Stickied League 1 Transfer Rumours/Confirmed Transfers 2024/25

[Kenneth E End]

Forgive me for living in a cave… where did Stockport suddenly get cash from?

I see us and them are in for Nathan Lowe again. Surely if he’s leaving permanently, there’s only one winner from a finances point of view?

 

[masi51]

Forgive me for living in a cave… where did Stockport suddenly get cash from?

I see us and them are in for Nathan Lowe again. Surely if he’s leaving permanently, there’s only one winner from a finances point of view?

Why???
It is evident you are slashing your wage bill ready for next seasons massive deficit, but you are looking at players like Lowe which is the correct way in a re-build
Paying him this next season is not going to be a issue, but can you afford him next season when your more than likely to be straddled with one or two 20k plus wages on players who will not be playing

 

[Kenneth E End]

Why???
It is evident you are slashing your wage bill ready for next seasons massive deficit, but you are looking at players like Lowe which is the correct way in a re-build
Paying him this next season is not going to be a issue, but can you afford him next season when your more than likely to be straddled with one or two 20k plus wages on players who will not be playing

If we don’t go up next season, we’ll have to trade anyone who is good enough for the level above. That would be inevitable for most sides, but at the same time the upside is that we’ll be getting cash for those players too. Our budget will probably halve again.

Doughty for sure wouldn’t stay for 2026/27 if we don’t go up. He would cost Middlesbrough et al around £8M this year but his value would go down even further next season.

I can’t imagine Lowe will cost more than £5K a week (maybe the demand is such he can command more than that?), which is generally what we were offering in 2019.

Why can Stockport afford him in 2027 when we can’t?

 

[SF_]

Will Keane to Bolton?

 

[masi51]

If we don’t go up next season, we’ll have to trade anyone who is good enough for the level above. That would be inevitable for most sides, but at the same time the upside is that we’ll be getting cash for those players too. Our budget will probably halve again.

Doughty for sure wouldn’t stay for 2026/27 if we don’t go up. He would cost Middlesbrough et al around £8M this year but his value would go down even further next season.

I can’t imagine Lowe will cost more than £5K a week (maybe the demand is such he can command more than that?), which is generally what we were offering in 2019.

Why can Stockport afford him in 2027 when we can’t?

Your issues are simply Parachute money runs out this time next year and you have players contracted beyond that date on over 20k a week
Nobody will buy them off you because A they are on those wages B they are injured or C they are not very good
Unless you are very wealthy you will need to put a lot of this years parachute money to one side and pay these contracts up.

Stockport have not got this issue