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  • 7 hours into Monday. Where is this new signing then? 
  • TheSE7 said:
    https://x.com/sammybex61/status/2083883167119757717?s=46

    More hearsay of course, but someone on X claiming we bid around £5m but lost out as Swansea got him for £6m, for kiwi Marko Stamenic.
    I know obviously this holds no real relevance in terms of this season but IF true, it shows we do have money and are willing to spend it. (Missed out on a good one there, btw.)

    But interesting to see the second part of this claiming we have an offer in for a midfielder for around £3.5m/£4m. I guess it supports what we’ve all been hearing.
    Just flicked through that person’s tweets.

    Looks like they’re absolutely clueless, so I wouldn’t believe anything from them.
  • For those of you knocking the club and its apparent delay in making signings, I think you need to listen to the championship insights pod by NTT20. They talk about how difficult recruitment is in the championship, particularly for lower end teams.
  • cafc_se7 said:
    For those of you knocking the club and its apparent delay in making signings, I think you need to listen to the championship insights pod by NTT20. They talk about how difficult recruitment is in the championship, particularly for lower end teams.
    Yeah yeah, ultimately if you have the money you can get the player. 
  • The two (?) midfield signings will define and hopefully bring everything together. Take one part out of an engine and it performs below par or even not at all. Add that part or in our case midfielder and things can work a whole lot better. We must get some quality players to make that midfield gel the other parts. 
    Please stop talking sense Shooters - it's getting boring!
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  • Redguy12 said:
    TheSE7 said:
    https://x.com/sammybex61/status/2083883167119757717?s=46

    More hearsay of course, but someone on X claiming we bid around £5m but lost out as Swansea got him for £6m, for kiwi Marko Stamenic.
    I know obviously this holds no real relevance in terms of this season but IF true, it shows we do have money and are willing to spend it. (Missed out on a good one there, btw.)

    But interesting to see the second part of this claiming we have an offer in for a midfielder for around £3.5m/£4m. I guess it supports what we’ve all been hearing.
    That's the Ronnie Moore guy on here you can just tell by he's tweets. He just makes things up to feel important. Very odd behaviour.
    The twitter handle has Sam and Bexley in it. The clues are there, I could be wrong of course
  • CafcSteve said:
    TheSE7 said:
    https://x.com/sammybex61/status/2083883167119757717?s=46

    More hearsay of course, but someone on X claiming we bid around £5m but lost out as Swansea got him for £6m, for kiwi Marko Stamenic.
    I know obviously this holds no real relevance in terms of this season but IF true, it shows we do have money and are willing to spend it. (Missed out on a good one there, btw.)

    But interesting to see the second part of this claiming we have an offer in for a midfielder for around £3.5m/£4m. I guess it supports what we’ve all been hearing.
    Just flicked through that person’s tweets.

    Looks like they’re absolutely clueless, so I wouldn’t believe anything from them.
    Stamenic joined Swansea last summer...?
  • MrBurns said:
    7 hours into Monday. Where is this new signing then? 
    We've got someone collecting him from the Airport as we speak... the only downside is its Stephen Kelly
  • J BLOCK said:
    cafc_se7 said:
    For those of you knocking the club and its apparent delay in making signings, I think you need to listen to the championship insights pod by NTT20. They talk about how difficult recruitment is in the championship, particularly for lower end teams.
    Yeah yeah, ultimately if you have the money you can get the player. 
    Not the case at all, with the FFP rules in place and with the fact we will be one of the lesser earning sides commercially in the league, we can hardly go burning cash! What do you expect?

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  • cafc_se7 said:
    J BLOCK said:
    cafc_se7 said:
    For those of you knocking the club and its apparent delay in making signings, I think you need to listen to the championship insights pod by NTT20. They talk about how difficult recruitment is in the championship, particularly for lower end teams.
    Yeah yeah, ultimately if you have the money you can get the player. 
    Not the case at all, with the FFP rules in place and with the fact we will be one of the lesser earning sides commercially in the league, we can hardly go burning cash! What do you expect?
    There is no FFP any more.
  • redbuttle
    edited August 3
    gringo said:
    cafc_se7 said:
    J BLOCK said:
    cafc_se7 said:
    For those of you knocking the club and its apparent delay in making signings, I think you need to listen to the championship insights pod by NTT20. They talk about how difficult recruitment is in the championship, particularly for lower end teams.
    Yeah yeah, ultimately if you have the money you can get the player. 
    Not the case at all, with the FFP rules in place and with the fact we will be one of the lesser earning sides commercially in the league, we can hardly go burning cash! What do you expect?
    There is no FFP any more.
    Its just not called that anymore but it still exists and you need higher income to spend more. There are far too many posters on here who just gave to correct people from spelling and grammatical errors. Must be loads of retired school teachers. 
  • Its OK, i read behind ronnie moore's paywall that we have been saving our money for a replacement to Coady and that Declan Rice is signing tomorrow.


