Next Season Recruitment

[MadAmster]

Impressive stuff. We seem to have some serious intent.

Clickbait stuff though rA.

[swaledale]

Beat half a dozen clubs to get him according to clickbaitland.

Also seen posts claiming Agyemang will sign today.

It seems we are definitely in for him, but given its an international transfer it will take a while I think a figure of £5 million is mentioned.

[MadAmster]

It seems we are definitely in for him, but given its an international transfer it will take a while I think a figure of £5 million is mentioned.

Didn't know Russell is Jamaican.

11 goals in 40 L1 games, from midfield, last season. Anything like that in the Championship would be massive.

Just to avoid confusion, the half a dozen comment was in relation to Russell.

Agyemang is said to be for sale at 7M USD which is 5.1M GBP at the current exchange rate. The new home kit will be unveiled on Friday, July 4th, US Independence Day. Will US inward investment be announced that day and we see Agyemang modelling the new home kit?

[ramAnag]

Didn't know Russell is Jamaican.

11 goals in 40 L1 games, from midfield, last season. Anything like that in the Championship would be massive.

Just to avoid confusion, the half a dozen comment was in relation to Russell.

Agyemang is said to be for sale at 7M USD which is 5.1M GBP at the current exchange rate. The new home kit will be unveiled on Friday, July 4th, US Independence Day. Will US inward investment be announced that day and we see Agyemang modelling the new home kit?

Heard the same rumour about the Agyemang/4th July unveiling, MA. Heard nothing about US investment but we do seem to be spending more freely.

[swaledale]

Didn't know Russell is Jamaican.

11 goals in 40 L1 games, from midfield, last season. Anything like that in the Championship would be massive.

Just to avoid confusion, the half a dozen comment was in relation to Russell.

Agyemang is said to be for sale at 7M USD which is 5.1M GBP at the current exchange rate. The new home kit will be unveiled on Friday, July 4th, US Independence Day. Will US inward investment be announced that day and we see Agyemang modelling the new home kit?

I was referring to Agyemang, didn't make that clear!

I've enquired with my usual sources and they maintain that there is no new investment imminent. So either its being kept very quiet or it isn't happening soon. There is a substantial budget for transfers which is not dependent upon new investment at thsi stage apparently.

[Andy_Faber]

Excuse my ignorance but has DC confirmed that he absolutely has to have ?new investment? now or in the immediate future? Any chance he might ?go for it? with his own cash?

[Ramshank72]

Does he have the cash to throw at it? I expect spending to remain constrained unless new investors join.

[MadAmster]

Excuse my ignorance but has DC confirmed that he absolutely has to have ?new investment? now or in the immediate future? Any chance he might ?go for it? with his own cash?

Not sure on the definitive answer to your question, Andy, however, in one of the first interviews he did after buying the club, he said he would be looking for "inward investment", either partial or whole. Plus, his "wealth" includes Clowes Development Ltd which isn't just his. Morris is said to have walked due to his family not wanting more of their inheritance being "spaffed up the wall". Might there come a day when David Clowes gets "shut down" by the family?

[ramAnag]

Not sure on the definitive answer to your question, Andy, however, in one of the first interviews he did after buying the club, he said he would be looking for "inward investment", either partial or whole. Plus, his "wealth" includes Clowes Development Ltd which isn't just his. Morris is said to have walked due to his family not wanting more of their inheritance being "spaffed up the wall". Might there come a day when David Clowes gets "shut down" by the family?

Spot on.
IMO Mr. Clowes is a much wiser and less narcissistic character than Morris was. He didn’t promise the world but he has delivered a great deal.
Throughout virtually all of 2025 however things do seem to have changed. Starting with the acquisition of the two Scandinavians and John Eustace himself we do seem to have been becoming evermore ambitious.
We are now linked with - realistically I believe - players of higher quality and greater potential than had previously been the case. Given Mr. Clowes understandable caution it all suggests to me that there may be something in the offing, but I have no idea what.

[swaledale]

Excuse my ignorance but has DC confirmed that he absolutely has to have ?new investment? now or in the immediate future? Any chance he might ?go for it? with his own cash?

He has employed Jonathan price to bring an investor or investors on board. He has expressed the view that he would be happy to part with a majority share of the club to a "suitable" investor, but wants to remain chair.

He is financing the club to according to the last accounts £14 million a year, but recognises he doesn't have the funds to develop it beyond a sustainable championship club.

My understanding is that there has been income from players sales and sell on fees, plus the budget allocated for wages and transfers. Eustace was given assurances on joining that if the club remained in the championship, there would be a budget sufficient to improve the squad and make it competitive in the championship. Further development would depend upon attracting an investor at some stage.