K Lo 224 Posted April 7, 2021 17 hours ago, KeiranShikari said: Nah, we paid a substantial chunk more with a promotion clause. Safe to say he was still a bargain though. I believe it ended up totaling 5m Euros. Did we get some of that back when we were relegated ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FenwayFrank 2,459 Posted April 7, 2021 1 minute ago, K Lo said: Did we get some of that back when we were relegated ? Good idea, keep the receipt for anyone we buy and if we go down we can ask for a refund ! 😉 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill 1,788 Posted April 7, 2021 The point here is that our success is not simply down to the £500m we received from being in the PL, as some dimwitted binner claims almost all of that money goes in wages ................. caused by being in the PL If that level of income was a cause if Championship success then why have not all the other ex PL clubs achieved what we have ? The notable thing about our squad is the relatively low cost - three acadamy, two freebies and the rest almost peanuts in current terms Much is owed to excellent recruitment and coaching, rather than PL money And what the dimwitted farmhand does not explain is how we got to the PL in the first place, if it is supposedly PL money that is responsible for our success what Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
