January Transfer Window - The Verdict.

[Risso]

Not too perturbed about our seemingly lack of activity this window. Only surprise is Cam back out on loan again in light of Ings’s subsequent departure. Hey ho, trust this leaves us more pennies to spend come the summertime once Emery has another few months to further evaluate the raw material at his disposal.

Your post got me thinking. If we'd have kept either Ings or Archer, the  section of meltdown on here would have been a bit less meltdowney.

Press propaganda and being fooled. Blimey, we're not Everton.

You mean if we hadn't done the things that have pissed people off, then people would be a bit less pissed off. Brilliant insight as usual that, Clamps.

[Clampy]

Well, let's shout 'propaganda'  and 'they're fooling us' but this is football. It made me laugh anyway if nothing else.

[Drummond]

The difference we'll notice in matches is that Moreno plays (potentially LM or LB and that Dhuran or Traore may get a run out instead of Ings/Bailey.

It's hardly a 1/10 window on that basis especially since most voices were saying they didn't rate Ings and weren't sure that Digne was an upgrade.

Is it really such a hard concept to grasp, that rate Ings or not, selling somebody who has contributed more goals than anybody else and not replacing him, leaving us without another recognised striker is hardly a recipe for success. The ownership/management haven't been able to put together a squad capable of achieving the top half, and I can't see them doing so for the forseeable when they consistently make bad decisions.

I'm not going to bother searching for your post history about Danny Ings, because everyone knows your opinion of him.

As for the insults, take a look at yourself, you seem unable to see, or consider, anyone's else's opinion if it's different to yours. So get down of your high horse.

I've said numerous times I'd like another one up top, that doesn't mean, because we didn't get one, that the world is going to end.

They didn't finish top half under the last buffoon, and certainly wouldn't have if your pal had stayed in charge. As it stands there's every chance we will under the new guy.

"Your pal". I'll leave it there, and try to debate with somebody more worthwhile like Footy or Flinstone.

Love you!

[Drummond]

It hardly screams of ambition or pushing  on does it?

Selling Ings for £12 million without a ready made replacement just seems self-sabotaging to me.

Let's all hope and pray that West Ham stay up so we can pocket the clearly desperately needed extra 3 million quid.

Underwhelmed.

In terms of value to us, it's worth an awful lot more under the FFP regs.

There's his remaining contractual value as well as his wages, something like £20m a year all in. Given how close we've been, gut feeling says that it made sense to let him go to free up cash for elsewhere.

It's a bit frustrating we haven't replaced (if understandable) but I'd guess we have deals lined up for the summer.

[pauliewalnuts]

We're nowhere near FFP problems.

Our combined net spend over the last 4 windows is 40m.

[Drummond]

We're nowhere near FFP problems.

Our combined net spend over the last 4 windows is 40m.

Does that inciude salaries? Our income is below halfway, and our wages are top 7.

It suggests to.me that it leaves plenty to use.

[Risso]

The sale of Grealish will immediately have alleviated any FFP concerns, £100m profit straight to profit, with the cost of his replacements spread over 3-4 years. I would think that the May 2022 accounts due at the end of this month will be half decent.

[Sexual Ealing]

I know a few of you are accountants, and your insights are appreciated where relevant, but one of the things I hate about modern football is that I have to know what amortisation is.

[kippaxvilla2]

Yes you buy a player for £100m over a five year contract.  Accounting rules mean you don’t have to lump that whole cost into your P and L in one lump sum.  You can write it down over the life of the contract in this case £20m per annum.

[Sexual Ealing]

I know. I just don't want to know.

[kippaxvilla2]

Oh sorry I thought you were asking.  Lolz as no one says except me.

[Rory]

I know. I just don't want to know.

I know what you mean. All this grown-up talk scares me.

[Percy McCarthy]

We're nowhere near FFP problems.

Our combined net spend over the last 4 windows is 40m.

A £100-odd million loss from 2020 drops off our 3-year FFP-related accounting period on May 31st.

[kippaxvilla2]

Big splurge in the summer then no excuses.

[edgysatsuma89]

I know. I just don't want to know.

I know what you mean. All this grown-up talk scares me.

I begrudge knowing anything financial past the penny to gram ratio of a Freddo.