Lets play a game of "Plug the Financial Hole"

Ok, below is a full list of our squad. Stick next to them how much you think we'll get for them.

A game where the only winners are the players that finally get away from this car-crash of a club...

I've got us to £16.25m, so we should be more than ok financially

Jack Walton - £1m
Jordan Williams - £500k
Callum Styles - £1m
Liam Kitching - £200k
Mads Andersen - £2m
Callum Brittain - £500k
Cauley Woodrow - £2m
Josh Benson - Released
Aaron Leya Iseka - £500k
Daniel Jinadu - £50k
Carlton Morris - £2m
Jasper Moon - £200k
Herbie Kane - £500k
Luke Thomas - Released
Patrick Schmidt - Released
George Miller - Free
Joe Ackroyd - £50k
Obbi Oularé - Released
Jack Aitchison - £100k
Tomas Kalinauskas - Free
Victor Adeboyejo - £200k
Michał Helik - £3m
Brad Collins - £2m
Devante Cole £200k
Romal Palmer - Free
Clarke Oduor - £200k
William Hondermarck - £50k
Aapo Halme - Released

 

Ask Tyson Fury if he wants to buy a footy club that should plug the gap

 

Isn’t Schmidt still our player too

 

Ignore glass eyes

 

If we can get those fees for Helik, Styles and Morris, we might not need to sell anyone else. Wouldn’t surprise me if they have clauses that let them leave for six figure fees though.

Though Schmidt, Thomas and Oulare would need paying off to be released, so would be a minus figure.

 

Jack Walton - £100k
Jordan Williams - £Nowt
Callum Styles - £750k
Liam Kitching - £Nowt
Mads Andersen - £250k
Callum Brittain - £Nowt
Cauley Woodrow - £400k
Josh Benson - £Nowt
Aaron Leya Iseka - £Nowt
Daniel Jinadu - £Nowt
Carlton Morris - £1.5 million
Jasper Moon - £Nowt
Herbie Kane - £250k
Luke Thomas - £Nowt
Patrick Schmidt - £Nowt
George Miller - £Nowt
Joe Ackroyd - Don't know him
Obbi Oularé - £Nowt
Jack Aitchison - Don't know him
Tomas Kalinauskas - Don't know him
Victor Adeboyejo - £Nowt
Michał Helik - £850k
Brad Collins - £400k
Devante Cole £Nowt
Romal Palmer - £Nowt
Clarke Oduor - £Nowt
William Hondermarck - £Nowt
Aapo Halme - £Nowt

£4.4 million

 

Pay as you play deals don't exist. Who would sign a contract without a guaranteed wage? In fact, they're probably not legal.

 

Wouldn't it just be a zero hours contract?

 

So they don't train either?

You can't hold the contract of a professional footballer and not pay them.

 

Who knows? I'd imagine that football contracts can be murky things.

 

I'm sure they can, but no footballer signs a contract which has zero as the weekly wage.

 

I imagine the so called "pay as you play" deals we have heard of in the past are just caully fairly low (in football terms) weekly wages and highly weighted appearance fees.

 

I know they are only guesses & a bit of fun but I think your estimates of Collins, Anderson & Helick are well on the low side , also I am surprised that you did not know who Jack Aitcheson is being that he has had rave reports all season for Forest Green Rovers who have just got promoted , a player I am really looking forward to returning to the club

 

That's the easy bit. Now deduct £8m to fill the hole and then try to refill the squad with the money you have left.

Ok, it's just a tongue in cheek thread and we all know that the finances are a wee bit more complicated than that - wages budget, etc. - but it does make me wonder what's going to happen next season.

 

I know who he is, but I've never seen him play to form a judgement.

I think people are vastly underestimating just how little money there is in the game below Premier league level after the Covid crisis. I also think people vastly overestimate the ability and worth of our squad. Morris looks a good player, Woodrow has been a good goal scorer but is in his last year of contract and I'm led to believe Fulham have a significant sell on clause. I don't rate Helik, Andersen, Styles etc as any more than average, or good at times but hugely inconsistent at best. But I could be completely wrong, I have been many times in the past.

 

Wouldn't be surprised if FGR wanted to keep Jack, and I'm doubtful we'll get to see him play for us.

 

I think he has one year left on his contract. Potential saleable asset this summer or free agent next year, I think you are right @Redhelen .

 

I understand what you are saying & I go along with a lot of your thoughts about how much money or lack of is floating about in the game , however I think Helick in particular would command a decent fee , he is a current international who is likely to be playing in the world cup & is still young so might be an attractive addition for a decent championship club , I also think that Anderson who I am not his biggest fan offers experience & potential to get better & may attract some interest from championship level , regarding Aitcheson , Forest Green were on the box a few weeks ago so I took an interest & watched the game, the lad was outstanding, he played in the hole just behind the front two & basically ran the game, he is two footed , likes a shot & has a great engine on him , to be honest just the type of player we have been missing , we have spent 2 years sending him out to develop his game I now hope we are going to reap the benefits of this.

 

We'll reap the benefits, we'll get some "undisclosed" fee for him in the summer!