there owner and people involved in the club they seem to be set on " rewarding the current squad" unfortunately as we know and found out you have to do it the Hard way and forget about them Morales if your wanting to be a premiership club
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Agree I think they'll go down without a whimper. Maybe a couple of their players are premier league quality but they'll need 9/10 to compete at a minimum.
Its not about the amount of players either, its the quality of them.
 
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Coventry City is preparing to invest around £40 million into squad reinforcements following their promotion to the Premier League. The club has also taken a major financial step off the pitch by purchasing the Coventry Building Society Arena, allowing the Sky Blues to own their home ground for the first time. [
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The £40M figure is being allocated in several distinct ways as the club gears up for the top flight:
  • Transfer Budget: Manager Frank Lampard and owner Doug King are reportedly targeting this £40m mark specifically for transfer fees to secure new signings. [, , ]
  • Wage Adjustments: A significant portion of this investment will be required to fund wage increases for current players. Because promotion triggers automatic contract bonuses and higher salary demands, the club needs to balance transfer spending with their wage bill. [, ]
  • Outgoing Deals: The club may generate additional capital through player sales, with figures suggesting up to £18 million could be recouped from the sale of first-team stars. []
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40 million. .....

I rate Lampard as a manager but he's got his work cut out.
 
Really hope Europe doesn't have us in the relegation mix.
Going to be tough with the amount of games.

Going to have to sign a lot of players for cover.
 
splorty said:
Think we sign 4-5 quality players and let a load of players go who aren’t getting a look in. Maybe spend 60m or so and get 20-25m in
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Hopefully marra. Games are going to be coming thick & fast.
RichD said:
I wouldn't write any team off before a ball has been kicked, but we all know the jump is massive...
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Don't think its as big as it has been in previous seasons.
Thought a lot of teams were poor last year.
 
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In fairness £40M got us

Roefs
Alderete
Mukiele
Reinildo (free)
Geertruida (loan)
and maybe part (his sense of humour) of Sadiki (after loan and signing on fees of the 2 above)

Coventry simply need to replicate that and ensure that the rest of their squad makes the step up.
 
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