19 Apr 2024 16:35:16
Eds, hope you are well.
In our current predicament we have no money to buy players. We certainly don't have the money to buy any decent players or offer decent wages to improve this dreadful side.
It is inevitable that we have to sell our saleable and "talented" players. I am guessing they are Pickford, Jared and Onana. In addition the likes of Coleman, Idrissa, Gomes, Harrison etc will be out of contract.
All the above will mean the wage bill is reduced considerably, which is our major issue with FFP. Say we make £120/ 150 million from the 3 lads going. What percentage of that total would be likely have to spend on getting new players in, if any at all, considering we are in so much debt. Or would we still be limited to only frees and loans and bringing the youth players through.
I fear if that is the case, we are just delaying the inevitable in dropping down to the Championship.
Cheers.
20 Apr 2024 01:16:46
I can't help likening the scenario Man City found themselves in in 1998. Relegated to the third tier. The Championship could just be a stopping off point to League 1.