| Birmingham just dropped £10m 08:58 - Jul 6 with 7286 views | Hackneyblueboy |
On a thirty year old striker. They are really going for it. |  | | |  |
| Birmingham just dropped £10m on 09:00 - Jul 6 with 5453 views | tractordownsouth |
In isolation it's an ambitious deal but I wouldn't be fielding a front three of Gray, Stansfield and Kyogo. Absolutely no height in there at all. |  |
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| Birmingham just dropped £10m on 09:13 - Jul 6 with 5254 views | Churchman |
They have pretty much unlimited funds, so good for them.
It’s interesting how transfer price inflation has seen prices for even ordinary players rocket. |  | | |
| Birmingham just dropped £10m on 09:22 - Jul 6 with 5141 views | Nutkins_Return |
| Birmingham just dropped £10m on 09:13 - Jul 6 by Churchman |
They have pretty much unlimited funds, so good for them.
It’s interesting how transfer price inflation has seen prices for even ordinary players rocket. |
That's a good signing for the now. Too much for age though | |
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| Birmingham just dropped £10m on 09:24 - Jul 6 with 5099 views | StokieBlue |
| Birmingham just dropped £10m on 09:13 - Jul 6 by Churchman |
They have pretty much unlimited funds, so good for them.
It’s interesting how transfer price inflation has seen prices for even ordinary players rocket. |
They might have unlimited funds (so do we pretty much) but that doesn't they can spend that. They will have PSR issues if they continue given their 15m spend on one player in league one.
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| Birmingham just dropped £10m on 09:25 - Jul 6 with 5072 views | ITFCSG |
He has a pretty prolific record in the SPL with Celtic, I wouldn’t mind him at Town as a backup to Hirst. 30 years or not, I guarantee you he’s way better than AAH
And our striker drought continues⋯⋯ | | | |
| Birmingham just dropped £10m on 09:57 - Jul 6 with 4734 views | wischip |
I'm glad we're playing Brum first game. They're going for it but will need time to gel. Of course I've no idea what starting 11 we'll have but if we go for the most regulars from last season, knowing the system, hitting the ground running we'll have enough to beat them. |  | | |
| Birmingham just dropped £10m on 10:00 - Jul 6 with 4690 views | BloomBlue |
But I bet they would prefer an attacking line up of Hirst, Hutchinson, Szmodics, Clarke, Philogene etc. That Birmingham defence won't stand a chance. |  | | |
| Birmingham just dropped £10m on 10:42 - Jul 6 with 4362 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
It's a risky strategy. They spent something like £35m in league one on players. If they fail to go up this year, there could be a fire sale to meet PSR. |  |
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| Birmingham just dropped £10m on 10:45 - Jul 6 with 4333 views | Guthrum |
| Birmingham just dropped £10m on 09:24 - Jul 6 by StokieBlue |
They might have unlimited funds (so do we pretty much) but that doesn't they can spend that. They will have PSR issues if they continue given their 15m spend on one player in league one.
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They may be having a gamble. Massive risk for a newly promoted club. |  |
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| Birmingham just dropped £10m on 10:48 - Jul 6 with 4309 views | itfcsuth |
Of course they are spending significant money, and there are obvious risks that come with that.
But on the face of it, they are building a really strong squad - Beadle, Doyle and D.Gray in the last week are good additions, Kyogo for £10m previously heavily linked with Man City. Add that a decent squad already inc. Stansfield, Iwata and more.
They look like they’ll be really strong. [Post edited 6 Jul 15:10]
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| Birmingham just dropped £10m on 10:50 - Jul 6 with 4290 views | Kieran_Knows |
| Birmingham just dropped £10m on 10:48 - Jul 6 by itfcsuth |
Of course they are spending significant money, and there are obvious risks that come with that.
But on the face of it, they are building a really strong squad - Beadle, Doyle and D.Gray in the last week are good additions, Kyogo for £10m previously heavily linked with Man City. Add that a decent squad already inc. Stansfield, Iwata and more.
They look like they’ll be really strong. [Post edited 6 Jul 15:10]
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Yup. It’s not a love in for Birmingham because of what they’re spending, it’s just they’re bringing in some very good players. Kyogo was linked with Man City last summer, that’s the level we’re talking.
Fully expect them to be top 6 next season. |  |
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| Birmingham just dropped £10m on 10:52 - Jul 6 with 4233 views | floridaboy |
| Birmingham just dropped £10m on 10:00 - Jul 6 by BloomBlue |
But I bet they would prefer an attacking line up of Hirst, Hutchinson, Szmodics, Clarke, Philogene etc. That Birmingham defence won't stand a chance. |
Take out Hutchinson, he won't be here. He wants Premier football, Everton is a good bet! | | | |
| Birmingham just dropped £10m on 10:57 - Jul 6 with 4192 views | Guthrum |
| Birmingham just dropped £10m on 10:52 - Jul 6 by floridaboy |
Take out Hutchinson, he won't be here. He wants Premier football, Everton is a good bet! |
I know people are trying to soften the blow by resigning themselves to it, but let's not sell off Hutchinson before it actually happens. It might not. | |
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| Birmingham just dropped £10m on 11:24 - Jul 6 with 3997 views | Keno |
| Birmingham just dropped £10m on 10:45 - Jul 6 by Guthrum |
They may be having a gamble. Massive risk for a newly promoted club. |
Honestly whoever thought a team out of league one could get back to back promotions to the prem, just a ridiculous notion!! |  |
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| Birmingham just dropped £10m on 11:37 - Jul 6 with 3863 views | Churchman |
| Birmingham just dropped £10m on 10:42 - Jul 6 by Cheltenham_Blue |
It's a risky strategy. They spent something like £35m in league one on players. If they fail to go up this year, there could be a fire sale to meet PSR. |
Is it risky? Surely, mega wealthy clubs can ignore PSR. Or challenge any ruling or sue the authorities. Or come up with some laughable scam like Villa and Chelsea, submit 13 month accounts like Leicester. There’s all sorts of ways including the good old brown envelope for the toothless old fossils ‘running the game’. And when alls said and done, if they reach the PremierLeague, who cares about fines etc.
