12-06-2022, 12:15 PM
(11-06-2022, 10:04 AM)DeepBlue Wrote:(11-06-2022, 08:04 AM)Peter_Mellor's_Got_No_Hair Wrote:(10-06-2022, 11:47 AM)scumslayer Wrote: Our downfall is that there is a minimum economy and competency required in order to compete for promotion and we are deficient in both.
We are killing less and therefore eating less with our eat what we kill policy.
We also are useless at hunting.
Totally!
When did we last actually hunt and kill something i.e. sign a player and sell for more?
Lowe, Clarke & Webster? Lowe and Clarke under Cook.
So what we kill (very generous, as it doesn't have much to do with what the club does), is what us fans put in and the tv money (agreed by the league).
I think Jackett's aim and focus was on promotion, so generally went for more experienced, and what he hoped were proven players to achieve it (Curtis aside). So not much chance of sell on value.
If our league 1 budget is still outside of the top 6, even with 16,000 fans, then we really need to start sharpening the arrows and get hunting, to improve it.
Webster came through our youth set-up so we didn't sign him. We signed Wallace from non-league though so he does.
Curtis might one day go for more than the 100k we paid for him, and we might make a profit on Harness too but you are right that the buy cheap, sell high part of the 'eat what you kill' policy has not really worked yet, mainly because Jackett ignored it.
But also because it is a flawed policy now that players can see ther contracts out and become free agents which makes getting a fee for anyone much harder.
I'm counting any player that signs for us, as a player who signs for us. I don't mind where we get them from. But i forgot Connor Chaplin in my list.
Curtis and Harness reportedly had interest, and had that been true interest, at their best we could have made profit on Curtis. Harness maybe, but i think it was reported at the time that we paid a fair amount for him.
I would take issue with it being a flawed policy though. You are correct to say its harder with shorter contract lengths, but if they are good enough, they will receive interest. Kenny's older, more proven pro's were less likely to receive interest, than exciting younger prospects
In the 2021/22 season, 16 out of the 24 league one clubs sold players, at an average of £900k (total income i.e. may have been more than 1 player sold). Interestingly (perhaps), that included all 6 of the top 6. I appreciate i'm relying on reported stats
Another million income a season would give a very useful advantage.
I'd like to see us really concentrate on the scouting side. Easier said than done, but given that we know our spending policy, and the current state of the academy, i think its the quickest route out of this league.