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Hull City


Hetty said:
That's alot of signings

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The time to begin emulating SAFC was a year ago, maybe two. Yes, we spent a fortune, but we also had a high potential, high value squad, and we had the building blocks behind the scenes in place (DoF, scouting etc.).

There's a lot more to SAFC's success than just buying a shitload of players.

I wish them well, but if that's their strategy AND they're going to try and do it on the cheap, it's going to be a tough old season for them.
 
Mackem Al said:
Have you got a link to the statement?
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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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They'd be better just buying right to go down and then try for promotion again, like Ipswich did.

I don't think that Hull have the same kind of footballing people in recruitment and at board level to pull off what we did last year.
 
hank williams said:
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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They'll finish bottom imho
 
TexasMackem said:
The time to begin emulating SAFC was a year ago, maybe two. Yes, we spent a fortune, but we also had a high potential, high value squad, and we had the building blocks behind the scenes in place (DoF, scouting etc.).

There's a lot more to SAFC's success than just buying a shitload of players.

I wish them well, but if that's their strategy AND they're going to try and do it on the cheap, it's going to be a tough old season for them.
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Also the sales of Clarke, Bellingham, Stewart and Watson.
Getting promoted without having to spend to replace them put us in a great position with FFP.
 
hank williams said:
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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Looks to me like they are happy to go up and down and use the coin to buy their ground. From a business side it's probably the correct policy.
 
hank williams said:
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much as I detest Coventry I still think they’re better equipped than the other 2 to survive
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While the window literally hasn't opened so everything is complete conjecture, Coventry appears that they'll be closer to a Burnley than a Leeds or Sunderland scenario. Hard to see Hull having the network or funds to emulate what we did in the transfer market so very hard to imagine them staying up.

Hope we don't play them immediately mind, always better to play promoted teams when the enthusiasm has waned a bit.
 
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