2021/22 Summer transfer rumour thread

TF owns 46% of the club and you say he's putting zero ££ in?

not to discredit your point and i may be stating the obvious here lol. with whispers of FFP alledgedly being suspended for next season it does beg the question of heavier investment into the club though, either from ruben or the mittal's. financially we're in a solid position as we have a small wage budget and saleable assets in the squad. we've had a great season really and since the turn of the year are something like 3rd in the form table.

you could argue that next season is our best chance at promotion and surely it lines up with the clubs years long vision of consolidation and progress. we know that if we bring in the 4 loan signings+make one or 2 other smart signings and hang onto our best players that we're more than capable of having a serious crack at promotion.

that in its own right would be lucrative for our owners given the insane money from promotion and the prem. even without FFP being suspended i imagine our accounts FFP accounts are positive enough that we could afford to splash a bit of cash next season and keep our best players without putting ourselves in a hole ala derby/sheff wed.

obviously we still have to be smart but stefan and austin don't look like the kind of guys to lazily collect a paycheck whilst giving no effort to the side and their wages could be offset from bonuses, like goals and promotion etc.

right now our squad feels like its on the brink of actually achieving something which is the first time in years. as it stands we have top championship players in dieng, dickie, barbet, stefan, wallace, austin and chair with the likes of field, dykes, de wijs and willock looking like they have potential to really step it up next season.
as long as we keep the squad we have and bring in a couple of players i honestly see us as genuine contenders for promotion next term.

I don’t think I it’s worth breaking model in place if FFP is just suspended for one season as what happens season after if it’s reinforced and you’ve blown budget. Still got be sensible

I suppose there could be merit in bringing Taylor in for a year on a free to split left back responsibilities with Wallace. I'd much sooner we brought in a younger left back though. Bit of a risk when both your left backs are 32/33 years old with a few serious injuries in their past.

Nico has been a disappointment. I don't think and ageing Wallace and him is enough.

I'd prefer not to cut off my nose to spite my face. If them staying up results in us being able to by SJ it's an absolute no brainer to me. I couldn't give a flying fluck about them not getting relegated, in that scenario.

Would you take £12 million for Chair? I personally think he could do with another season at QPR before he is better prepared for the step up.

Not sure I can take these big money rumours about Chair that seriously. Good player in there but, he's a rough diamond. If 12m quid was genuinely on the table for him, I'm sure we'd sell him.

Yep if your offered £12mil you take their hand off. Like Chair but he does frustrate

If 12m keeps Austin and Stefan and we get top six it's a no-brainer.

devils advocate is it backwards step selling a kid to fund two aging players of which there will be no resale value and only way of making money back on them is via promotion which is not a given??

I remember the days of fans crying we need kids. Personal view is there has to be a balance

Nothing is a given in life, apart from death and taxes.

And in answer to your question, it's not necessarily a backwards step. It all depends on how you manage your risk.

Warbs knows that every good team needs a healthy mix of youth and experience, which you have said too.