Villa closing in on Konsa for £12m. Would be nice if Bower and Gallen get the sell-on fee to use in the market, but we all know it’s going straight in Roland’s back pocket..
How much has Roland put in his "back pocket"?
Couldn’t give an exact figure - but pretty much every penny we have got from selling players hasn’t been reinvested back into the club at all. I’m not going to pedantically argue over the term “back pocket” - call it what you will, but the money certainly hasn’t gone back into the team
But selling players to cover costs has been "normal" for Charlton for longer than I can remember. I get the fact that no extra money has been invested in the team, if we had the semblance of a functional smt it might have been but how much of the Shelvey money, the Bowyer money or the Robert Lee money was?
I can't count, on 2 fingers, the time a Charlton player was sold for significant money and the money reinvested in the playing squad. Funny enough we got promoted both seasons as well.
I understand that - but that says nothing apart from we’ve had bad owners before Roland as well? There’s a huge difference between selling players to keep the club afloat and selling players to increase a billionaires cash flow. Even Powell got the money from Jenkinson to Arsenal. Imagine what we could have done with some of the Lookman/Konsa/Pope/Gomez/JBG money
It hasn't though, it has just reduced the losses made by the club
There are masses of things to criticise Roland for, but I share his concern at the finances of football, especially in the Championship. Just because some foreign owners are prepared to lose £20m to £40m a season, it doesn't follow that this should be considered normal
I suspect that most of our targets have been deterred from signing by the low wages being offered. If we are also counting on the likes of Cullen and Bielik returning, then I feel we are in for a disappointment. The closer we get to the start of the season without additions to the squad, can only increase the likelihood of a poor start. And, as others have said, this is a very difficult league in which to successfully play catch-up. After the euphoria of the play-offs, this pre-season is looking increasingly familiar to the last few years, and realistically the only thing on the horizon is a long and tortuous fight against relegation, something which, after 60 years as an Addick, I am all too familiar with.
Creepy tweeting that he doesn’t think Konsa has a sell on clause, but he’s trying to get confirmation.
Why add a sell on clause to a club who are pretty much an established Championship club at threat of neither promotion or relegation and is known to sell on its players for increased profit
Creepy tweeting that he doesn’t think Konsa has a sell on clause, but he’s trying to get confirmation.
Why add a sell on clause to a club who are pretty much an established Championship club at threat of neither promotion or relegation and is known to sell on its players for increased profit
Exactly, it makes far too much sense doesn't it, so you can almost be sure that Roland didn't.
Lee did its unlikely anymore bussiness would be dome before Welling. It seems to me they know there main targets and for whatever reason they are having to be patient.
Lee did its unlikely anymore bussiness would be dome before Welling. It seems to me they know there main targets and for whatever reason they are having to be patient.
Konza gone. I hate Roland. The guy is a twerp. Aribo, Gonez, and Konza. All good players. If that man had any football sense or logic he would have been a lot of money on those deals. We would have a healthy transfer kitty by now.
This Konsa transfer to Villa has really pissed me off for some reason. But am I surprised.... hah, not really. Bet Roland is going to be furious when he finds out what he’s missed out on bearing in mind he doesn’t do failure 😂😂
This Konsa transfer to Villa has really pissed me off for some reason. But am I surprised.... hah, not really. Bet Roland is going to be furious when he finds out what he’s missed out on bearing in mind he doesn’t do failure 😂😂
Konza gone. I hate Roland. The guy is a twerp. Aribo, Gonez, and Konza. All good players. If that man had any football sense or logic he would have been a lot of money on those deals. We would have a healthy transfer kitty by now.
£6.23mil I believe on those three players. Beyond a joke to be honest.
Konsa go for double that amount today alone. Gomez would be worth 8x that amount in today's market. Aribo probably would have been sold for that amount, again in today's market, if it was another club that was run properly.
Konza gone. I hate Roland. The guy is a twerp. Aribo, Gonez, and Konza. All good players. If that man had any football sense or logic he would have been a lot of money on those deals. We would have a healthy transfer kitty by now.
£6.23mil I believe on those three players. Beyond a joke to be honest.
Konsa go for double that amount today alone. Gomez would be worth 8x that amount in today's market. Aribo probably would have been sold for that amount, again in today's market, if it was another club that was run properly.
Add Karlan Grant to that figure if you want to make yourself even more ill
Why are people even bothered about how much we get for players? It doesn't get reinvested in the team anyway it just means more money in Rolys pocket, if he's too stupid to negotiate decent deals then he's the one losing money, isn't that what people want ?
So that means that there is only one player with a sell on clause?? Lookman? He has nothing else left than Gomes England appearances?? Hope that means the he gets out of our club.
Konza gone. I hate Roland. The guy is a twerp. Aribo, Gonez, and Konza. All good players. If that man had any football sense or logic he would have been a lot of money on those deals. We would have a healthy transfer kitty by now.
I really miss Gonez and Konza... Not forgetting Gomes.
I'd have them over Gomez and Konsa every damn day!
Why are people even bothered about how much we get for players? It doesn't get reinvested in the team anyway it just means more money in Rolys pocket, if he's too stupid to negotiate decent deals then he's the one losing money, isn't that what people want ?
Because it further highlights how bloody inept Roland is
It is frustrating that we dont get any money back into the team from these sales
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There are masses of things to criticise Roland for, but I share his concern at the finances of football, especially in the Championship. Just because some foreign owners are prepared to lose £20m to £40m a season, it doesn't follow that this should be considered normal
The closer we get to the start of the season without additions to the squad, can only increase the likelihood of a poor start. And, as others have said, this is a very difficult league in which to successfully play catch-up.
After the euphoria of the play-offs, this pre-season is looking increasingly familiar to the last few years, and realistically the only thing on the horizon is a long and tortuous fight against relegation, something which, after 60 years as an Addick, I am all too familiar with.
At least with Yann we got a replacement (Polish Pete).
Konsa go for double that amount today alone. Gomez would be worth 8x that amount in today's market. Aribo probably would have been sold for that amount, again in today's market, if it was another club that was run properly.
I'd have them over Gomez and Konsa every damn day!
It is frustrating that we dont get any money back into the team from these sales
But just reiterates how clueless the bloke is