Spending

[jimmylibel]

Just to separate this out from the transfer speculation thread.

 

A number of posters have suggested that our net spending every summer was about £15-20 million per summer before G&H took over and the new TV deal.

 

I'm not sure I agree. If memory serves we spent about £20 million net last summer and yet still had to take a loan from David Moores to sign Kuyt. The only summer I can think of that we went close to £20million net was the infamous summer of 2002. Can anyone else think of a summer that matches that figure?

[Stevie H]

Just to separate this out from the transfer speculation thread.

 

A number of posters have suggested that our net spending every summer was about £15-20 million per summer before G&H took over and the new TV deal.

 

I'm not sure I agree. If memory serves we spent about £20 million net last summer and yet still had to take a loan from David Moores to sign Kuyt. The only summer I can think of that we went close to £20million net was the infamous summer of 2002. Can anyone else think of a summer that matches that figure?

GH's first summer? sami, henchoz, westerveld, hamann etc?

[IgPig]

There are some numbers somewhere which actually show it as about £7.5M net per transfer window.

[Bootle Buck]

I think it is funny that within a few months of having new owners we are about to smash our transfer record. Could you imagine the comments last summer if Torres and 27 million were mentioned in the same breath. How times change.

[IgPig]

I don't know how accurate these are

 

Bought

 

Josemi Rey Malaga £2,000,000

Antonio Nunez Real Madrid £1,500,000*

Xabi Alonso Real Sociedad £10,700,000

Luis Garcia Barcelona £6,000,000

Mauricio Pellegrino Valencia Free

Fernando Morientes Real Madrid £6,300,000

Scott Carson Leeds United £1,000,000

Josh Mimms Rotherham United £50,000

Antonio Barragan Sevilla £240,000

Boudewijn Zenden Free Transfer Free*

Jose Reina Villareal £6,000,000

Mohamed Sissoko Valencia £5,600,000

Peter Crouch Southampton £7,000,000

Godwin Antwi Real Zaragoza Unknown

Miki Roque Lleida Unknown

Jack Hobbs Lincoln City £150,000*

Besian Idrizaj LASK Linz £190,000*

Ramon Calliste Free Transfer Free*

Mark Gonzalez Albacete £1,500,000*

Paul Anderson Hull City Player Exchange*

Jan Kromkamp Villareal Player Exchange*

Daniel Agger Brøndby £5,800,000

David Martin MK Dons £250,000*

Robbie Fowler Man City Free

Craig Bellamy Blackburn £6,000,000

Gabriel Paletta Club Atlético Banfield £2,000,000

Fábio Aurélio Valencia Free

Jermaine Pennant Birmingham £6,700,000

Dirk Kuyt Feyenoord £9,000,000

Nabil El Zhar St Etienne £200,000

Astrit Ajdarevic Falkenberg £750,000*

Emiliano Insúa Boca Juniors On Loan*

Daniele Padelli Sampdoria On Loan*

Jordy Brouwer Ajax Undisclosed*

Francisco Durán Malaga £66,000*

Ronald Huth Tacuary FC Undisclosed

Álvaro Arbeloa Deportivo £2,500,000

Javier Mascherano West Ham On Loan

Lucas Pezzini Leiva Gremio £5,000,000

 

Sold

 

Markus Babbel VfB Stuttgart Free

Danny Murphy Charlton £2,500,000

Michael Owen Real Madrid £8,500,000*

Stephane Henchoz Celtic Free

Vladimir Smicer Bordeaux Free

El Hadji Diouf Bolton £3,500,000

Mauricio Pellegrino Alaves Free*

Alou Diarra Lens £2,000,000

Mark Smyth Unknown Free*

Paul Harrison Unknown Free*

Richie Partridge Unknown Free*

Patrice Luzi Unknown Free*

Gregory Vignal Portsmouth Free*

Igor Biscan Panathinaikos Free*

Jon Otsemobor Rotherham United Free*

Antonio Nunez Celta Vigo £2,000,000*

Milan Baros Aston Villa £6,500,000

John Welsh Hull City Player Exchange*

Josemi Rey Villareal Player Exchange*

Zak Whitbread Millwall £200,000

Bruno Cheyrou Rennes Undisclosed

Ramon Calliste Unknown Free*

Robbie Foy Unknown Free*

David Raven Carlisle £0*

Fernando Morientes Valencia £3,000,000

Dietmar Hamann Bolton Free

Antonio Barragan Deportivo £675,000

Djimi Traore Charlton £2,000,000

Carl Medjani Lorient Free

Neil Mellor Preston £500,000

Jan Kromkamp PSV Eindhoven £1,750,000

Chris Kirkland Wigan Ath. £3,500,000*

Darren Potter Wolves £250,000*

Stephen Warnock Blackburn £1,500,000

Salif Diao Stoke Free

Florent S Pongolle Recreativo de Huelva £2,700,000

 

total spending = £81,596,000

total revenue = £38,475,000

 

A net outlay of £43m.

