Sheff United are in year one of their parachute payments …

And well in the frame for promotion. I dare say it’s easier to sign 5 players in that scenario. The striker they want from Leicester is 10 million. I suspect they do a load of deals that are costly but only cost big ££ on promotion.

Posted By: loz on January 19th 2025 at 07:06:35

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It's worth listening to both Managers post match pressers. (NCFC) - usacanary, Jan 19, 00:16:09
- Chrissy wilders is very good at talking x (n/m) (NCFC) - Nelsons final flanel, Jan 19, 09:49:25
- "watching two different games" (NCFC) - norwaay, Jan 19, 09:29:53
  - Just follows his narrative … (NCFC) - loz, Jan 19, 10:09:16
    - Indeed. (NCFC) - norwaay, Jan 19, 10:12:01
      - If anything the spotlight is more on knapper than Thorup… (NCFC) - loz, Jan 19, 10:20:46
        
        Jury's out isn't it? (NCFC) - norwaay, Jan 19, 10:29:21
        
        Even when he was good (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Jan 19, 12:28:20
        
        I think the issue is it’s hard for any of the new lads… (NCFC) - loz, Jan 19, 10:37:37
        
        Webber’s wow signings came in season 2 (NCFC) - jamesward, Jan 19, 10:36:53
- 10m on Cannon isn't it (n/m) (NCFC) - jAC, Jan 19, 09:26:07
  - Hopefully get a Ball too (n/m) (NCFC) - Lentil Weaver, Jan 19, 10:00:02
- Sheff United are in year one of their parachute payments … (NCFC) - loz, Jan 19, 07:06:35
- That's the thing we're trying to play Moneyball with our transfer strategy (NCFC) - roedtonowhere, Jan 19, 06:02:57
  - Doesn't every club do 'Moneyball' it's just following an analytics-driven strategy (n/m) (NCFC) - The Gaffer, Jan 19, 09:09:34
  - I think the point is we don’t have much money (n/m) (NCFC) - Bertie Russell, Jan 19, 08:25:49
  - Agree. It’s moneyball with the sole aim of producing enough profit on a player to…. (NCFC) - WalksietheReturn, Jan 19, 08:06:45
    - But it's not just about clear profit is it? (NCFC) - norwaay, Jan 19, 10:10:12
      - The aim is to become sufficient in the division playing nice appealing football. (NCFC) - WalksietheReturn, Jan 19, 10:21:24
        
        Stagnate and then go down (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Jan 19, 10:42:42
        
        That's not the stated ambition (NCFC) - norwaay, Jan 19, 10:30:15
        
        Club cannot come out publicly and state it but signs are already there. (NCFC) - WalksietheReturn, Jan 19, 10:34:43
      - I think we’ve proved a few times that it’s not realistic (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Jan 19, 10:19:33
        
        Def feels like it (n/m) (NCFC) - norwaay, Jan 19, 10:25:57

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