mattitheowl Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 1 minute ago, TheEnchanter said: It is a lot in a way. But considering the revenue they have recieved it's very in balance. I mean just this season alone they sold £36M of players. The difference is we could have traded our way season to season if we had wanted. Imagine for one second Brentford spend £30M then stop selling players. Stand still. Stagnate. Refuse to sell. Keep adding big earners. Just the whole idea of it would make them shudder. It makes our squad management look like amateur hour. No I understand all that. But it doesn't address my point in any way. £30m is not a sum of money that a Championship club should be looking at as a figure described as "only". It's great that they generate their revenue through savvy management and player trading, but £30m is still a lot of money when you consider the P&S limit is £39m over 3 years! Just not bothered... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEnchanter Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Just now, mattitheowl said: No I understand all that. But it doesn't address my point in any way. £30m is not a sum of money that a Championship club should be looking at as a figure described as "only". It's great that they generate their revenue through savvy management and player trading, but £30m is still a lot of money when you consider the P&S limit is £39m over 3 years! Yeah but they just reinvest a lot of what is made. Otherwise it'd just go into the owners pocket and they'd be criticised for being a Mike Ashley or the Hull owners. I don't think £30M is much for a team that have made a hell of a lot over the last 4-5 years on transfers. It might only be a third or so of transfer revenue. If we reinvested a third of what we made our squad would be assembled at a value of about £3M. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Down South Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 30 minutes ago, Drewswfc said: Bore fest most of that 1st half 21 minutes ago, Steve Down South said: Funny you say that - I was thinking more along the lines of if only we could play like either side. Just goes to show we’re all different Ok, I’m with you on this now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattitheowl Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 6 minutes ago, TheEnchanter said: Yeah but they just reinvest a lot of what is made. Otherwise it'd just go into the owners pocket and they'd be criticised for being a Mike Ashley or the Hull owners. I don't think £30M is much for a team that have made a hell of a lot over the last 4-5 years on transfers. It might only be a third or so of transfer revenue. If we reinvested a third of what we made our squad would be assembled at a value of about £3M. You're missing my point. Everyone is lauding Brentford for "doing it the right way" which to an extent they are. They sell really well to make money. But they have spent £30m on their starting 11 as it stands. That to me doesn't say you're finding hidden gems as much as, you've sold a few gems in the past and are now reaping the rewards. Building a team costing £30m isn't a fairy story regardless of if the owner gave the club the £30m or they "earned" it through smart trading. You can't argue that Brentford's business model is smart and they are making it work. But you also can't claim they are a team of unknown nobodies IMO. Just because the journo's covering the Championship haven't heard of them they make out they've unearthed the next Lionel Messi for 50p from the Israeli 3rd division. 1 Just not bothered... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalthamOwl Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Come on Brentford! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEnchanter Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Knockhaert is such a turd. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owls maniac Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Quality has been shocking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EighteenSixty7 Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Brentfords set pieces have been poo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiJ Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 9 minutes ago, TheEnchanter said: Knockhaert is such a turd. He's not all that as a player these days. Lost a yard or two. He was unplayable a few years back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewswfc Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Can't believe I've got to sit through another half hour of this turgid football and the w@nk commentry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owls maniac Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 14 minutes ago, EighteenSixty7 said: Brentfords set pieces have been poo That corner in the first half that went straight out Must have got Wednesday’s set piece coach in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EighteenSixty7 Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Mitrovic is a shithouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalthamOwl Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Mitrovic is a right tw@t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owls maniac Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 What the fizz is he doing there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalthamOwl Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Bloody hell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owls maniac Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Oh wow. What a fizz up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EighteenSixty7 Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Christ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalthamOwl Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 What the hell was the keeper doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalthamOwl Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Come on Brentford ffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owls maniac Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Keeper had 5 mins of madness. Got away with one and then fizzed that up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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