Edited June 29, 2007 by Post Kuytal Glow

[5InIstanbul]

I think it is funny that within a few months of having new owners we are about to smash our transfer record. Could you imagine the comments last summer if Torres and 27 million were mentioned in the same breath. How times change.

Nail squarely on head. Spot on.

[jimmylibel]

GH's first summer? sami, henchoz, westerveld, hamann etc?

 

Good call. Smicer as well for £4.5million. And Titi.

 

Can't remember us selling too many either.

[jimmylibel]

total spending = £81,596,000

total revenue = £38,475,000

 

A net outlay of £43m.

 

Over 3 summers.

[IgPig]

Over 3 summers.

 

Well, I suppose 3 seasons is more accurate given the January transfer window.

 

Averaged out over the 3 full seasons its just over £7M per window net.

[5InIstanbul]

Over 3 summers.

Nope, 6 windows surely.

 

So thats an average of about 7 mill per window net??

 

Granted summer is bigger but even so...

[jimmylibel]

Nope, 6 windows surely.

 

So thats an average of about 7 mill per window net??

 

Granted summer is bigger but even so...

 

Yep fair enough - £14 million a season so.

[Bailo]

GH's first summer? sami, henchoz, westerveld, hamann etc?

Wasn't that funded by Granada's investment - £25m on top of everything else?

[IgPig]

Wasn't that funded by Granada's investment - £25m on top of everything else?

 

 

Think they helpfully funded the Diouf, Diao and Cheyrou summer.

 

I have since boycotted ITV, service stations and TV rental shops.

[Bailo]

Think they helpfully funded the Diouf, Diao and Cheyrou summer.

 

I have since boycotted ITV, service stations and TV rental shops.

Pretty sure it wasn't.

[IgPig]

Pretty sure it wasn't.

 

 

If you're right I am going straight down to the nearest service station for tea before renting a telly and then watching "Who wants to be a millionaire"

 

God, the last few years have dragged.

[jimmylibel]

If you're right I am going straight down to the nearest service station for tea before renting a telly and then watching "Who wants to be a millionaire"

 

God, the last few years have dragged.

 

The timing sucks - you've just missed "Britain's Got Talent"

[David Hodgson]

I think it is funny that within a few months of having new owners we are about to smash our transfer record. Could you imagine the comments last summer if Torres and 27 million were mentioned in the same breath. How times change.

 

Last summer we didn't have 27m + worth of talent to shift.

 

Of course buying Torres is a brilliant start.

[David Hodgson]

Over 3 summers.

 

Over 2 seasons, if you omit the Lucas signing and Pongolle sale.

 

Nope, sorry, I'm talking crap, it's 3 seasons worth. Just under 15m net a season.

Edited June 29, 2007 by David Hodgson

[mooks]

total spending = £81,596,000

total revenue = £38,475,000

 

A net outlay of £43m.

Three seasons - you'd have to include the Cisse and Heskey transfers even though Rafa was not directly responsible for them.

[Suth]

Sold

Antonio Nunez Celta Vigo £2,000,000 surely thats not accurate.

[fyds]

Sold

Antonio Nunez Celta Vigo £2,000,000 surely thats not accurate.

I believe it is

[David Hodgson]

Assuming the Torres transfer goes through I think it will then be very interesting to see if we remain in the hunt for Tevez. If we are still after him, post-Torres signing, it will indicate that we have some serious money to burn. If we drop out it suggests that our 'net spending' is over, and that Rafa will be selling to buy (which will be disappointing).

[psl]

Assuming the Torres transfer goes through I think it will then be very interesting to see if we remain in the hunt for Tevez. If we are still after him, post-Torres signing, it will indicate that we have some serious money to burn. If we drop out it suggests that our 'net spending' is over, and that Rafa will be selling to buy (which will be disappointing).

 

Or maybe Rafa only wants to sign one and not both?

[David Hodgson]

Or maybe Rafa only wants to sign one and not both?

 

I think he'd have both if money was no object, don't you ?

[Tim]

The club have spent over £80m net since rafa took over.