I think Birmingham with their dough are going for it and I don’t blame them. | | | |
| Birmingham just dropped £10m on 11:52 - Jul 6 with 3746 views | OldFart71 |
I think where you can get away with a player thirty years old is probably a goalkeeper. As we have seen with the likes of Morsy they get overrun by young guns. If Birmingham gained promotion this striker would be thirty one. His value would probably be less and a replacement would be two or three times as much.
Although we have found to our cost that we need stronger running, athletic, strong types to compete in the Premier league the philosophy of buying players that could develop and would also be worth more was very sensible.
Ultimately the aim has to be to get in the Premier league and stay there because from a Gamechanger point of view that's where their value comes from and development of the ground probably won't happen until we become established which again adds value to any potential buyer. | | | |
| Birmingham just dropped £10m on 14:43 - Jul 6 with 2978 views | cressi |
80% of clubs have done no business or very little business so far in the championship us included.
I'm positive we will get the players in the better the quality the more choice the player has hence why it takes a bit longer to sort. | | | |
| Birmingham just dropped £10m on 14:47 - Jul 6 with 2938 views | cressi |
| Birmingham just dropped £10m on 10:52 - Jul 6 by floridaboy |
Take out Hutchinson, he won't be here. He wants Premier football, Everton is a good bet! |
If the worst happens Hutchinson leaves if speculation is correct it will be 35 million and you get quite a lot for that in this league rather than the Premiership. | | | |
| Birmingham just dropped £10m on 14:50 - Jul 6 with 2926 views | Radlett_blue |
| Birmingham just dropped £10m on 09:57 - Jul 6 by wischip |
I'm glad we're playing Brum first game. They're going for it but will need time to gel. Of course I've no idea what starting 11 we'll have but if we go for the most regulars from last season, knowing the system, hitting the ground running we'll have enough to beat them. |
I think it's one of the hardest fixtures we could have first up. Brum still have momentum from last season, a full house under lights. I'd take a draw now. |  |
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| Birmingham just dropped £10m on 15:27 - Jul 6 with 2683 views | MattinLondon |
| Birmingham just dropped £10m on 14:50 - Jul 6 by Radlett_blue |
I think it's one of the hardest fixtures we could have first up. Brum still have momentum from last season, a full house under lights. I'd take a draw now. |
Last season is irrelevant- they’ll have a vastly different team with players going there who have had a bad previous season or are inexperienced. |  | | |
| Birmingham just dropped £10m on 15:27 - Jul 6 with 2679 views | cressi |
| Birmingham just dropped £10m on 14:50 - Jul 6 by Radlett_blue |
I think it's one of the hardest fixtures we could have first up. Brum still have momentum from last season, a full house under lights. I'd take a draw now. |
It's about mental attitude at any level even Sunday morning never fear anybody don't let intimation bother you your 80% there only these players are winners. | | | |
| Birmingham just dropped £10m on 15:39 - Jul 6 with 2599 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Birmingham just dropped £10m on 14:50 - Jul 6 by Radlett_blue |
I think it's one of the hardest fixtures we could have first up. Brum still have momentum from last season, a full house under lights. I'd take a draw now. |
I always prefer it when we play favourites at the start of the season. I’ve no idea if the stats back up the idea that the better teams can be more vulnerable early on.
I reckon Brum will go well this year. My outside shout for a surprise team will be the Swans over here. They’ve been rubbish for a few years, but the new manager and approach is causing teams problems and they’ve recruited well so far. They’re just a bit weak across their front four positions. |  |
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| Birmingham just dropped £10m on 17:25 - Jul 6 with 2199 views | Alberto_the_frog |
Couldn't get a game at Rennes and they're off loading him after 6 month |  | | |
| Birmingham just dropped £10m on 17:45 - Jul 6 with 2055 views | StokieBlue |
| Birmingham just dropped £10m on 11:37 - Jul 6 by Churchman |
Is it risky? Surely, mega wealthy clubs can ignore PSR. Or challenge any ruling or sue the authorities. Or come up with some laughable scam like Villa and Chelsea, submit 13 month accounts like Leicester. There’s all sorts of ways including the good old brown envelope for the toothless old fossils ‘running the game’. And when alls said and done, if they reach the PremierLeague, who cares about fines etc.
I think Birmingham with their dough are going for it and I don’t blame them. |
Mega clubs can get away with it.
Clubs like Leicester less so, if you listen to the second tier episode from last week with the football financial expert they could receive two penalties this year now that the PL and EFL have agreed to apply each others points penalties.
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| Birmingham just dropped £10m on 18:11 - Jul 6 with 1908 views | Nutkins_Return |
| Birmingham just dropped £10m on 10:42 - Jul 6 by Cheltenham_Blue |
It's a risky strategy. They spent something like £35m in league one on players. If they fail to go up this year, there could be a fire sale to meet PSR. |
League one rules are different. Can spen what you like as long as it was a gift so they should be fine on that front. They can't just spend whatever this season but their chairman suggested they have similar revenue streams to parachute payment clubs which does t sound dodgy at all. | |
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