Problems as I see it this summer window

What we really need is a relatively big sale to come our way and pretty soon because in my opinion given our financial position players will only be recruited for money unless players leave for money .

Helik , Styles or possibly Morris .

That would then trigger our own recruitment with time then to get the new lads integrated in to the club with pre season and the friendlies .

However what we don't want is the usual Last Minute.Com activity as the window closes in early September .

What could well happen is that Helik , Styles , Morris , Woodrow and Collins etc etc start the new season as Barnsley players .

They could even start the first five or six games and then we lose them with a few or even one day remaining in the transfer window .

Five or six new players will then have to be recruited in the mad few days before the window closes which isn't ideal , to say the least .

I'm sure Khaled will be aware of this scenario and will have planned meticulously for it with his professional aptitude for detail .

Correct Animal.

The club are skint at the moment. Conway used up all the reserves that were in the club account, a large slice of income has been lost due to relegation and there is still the EFL loan to pay back taken out during Covid. The "new" Board has had to put in £1 million (through share equity purchase) to support the club's cash flow during the summer.
As I said on a different thread the Board have got two big things right so far. They took advantage of The Investor Group removing Conway as their representative after his four year agreement with them came to an end and replacing him with Quay. This left Conway vunerable in terms of voting shares and Parekh and the Crynes took advantage of this to vote him off the Board. It was essential to remove The Arseoyle from power. Well done to all those fans and groups who, in whatever way, large or small, made their feelings known by word or deed that Conway was toxic and helped persuade those with power (The Investor Group and other Board members) that they needed to act.
The second big thing they got right was to stop the searching of the lower tiers of continental leagues for coaches and appoint someone who knows the league we are playing in and has experience.

We are now onto the third big thing--the construction of a squad. As Animal says we are skint and need to sell quickly to generate funds without "giving players away" to the first bidder at a knock down price. I have to say, in my opinion, I have not been impressed with Ahmad as CEO right from his early days in the West Stand debacle but he now has the chance to show what a shrewd and clever negotiator he can be in generating transfer income. An interesting few weeks ahead.

Spectemur Agendo

Good point Animal.

IMO we are far from skint.
The new board have said they will spend if need be - and Neerav will know it will take a bit of input to get the club back on track.

So then - they will have to sell a couple - but I don’t think they will be selling many - maybe 2 or 3.
Which will enable the club to have time to recruit others.

I’d like Collins, Helik and Morris to stay - but I realise it’s unlikely they will.
But as always - I’m not bothered who we sell as long as it’s not to Leeds or the Sheffield clubs - and of course we need to get top dollar for any sale.

Its our direct competitors in next seasons third division we shouldnt be selling to. The rest dont matter.

I hope to god we have at least learned that lesson.

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Originally Posted by Young_Nudger

Good point Animal.

IMO we are far from skint.
The new board have said they will spend if need be - and Neerav will know it will take a bit of input to get the club back on track.

So then - they will have to sell a couple - but I don’t think they will be selling many - maybe 2 or 3.
Which will enable the club to have time to recruit others.

I’d like Collins, Helik and Morris to stay - but I realise it’s unlikely they will.
But as always - I’m not bothered who we sell as long as it’s not to Leeds or the Sheffield clubs - and of course we need to get top dollar for any sale.

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We are skint Nudge , the million pound injection was to service the May Payroll @ £14.6m , over a million pound a month .

The choice of HC is the choice of done well on two bob .

The budget will be slightly above league one average , nothing more in my opinion .

The transfer window stays open a month into the new season which I've always disliked. The window should close at the end of July imo. Loans should be available till the end of August.

Offers for our players will come in late August and we'll have no option but to sell to raise much needed cash. This scenario is almost bound to happen imo leaving Duff and his plans up sh1t creek. It is what it is.

Are we in a position though where we can afford to turn down some first offers, which are usually rubbish.
If we sell Woodrow for example, how much of it will we have to pay Fulham.
It might be in our interests to 'do a Mowatt' there and just keep him till his contract ends, and hope he gives us one last good season.

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Originally Posted by Young_Nudger

Good point Animal.

IMO we are far from skint.
The new board have said they will spend if need be - and Neerav will know it will take a bit of input to get the club back on track.

So then - they will have to sell a couple - but I don’t think they will be selling many - maybe 2 or 3.
Which will enable the club to have time to recruit others.

I’d like Collins, Helik and Morris to stay - but I realise it’s unlikely they will.
But as always - I’m not bothered who we sell as long as it’s not to Leeds or the Sheffield clubs - and of course we need to get top dollar for any sale.

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So Ipswich,millwall etc offer a mill,shed utd(. Parachute payment,big leads,offer 3.5m, your not going to be happy,I think 1 of the biggest reasons we hate em is cos theyve stole slot of our players in the past,its about us fck them that want to leave,if theyve had sweat on there shirts for us they will av been favourites,I'd clear lot out even though morris was great.not arguing just get as much h as we can to rebuild.

We can’t be picky if the right offer comes in, I like the fact that the club has said we won’t be selling them to stupid under value offers! They have already brought 2 young lads in and don’t forget the lads that have come back! I think Aitchson will play for us this season and he looks to have matured well over the last couple of years, will Thomas and Kane play a part this season? We only need a couple of older experienced players in for the right positions and a couple of squad players to have a half decent squad to challenge in League One!