duke63

Players are usually valued at the cost to the club of the transfer fee plus the total money due on the player’s contract. This is then depreciated over the term of their contract. So a player on a 4 year contract will have both written off over 4 equal payments. Im not sure players can be revalued over and above that as it’s an arbitrary valuation. No one knows what any player is worth unless they are sold.

Depends on the terms of the players contracts. They might not receive the bonus until the club has received its first Sky EPL payment and that might be a condition of the due payment date. It maybe the players don’t receive it unless they are still registered to the club at the start of the new season.

It’s not uncommon for the very large bonuses paid for promotion to the EPL to actually be paid in the following years accounts. That would distort our figures a lot.

I will and do support local businesses wherever possible. but most of the world leader ‘British’ companies have been sold off to foreign ownership to make a quick profit. My argument is that unless wealthy British individuals invest in the UK we are destined to forever be a Country of importers. As to the fish to France - there is a world of difference between importing and exporting 25 miles across the Channel and importing and exporting 10,000 miles to somewhere else in the World which is what the Tory government seem determined to do.

Travel to France and you will find that a big proportion of goods and foods sold are actually produced in France. We are in France now and EVERY item that is of French origin is marked with a label saying so. The supermarkets will even tell you where in France it comes from. The French will buy French cars before anything else. French strawberries will sell out before Spanish ones even though they are more expensive because they support their own industries. For all the **** we heard from Brexiteers I bet very few will choose British goods first if they are more expensive (not that we produce much of anything anymore). So to answer your point then yes it can be done if there is a will. No need to import IF you are prepared to invest in your own country.

If your country is importing goods it doesn’t really need from far away then of course you are responsible especially if you could be making them yourself. but it’s missing the point. We ALL have a responsibility for the future of the World and humanity. We can’t all just keep passing the buck and blame someone else. Consumerism will ultimately lead to our demise, I have no doubt about that.

Yes as it’s still a debt What if the owners company gets in financial trouble and needs the money back asap. What if the Chinese government makes restrictions on foreign debt? A few have commented that Wolves fans will think they have had a good time but despite all that spending they have won nothing. They had one trip to Wembley where they lost the FA cup semi final in the very last minute At some point those funding the debt must wonder what they have achieved when they are still owed £170 million but the silverware cupboard is bare and they have a team now favourites to be relegated

Yep Bournemouth maybe snatching him under Leeds noses.

And just to add that China spends more on renewable energy investment per annum than the rest of the world put together so they are not ignoring the problem. They build 1800km of high speed electric railway track each year. Meanwhile Britain can’t build just over 100 miles of the same in 20 years.

I’m not the one being conned, you are. Spain and Portugal now facing their third extreme heat wave of the summer and massive forest fires. Italy has had its second summer of 40c temperatures. Humans cannot function for long once the ambient temperature is above the body temperature of 37c. We were in Italy last summer during their heatwave. The locals said it was unbearable. How long before they decide they need to move elsewhere to be able to live a normal life? it will make the current channel migrants numbers look minuscule in comparison. Factor in that when the weather does break they get monsoon style rain. It’s not conducive to growing food or living as we do now. it’s you that has your head in the sand. Come back in 5 years and still tell me I am wrong and you are right

The money involved in even the middle of the EPL now is huge. Unless you have an extremely wealthy owner you have no chance.

Wolves are insolvent to the tune of £99 million and owe their parent Chinese owners £170 million.

I’ve lived in this earth for over 60 years now. The climate has changed a fair bit in my lifetime from my own experiences not from stats or reporting by people with an agenda. Try spending a summer in Italy or Spain in 40+c. The local people are seeing their climate changing to an extent they cannot work in those temps. Climate change denial is being funded by those with a vested interest in it carrying on. That is the oil and energy companies. Don’t get taken in by ****. If you have kids or grandkids, think about their future in 30+ years time.

Each time Tzolis goes out on loan, a fee will be paid to us.

Can’t imagine any EPL club wanting to sack their recruitment manager this close to the end of the transfer window.

If anyone thinks living in 40+c heat is a good thing or the tropical style storms we have had in France today is a good thing then they are even more stupid than I thought. Human life is not sustainable for long in these conditions.

I love how people say ‘but the climate has always changed’. Well yes it has but not like it has in the last 30 years unless some disaster has or is occurring.

Carbon dioxide is Earth's most important greenhouse gas: a gas that absorbs and radiates heat. Unlike oxygen or nitrogen (which make up most of our atmosphere), greenhouse gases absorb heat radiating from the Earth's surface and re-release it in all directions—including back toward Earth's surface.

Not at all. it’s a proven scientific fact that co2 causes the atmosphere to heat up. once ambient temps hit 37c, our body temperature, we as humans need to do nothing but sit in the shade doing everything we can to cool down, unless we want to die. Temps in Italy, Spain, Greece, a third of the USA, much of Canada, parts of China have been well above that this summer. Crop yields are 60% down in much of those areas. That is why we have to change the way we live.

It’s a team game. Wait 5-10 games into the season. one thing is for sure, we won’t be pushed around by the opposition this year, like we were last year.

There will always be a surprise team. Of the teams relegated I suspect Southampton have the best squad equipped for this division but Russ has lots to prove as a manager. lots of pretty football but zero success so far. Leicester have lost their two best players but still have plenty of quality still at the moment. Leeds don't seem to have a squad of players suited to Farke. No idea how we will fare. Better fitness alone will be an improvement as it was obvious we were lacking in that department last season. Were Rashica to stay, I can see him being a big player in this League.

Football doesn't do common sense when it comes to money.

Because when you suddenly increase one players wages by 50% then everybody thinks they are worth 50% more, or they move elsewhere. then you wage bill has increased by 50% across the board. it’s basic maths and common sense. And how business works especially in football where players hold all the cards.

If we pay Buendia £80k per week to keep him, what about Pukki? What about Krul? What about Cantwell? Just as examples. Its likely they think they are just as big a part of the team and worth the same money. What about new signings? You can guarantee agents will know Emi is earning £80k per week so they will want the same for their player if he signs. Its never as simple as it seems. Suddenly the wage bill has increased by £20-30 million. Where does that money come from if we don't stay up or win something? The financial security of the whole business can become very shaky very quickly. We all hope that MA's money may allow us to take more risks in the future but we don't know that is the case as of yet.

Im pretty sure we might lose some supporters to Leeds Let him go, he's moved on, time for some of you to do the same.