- Mar 7, 2005
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Harry Redknapp speaking yesterday.
But how well has Harry really done with his signings? How have they improved the squad and also what value for money were they?
So which players were Harry’s signings backed by Levy as implied in the opening quote?
[EDIT] Some confusion re the Harry signing's bit. This is what's meant:
"Obviously Harry has the final say on all our signings and so in that sense they're all his signings.
What I meant were players that Harry went to Levy and said "I've had my eye on this lad and I want him", rather than Levy going to Redknapp and saying "These guys are available, we can buy them, do you want them?""
So:
Player / HR’s Choice /Cost / Current 1st team regular / Current Squad regular / Estimated increase in current value
Gallas / Yes / Free / Yes / Yes / +£8m
VdV / No / £8m / Yes / Yes / +£7m
Plet / Yes / Loan / No / Yes / -
Sandro / No / £6m / No / No / =
Kaboul / Yes / £5m / Yes / Yes / +£5m
Kranjcar / Yes / £2.5m / No / Yes / +£7m
Bassong / Yes / £8m / Yes / Yes / =
Crouch / Yes / £9.5m / Yes / Yes / +£2m
Naughton / Yes / £4m / No / No / -£1.5m
Walker / Yes / £4m / No / No / =
Keane / Yes / £15m / No / Yes / -£7m
Chimbonda / Yes / £3m / - / - / -£1m
Cudi / Yes / Free / No / Yes / £3m
Palacios / Yes / £12m / No / Yes / -£1.5m
Defoe / Yes / £16m / Yes* / Yes / =
* He’s injured but he’s clearly a first-team regular when fit.
So of the 15 players we’ve bought 13 have been Harry’s for a combined cost of £79m, my estimated current market value of Harry’s signings is £100m.
Of those 13 players though only five are first team regulars and in fact if we assumed all our players were fit that would probably fall to as few as 3.
Every single one of them has had first team play this season though.
I think on the basis of the above you’d have to say that Harry’s judgements have generally bene sound and that Levy has done well in backing them. The values of his purchases have appreciated and all played their part in avoiding relegation the first year and getting us into the CL last year.
What do other people think?
But how well has Harry really done with his signings? How have they improved the squad and also what value for money were they?
So which players were Harry’s signings backed by Levy as implied in the opening quote?
[EDIT] Some confusion re the Harry signing's bit. This is what's meant:
"Obviously Harry has the final say on all our signings and so in that sense they're all his signings.
What I meant were players that Harry went to Levy and said "I've had my eye on this lad and I want him", rather than Levy going to Redknapp and saying "These guys are available, we can buy them, do you want them?""
So:
Player / HR’s Choice /Cost / Current 1st team regular / Current Squad regular / Estimated increase in current value
Gallas / Yes / Free / Yes / Yes / +£8m
VdV / No / £8m / Yes / Yes / +£7m
Plet / Yes / Loan / No / Yes / -
Sandro / No / £6m / No / No / =
Kaboul / Yes / £5m / Yes / Yes / +£5m
Kranjcar / Yes / £2.5m / No / Yes / +£7m
Bassong / Yes / £8m / Yes / Yes / =
Crouch / Yes / £9.5m / Yes / Yes / +£2m
Naughton / Yes / £4m / No / No / -£1.5m
Walker / Yes / £4m / No / No / =
Keane / Yes / £15m / No / Yes / -£7m
Chimbonda / Yes / £3m / - / - / -£1m
Cudi / Yes / Free / No / Yes / £3m
Palacios / Yes / £12m / No / Yes / -£1.5m
Defoe / Yes / £16m / Yes* / Yes / =
* He’s injured but he’s clearly a first-team regular when fit.
So of the 15 players we’ve bought 13 have been Harry’s for a combined cost of £79m, my estimated current market value of Harry’s signings is £100m.
Of those 13 players though only five are first team regulars and in fact if we assumed all our players were fit that would probably fall to as few as 3.
Every single one of them has had first team play this season though.
I think on the basis of the above you’d have to say that Harry’s judgements have generally bene sound and that Levy has done well in backing them. The values of his purchases have appreciated and all played their part in avoiding relegation the first year and getting us into the CL last year.
What do other people think?