  • redbuttle said:
    gringo said:
    cafc_se7 said:
    J BLOCK said:
    cafc_se7 said:
    For those of you knocking the club and its apparent delay in making signings, I think you need to listen to the championship insights pod by NTT20. They talk about how difficult recruitment is in the championship, particularly for lower end teams.
    Yeah yeah, ultimately if you have the money you can get the player. 
    Not the case at all, with the FFP rules in place and with the fact we will be one of the lesser earning sides commercially in the league, we can hardly go burning cash! What do you expect?
    There is no FFP any more.
    It’s just not called that anymore but it still exists and you need higher income to spend more. There are far too many posters on here who just gave to correct people from spelling and grammatical errors. Must be loads of retired school teachers. 
    *have
  • Well!.... Im still waiting....Soddit Im gonna have some breakfast!
  • redbuttle said:
    gringo said:
    cafc_se7 said:
    J BLOCK said:
    cafc_se7 said:
    For those of you knocking the club and its apparent delay in making signings, I think you need to listen to the championship insights pod by NTT20. They talk about how difficult recruitment is in the championship, particularly for lower end teams.
    Yeah yeah, ultimately if you have the money you can get the player. 
    Not the case at all, with the FFP rules in place and with the fact we will be one of the lesser earning sides commercially in the league, we can hardly go burning cash! What do you expect?
    There is no FFP any more.
    Its just not called that anymore but it still exists and you need higher income to spend more. There are far too many posters on here who just gave to correct people from spelling and grammatical errors. Must be loads of retired school teachers. 
    get yourself to the back of the class!
  • J BLOCK said:
    cafc_se7 said:
    For those of you knocking the club and its apparent delay in making signings, I think you need to listen to the championship insights pod by NTT20. They talk about how difficult recruitment is in the championship, particularly for lower end teams.
    Yeah yeah, ultimately if you have the money you can get the player. 
    Not with the new financial rules in place it isn't. 
  • So I'm really confused. Are we signing someone today or not? 

    I've seen two ITK posts claiming different things.

    I'm so far from being ITK that I in fact no virtually nothing. Or so my wife tells me
  • gringo said:
    cafc_se7 said:
    J BLOCK said:
    cafc_se7 said:
    For those of you knocking the club and its apparent delay in making signings, I think you need to listen to the championship insights pod by NTT20. They talk about how difficult recruitment is in the championship, particularly for lower end teams.
    Yeah yeah, ultimately if you have the money you can get the player. 
    Not the case at all, with the FFP rules in place and with the fact we will be one of the lesser earning sides commercially in the league, we can hardly go burning cash! What do you expect?
    There is no FFP any more.
    No its scr near enough the same thing.
  • Astrit Ajdarević is currently at baggage reclaim in City Airport; 18 stone, smoking furiously and really hoping he remembered to pack his boots. 



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  • cafc_se7
    edited August 3
    gringo said:
    cafc_se7 said:
    J BLOCK said:
    cafc_se7 said:
    For those of you knocking the club and its apparent delay in making signings, I think you need to listen to the championship insights pod by NTT20. They talk about how difficult recruitment is in the championship, particularly for lower end teams.
    Yeah yeah, ultimately if you have the money you can get the player. 
    Not the case at all, with the FFP rules in place and with the fact we will be one of the lesser earning sides commercially in the league, we can hardly go burning cash! What do you expect?
    There is no FFP any more.
    Think you will find there are still FFP rules in place my friend, as another poster said, the regs have slightly changed but they still don’t suit us.
  • Makes me laugh that people think its so easy to go and l buy what players you want, with the new SCR rules we just can't compete with a lot of teams in this league atm. Look at the likes of Newcastle and Villa they have some of the richest owners in football and they're struggling with restrictions. 
  • Direct from the EFL website 


    The SCR system limits Clubs spending on Player and Manager-related costs (including transfer fees) to a set percentage of their income, alongside a limited level of owner funding.

