Re: Rumours thread : Thu Oct 03, 2024 11:44 pm  

vastman wrote:

Don’t see the similarities tbh. That squad was full of top players at the end of their careers. This squad is full of players who are about to hit there peak years. Also had nowhere near as many up and coming youngsters. For me the only similarity was the wage bill.

But agre that at least this time we can afford them.

Exactly how I see it. We picked up some players on a real downward curve too at the tail end.

There is cap space left so I imagine though we’ve spent more there’ll be good wiggle room for another 1/2 if needed or a real quality pick up down the line.

Re: Rumours thread : Fri Oct 04, 2024 11:37 am  

The Avenger wrote:

You mean the squad that NEVER got paid, not once!

First few through the banks doors did the rest unfortunately didn’t . The more you hear about those days the more ridiculous it sounds . Like someone saying they’d won the lottery and will give you a shed load ,and you going out and buying a roller without first getting money in the bank , incredible naivety or serious mismanagement at the highest level .

Re: Rumours thread : Fri Oct 04, 2024 11:39 am  

vastman wrote:

Don’t see the similarities tbh. That squad was full of top players at the end of their careers. This squad is full of players who are about to hit there peak years. Also had nowhere near as many up and coming youngsters. For me the only similarity was the wage bill.

But agre that at least this time we can afford them.

A light hearted comparison nothing more , hence the smile , which if you were one of those unfortunate players it was anything but

Re: Rumours thread : Fri Oct 04, 2024 2:11 pm  

Trojan Horse wrote:

Exactly how I see it. We picked up some players on a real downward curve too at the tail end.

There is cap space left so I imagine though we’ve spent more there’ll be good wiggle room for another 1/2 if needed or a real quality pick up down the line.

Though we had spent up to the S cap or near