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KittenMittens said:
So the worst that can happen is that we spend a ton in L1, get punished by the EFL and can't spend anything in the Championship?

That sounds just as bad tbh.

I really don't know how we could circumvent the wage cap at this stage. People have this false idea that billionaires can grease the wheels in other ways, but I'm not really sure if that's going to cut it with us being right at the limit.

We can't sign a great player, pay him a pittance in wages and keep up the plausible deniability. The only realistic option for someone extremely wealthy would seem to be getting rid of the highest earners and eating their contracts so that we can buy a couple of new players in January.
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Can we not sign someone & give a big sign on bonus (pay them up-front). Or alternatively give them 3-5k/pw in L1 with a big bump if we hit Championship.

Might be being naive but they both seem plausible?
 
Jorrd93 said:
Can we not sign someone & give a big sign on bonus (pay them up-front). Or alternatively give them 3-5k/pw in L1 with a big bump if we hit Championship.

Might be being naive but they both seem plausible?
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Signing on fees count towards the cap. £3-5k/week is too much. Bonuses/pay rises contingent on promotion are OK.
 
Red and white TID said:
Agree with you on this, think there are still some big issues to be cleared up.
1/ What happens to the £20.5m our present owners owe back into the club.
2/ Are FPP still to be involved, if not what happens with there €12m loan to the club.
3/ what is new guy paying for his reported 60% shareholding.
All very important to know imo.
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Really, there's not. The club is being transitioned to (a) new majority shareholder(s). If he/they are happy I wouldn't worry about it if I were you.
 
KittenMittens said:
Lots of guesswork based on rumours in that ALS article so not really much better than us on here, but I largely agree with him on Sartori, like we said on Friday, KLD doesn't have the feel of the driver in this, I'd expect the final cap table to be at least even between Sartori and him, if not more weighted towards JS.
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If JS is so bothered about about buying us why doesn’t he just buy all the shares on his own, why include someone when you can do yourself.
Mind you he did pay only £3m for his 20% share.
 
wigwams said:
Can we not sign a player on loan, pay a decent wedge up front but get the parent club to cover their wage?
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That is allowed, but you also need room in the 22 man squad if they're over 21.
Thatheaderman said:
What about goalscoring bonuses and clean sheet bonuses.

How would they factor that in as nobody can predict those at start of contract ?
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All bonuses count, other than those contingent on cup progression or promotion. Clubs are required to submit regular returns of actual spend, and monitored accordingly.
 
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wigwams said:
Should be able to make room for that. But harsh like!
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Mind you, if we didn't go up, and hadn't moved people on, it's storing up future problems. From next season, all over 21 players will have their pay counted in full, whether they're in the squad or not. The current arrangements are for 20/21 only.
 
Norwich Exile said:
Norwich who have a very very successful academy do it very differently. They play 4 4 2 all the way up to U23s. All because attacking players fetch a premium and if you play two up top in youth football you're more likely to produce a striker with good sell on value whilst still potentially producing one to keep. Its their 4th year of doing it now and they have 1 in their first team squad. Going with a philosophy from top to bottom is a wonderful idea but whilst knocking around the lower echlons of the football league we need to cut pur cloth accordingly.
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cloth's been cut that much all that's left is the button holes
 
Still strange these wage caps with bonuses.

Say you on 2.5 k and 1 k per goal. Then you score one so you getting 3.5 k

Now do you sign a player on 1.5k predicting he may get a goal. What then if he scores 3 in a game.

Same goes for clean sheet bonuses.

Just honestly can't get head round the bonus bit at all.
 
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