    From the 2026/27 season the SCR allowance for Clubs will be set at 85% of income, with a flexible equity top-up allowance of £33m over a three-year period (up to a maximum of £15m a season)
  • For the 2026/27 season, EFL Championship Squad Cost Rules (SCR) limit spending on player and manager costs (wages, transfer fee amortisation, and agent fees) to 85% of total club income.

    Clubs also receive a flexible owner equity top-up allowance of up to £33 million over a three-year period (capped at £15 million in any single season) to boost spending capacity. Real-time monitoring throughout the season replaces the previous retroactive Profitability and Sustainability (P&S) assessments.

    That's the new rules in a nutshell so you still have to spend within your means. Get the feeling the likes of Stoke are probably getting that £15m owner injection this season in a push for the playoffs.
  • redbuttle said:
    gringo said:
    cafc_se7 said:
    J BLOCK said:
    cafc_se7 said:
    For those of you knocking the club and its apparent delay in making signings, I think you need to listen to the championship insights pod by NTT20. They talk about how difficult recruitment is in the championship, particularly for lower end teams.
    Yeah yeah, ultimately if you have the money you can get the player. 
    Not the case at all, with the FFP rules in place and with the fact we will be one of the lesser earning sides commercially in the league, we can hardly go burning cash! What do you expect?
    There is no FFP any more.
    Its just not called that anymore but it still exists and you need higher income to spend more. There are far too many posters on here who just gave to correct people from spelling and grammatical errors. Must be loads of retired school teachers. 
    Correct 'from'?
  • Uboat said:
    Astrit Ajdarević is currently at baggage reclaim in City Airport; 18 stone, smoking furiously and really hoping he remembered to pack his boots. 


    Plant him in the middle and watch him spray balls across the pitch

  • For the 2026/27 season, EFL Championship Squad Cost Rules (SCR) limit spending on player and manager costs (wages, transfer fee amortisation, and agent fees) to 85% of total club income.

    Clubs also receive a flexible owner equity top-up allowance of up to £33 million over a three-year period (capped at £15 million in any single season) to boost spending capacity. Real-time monitoring throughout the season replaces the previous retroactive Profitability and Sustainability (P&S) assessments.

    That's the new rules in a nutshell so you still have to spend within your means. Get the feeling the likes of Stoke are probably getting that £15m owner injection this season in a push for the playoffs.
    I don't know if they go back retrospectively or not but you'd imagine given our losses the owners are already at least £20m into the limit if this is the end of a three year period
  • Redguy12 said:
    TheSE7 said:
    https://x.com/sammybex61/status/2083883167119757717?s=46

    More hearsay of course, but someone on X claiming we bid around £5m but lost out as Swansea got him for £6m, for kiwi Marko Stamenic.
    I know obviously this holds no real relevance in terms of this season but IF true, it shows we do have money and are willing to spend it. (Missed out on a good one there, btw.)

    But interesting to see the second part of this claiming we have an offer in for a midfielder for around £3.5m/£4m. I guess it supports what we’ve all been hearing.
    That's the Ronnie Moore guy on here you can just tell by he's tweets. He just makes things up to feel important. Very odd behaviour.

  • MarcusH26 said:
    A mystery signing from Abroad , don't think we've had one of these since the Roland years in the Champ. 
    Ivan Mesik just over a month ago was out of nowhere
  • So if our revenue is £11.2M (per our most recent accounts), then we can pay £9.5M in “player and manager costs” + up to £24.5M if the ownership fund the difference. Is that how it works?

    If so, then our most recently reported wage bill was already close to £16M (and that doesn’t include transfer fee amortisation). 

    This covers the period ending June 2025 (I.e. up to our promotion back to the championship). Hopefully in the meantime our revenues have gone up, but I would expect player & manager costs will have as well. 

    It shows how tight it is to comply with the rules and spend the type of money required in the Championship.