SNSUN Posted 29 October, 2013 Share Posted 29 October, 2013 I was chatting to a colleague about our recent success, and he said that we're doing well because we have the luxury of owners that are wealthy enough that we can pummp money into player transfers. This got me thinking that two of our biggest signings aren't even the ones making the difference at the moment. So I came up with two Saints first teams based on how much they cost us, or didn't cost us, to show him: Expensive: Davis, Clyne, Lovren, Yoshida, Fox, Cork, Wanyama, Ramirez, Rodriguez, Mayuka, Osvaldo Cheap: Boruc, Chambers, Fonte, Jos, Shaw, Morgan, JWP, Lallana, Guly, Davis, Lambert. Obviously you could mess about with the formations, and include players like Martin, Barnard, Lee and Forte, as well as some more youngsters like Rowe, Isgrove, Stephens et al, but I suggested the cheap side would currently beat the expensively assembled side. What do you think? Which would win? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelvinsRightGlove Posted 29 October, 2013 Share Posted 29 October, 2013 Morgan cost more than Cork didn't he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 29 October, 2013 Share Posted 29 October, 2013 Morgan cost more than Cork didn't he? Yep and Gazzaniga cost more than Davis so he should be in the expensive team too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igsey Posted 29 October, 2013 Share Posted 29 October, 2013 And Lambert was expensive considering our position when we bought him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelvinsRightGlove Posted 29 October, 2013 Share Posted 29 October, 2013 And Lambert was expensive considering our position when we bought him. As a proportion of income, £1m for a L1 club probably is more than £6m for a premiership club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 29 October, 2013 Share Posted 29 October, 2013 Thought Lambert, Cork, Clyne and Guly all cost roughly the same to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelvinsRightGlove Posted 29 October, 2013 Share Posted 29 October, 2013 Thought Lambert, Cork, Clyne and Guly all cost roughly the same to be honest. I could be wrong, but I thought Lambo was just over £1m, Cork £750k, Clyne £2m and Guly about £1m too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berkshiresaint Posted 30 October, 2013 Share Posted 30 October, 2013 Is 1m expensive? even in L1. To me expensive is any player above the 8m marque. Any decent player nowadays is around 4-6m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 30 October, 2013 Share Posted 30 October, 2013 Is 1m expensive? even in L1. To me expensive is any player above the 8m marque. Any decent player nowadays is around 4-6m. Against turnover yes it is expensive. Our Turnover in L1 was around £10m, high by league one standards, so Lamberts transfer fee alone was 10%, factor in wages and you're probably talking 15-20%. How many L1 clubs spend £1m on players? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucks Saint Posted 30 October, 2013 Share Posted 30 October, 2013 Take the point about spending £1m in L1. It was, and remains, a huge sum. But the relevant point for the OP is that we paid £1m for a player who is first choice and performing highly in the Premier League. Thats cheap by anyone's measure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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