richardg
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Look at my edited post. 13 players out on loan valued at over 100 million.
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I did read it but my point still stands. Wages will only ever go up & your parachute payments are coming down. Whats your wage bill to turnover? Probably more than 100%?
As with any football club it’s down to the owners. What happens when you sell the players? You may not get what you think they are worth. Probably a buyers market.
I’m sure Leeds will be fine next season but will be reliant on a quick ish promotion.
richardg
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I'm not saying we are in top health. I'm saying there is not the crisis that people seem to be seeing and wishing upon us.
gavreid
Pretty Words...
Everything is dependent on promotion. The question is whether the owners risk it for anothe season or two or begin to cut their losses. It's a long, long road back from the latter.
Leeds finances highlight uncomfortable PSR truths about transfers and promotion
Leeds have published their accounts for the 2022/23 financial year, which show the club needs to win their Championship promotion battle to avoid tough transfer decisions
richardg
Admonishtrator
There is no crisis. The books are showing lag, as they always do. 73 million is due in imminently, but since the accounts, 40 million was recuperated from Raphinha and Sinisterra. Then we have 11 other players out on loan, worth quite a lot.
It's never a buyers market if two or three clubs are bidding and the club is stable, the player will go for the market value and Leeds will not be under the pressure that people like to think they are under.
richardg
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Leeds-live.co.uk is a clickbait site.Everything is dependent on promotion. The question is whether the owners risk it for anothe season or two or begin to cut their losses. It's a long, long road back from the latter.
Leeds finances highlight uncomfortable PSR truths about transfers and promotion
Leeds have published their accounts for the 2022/23 financial year, which show the club needs to win their Championship promotion battle to avoid tough transfer decisionswww.leeds-live.co.uk
gavreid
Pretty Words...
It's Reach plc which is/was Trinity Mirror so yes at one level but it represents what's left of local journalism too! It broadly supports your argument btw but there will be tough choices!
All the clowns out on loan can do it all over again as it's in their contracts. If they have any sense they'll continue to run them out.Angus did a great job on the contract negotiations. Unfortunately Farke relied on a individual doing something rather than an actual team plan. Every team who went for the low block, we ran out of ideas. Farke is not a tactical genius.. Hopefully we win a few next season, premier league could have been a farce. Farke is the antithesis of Bielsa.
Jamie
pfm Member
I agree that you are not in immediate danger, I do think it’s a buyers market at the moment, especially when there is an imbalance of power.
I think Leeds will only have a pressing problem if they don’t secure a speedy return to the EPL.
kensalriser
pfm Member
Very hard to predict how Leeds will do next season. If they get the recruitment right they could go up comfortably, but equally I wouldn't be surprised to see them drop off. That squad has a lot of question marks over it and I've seen it all before with players who think they're too good for a scrap in the Championship. When they lost at Loftus Rd I saw Gnonto having a laugh with a QPR player at 3-0 down, he couldn't have cared less.
I think Leeds will do well, not sure any of the relegated teams will come straight back up. Have a feeling Luton will do the best though, they seemingly have a sustainable model.
I’d like Sheffield Wednesday to do well, always liked them as a club, be great to have them in the EPL.
I’d like Sheffield Wednesday to do well, always liked them as a club, be great to have them in the EPL.
Brown Bottle
UTB
Sinisterra joined Bournemouth for £20M. I think your values for the other players are top end. Kristensen and Llorente (combined fees £28M) both had poor seasons. Harrison is keen to stay at Everton, who are skint. If Aaronsen is valued at £10M that represents a near £15M loss. Boro turned down signing Greenwood for £1.5M.
Seems inevitable that Gnonto and Somerville will go to help balance the books.
Cheers BB
richardg
Admonishtrator
Yes, I would say my prices are all asking prices.
I want Gnonto and Summerville to go, Gnonto is not good enough even in the Chanpionship, Summerville scores only by cutting in from the left outside the box and scoring with his right foot. And he doesn't want to pass the ball. Southampton and loads of other teams in the last half of the season shut him down and he has no other tricks. He needs to learn one fast or he is not getting any goals next season.
As far as I can see, we need to raise about 30 million this summer. I'm not at all worried about balancing the books, I'm more worried about more turncoats leaving for the PL, leaving us with half a team andthe other bunch of turncoats that cannot get a game anywhere but clearly don't want to play for Leeds. This is where the potential crisis will be.
htm_1968
pfm Member
I hope we've been sufficiently burned by our signing of Dele Ali to give Kalvin Phillips a miss. We really need to avoid ex-England midfielders at the moment...
Spraggons Den
pfm Member
They said the same about Ross Barkley and he’s had a superb season for Luton. Philips is younger and hasn’t had the number of injuries Barkley had so should be able get to his best sooner with some game time.
Pravda
pfm Member
Pravda
pfm Member
Actually, I shouldn't be posting in the "championship thread" anymore
gavreid
Pretty Words...
They'll need to sell before they can buy so prices will be held down. I think Leeds will find it harder next season, I can't see where that consistency is going to come from. They think they're getting Calum O'Hare on a free but he's not going to another Championship team, I also think that he's not the force he was before doing his ACL...