Net Spend

[Bus-Conductor]

Why have you replied to me?

I meant to say that in your discussion with The General, you were right and then go on to explain why. I did the explaining why, just forgot the first bit.

 

[SNAFU_Clarke]

Thanks for letting me know I was right. I had no idea until you told me.

 

[Bus-Conductor]

Thanks for letting me know I was right. I had no idea until you told me.

But did you know how right you were ?

 

[Berglad]

Net spending from summer 2012, so far:

 

[SpursManChris]

As does your assessment of my my stance re our net spend.

Well then what exactly is your stance? I only assumed what I did because usually when I hear people go on about net spend, the complaint is that we haven't spent alot in net. If you have an issue with our net spend, I can't for the life of me think what other form it could possibly take, other than that.

 

[Bus-Conductor]

Well then what exactly is your stance? I only assumed what I did because usually when I hear people go on about net spend, the complaint is that we haven't spent alot in net. If you have an issue with our net spend, I can't for the life of me think what other form it could possibly take, other than that.

Perhaps you could quote the things I have said that have led you to thinking what you do ?

 

[Lilbaz]

I would really welcome "0 Net Spend" if we had picked up suitable and capable replacements for Berba, Modric and Bale like we picked up Nabil.

Oh, correction: I'd even welcome "Negative Net Spend" in that manner.

With the carrick money we bought berba. With the berba money we bought modric. With the modric money we bought lloris and vertongen. The bale money we bought the 7 that most didn't work out.

Stop thinking two dimensionally in a three dimensional world.

 

[chinaman]

With the carrick money we bought berba. With the berba money we bought modric. With the modric money we bought lloris and vertongen. The bale money we bought the 7 that most didn't work out.

Stop thinking two dimensionally in a three dimensional world.

You must be a fan of AVB, talking dimensions.

 

[SpursManChris]

Perhaps you could quote the things I have said that have led you to thinking what you do ?

Nothing that you said. I just assumed. Perhaps I shouldn't have, but like I said, I couldn't think what other form your complaint could have taken. There's no other way we could have a big net spend without spending over 110 million (for example) in the case of the Bale era.

 

[Lilbaz]

Well then what exactly is your stance? I only assumed what I did because usually when I hear people go on about net spend, the complaint is that we haven't spent alot in net. If you have an issue with our net spend, I can't for the life of me think what other form it could possibly take, other than that.

I prefer to call it the transfer budget. Which just happens to be £0.

Now some people want to use it as a criticism of Levy. I see it the opposite. Somehow without any money for players for the last 5 years we have maintained our position. It is a remarkable example of juggling and payoff for the money invested in the academy.

In a couple of years the stadium will be built. Only one club in the world has fixed assets worth over £500m, we will be the second. We will then be able to actually have a transfer budget again with far more revenue.

I think that the future is bright and all the hardwork will pay off.

 

[SpursManChris]

I prefer to call it the transfer budget. Which just happens to be £0.

Sorry, how is it zero exactly?

 

[newbie]

I prefer to call it the transfer budget. Which just happens to be £0.

Now some people want to use it as a criticism of Levy. I see it the opposite. Somehow without any money for players for the last 5 years we have maintained our position. It is a remarkable example of juggling and payoff for the money invested in the academy.

In a couple of years the stadium will be built. Only one club in the world has fixed assets worth over £500m, we will be the second. We will then be able to actually have a transfer budget again with far more revenue.

I think that the future is bright and all the hardwork will pay off.

Good point but our transfer budget it is not X amount our wages and transfer budget are x amount, with a smaller squad and using more accademy players we free up more wages for transfer budget. Every player on 40k is 2 million of transfers/ wages for a new player.

Last season we had far to many Mids and 3 exp keepers brad retiring will mean we have properly 2 million a year extra ( no idea his wages) selling 10 players buying 4 again if there wages are on par we will have far more cash to spend.

 

[Ron Burgundy]

I prefer to call it the transfer budget. Which just happens to be £0.

Now some people want to use it as a criticism of Levy. I see it the opposite. Somehow without any money for players for the last 5 years we have maintained our position. It is a remarkable example of juggling and payoff for the money invested in the academy.

In a couple of years the stadium will be built. Only one club in the world has fixed assets worth over £500m, we will be the second. We will then be able to actually have a transfer budget again with far more revenue.

I think that the future is bright and all the hardwork will pay off.

I totally agree with this.

Ultimately if you want to move forward as a club you can neither:
- spend more than you're making, or you end up like Leeds or like Chelsea would have
- neglect to invest in talent, whether the player is a finished products or work in progress, to improve the quality of your squad

Those two factors are usually competing with each other. If you can manage to do both, which I think we have to some extent, then you're in a good position

 

[dontcallme]

I prefer to call it the transfer budget. Which just happens to be £0.

Now some people want to use it as a criticism of Levy. I see it the opposite. Somehow without any money for players for the last 5 years we have maintained our position. It is a remarkable example of juggling and payoff for the money invested in the academy.

I understand your point but for me it has to be a little more flexible.

When HR took over we were in relegation trouble and funds were made available.

You can't just keep spending money all the time but I don't believe each window's spend needs to be based on our sales either.

The transfer market isn't a simple place where you can go pick up a £25m striker, a £10m centre back etc at your leisure.

The right players become available at different times and if they do then we need to be ready to spend to get them.

This window has been good for selling the deadwood so we should have funds available. I don't want us to spend all the money now just because we have it.

 

[waresy]

I like it that we don't just spend spend spend for the sake of it. For many years we've spent a lot of money but not seen a great return for it. Making sure we balance the books keeps the club on a sure footing but there has always been availability to buy the players when identified. This summer there would be no point in spending £40m while not clearing out the players that Poch doesn't want to use or are not good enough.

Unfortunately transfers are overpriced and over visible in the media now so it seems as though if you don't spend big you are unambitious. Think the drama added by Sky on deadline day doesnt help this frenzy.

The more young players coming through the ranks the better

 

[noggen]

Tottenham Hotspur - it´s all about net spend.

 

[Lilbaz]

I understand your point but for me it has to be a little more flexible.

When HR took over we were in relegation trouble and funds were made available.

You can't just keep spending money all the time but I don't believe each window's spend needs to be based on our sales either.

The transfer market isn't a simple place where you can go pick up a £25m striker, a £10m centre back etc at your leisure.

The right players become available at different times and if they do then we need to be ready to spend to get them.

This window has been good for selling the deadwood so we should have funds available. I don't want us to spend all the money now just because we have it.

When Harry took over we borrowed money from the bank to get out of trouble.

 

[Lilbaz]

Sorry, how is it zero exactly?

Because we buy players with the money we reveive from sales.

 

[Bus-Conductor]

Nothing that you said. I just assumed. Perhaps I shouldn't have, but like I said, I couldn't think what other form your complaint could have taken. There's no other way we could have a big net spend without spending over 110 million (for example) in the case of the Bale era.

You seem to have either not read my posts or completely misunderstood them.

 

[dontcallme]

When Harry took over we borrowed money from the bank to get out of trouble.

I understand. My point is that when funds are needed we have available options to get them.