Stickied League 1 Transfer Rumours/Confirmed Transfers 2024/25

[Son of Cod]

Siriki Dembele to Forest for £5m doing the rounds after a WBA rumour last week too. Get him sold Posh so you can give us our slice of pie.

 

[Indian Dan]

Who’s the bald fella. Looks like Stephen Ireland but he’s retired

 

[Kenneth E End]

Siriki Dembele to Forest for £5m doing the rounds after a WBA rumour last week too. Get him sold Posh so you can give us our slice of pie.

You cannot be serious...

 

[SF_]

Accrington guy, Callum Johnson, can he step up?

 

[Robie]

Who’s the bald fella. Looks like Stephen Ireland but he’s retired

Eddie Hutchinson.

 

[Indian Dan]

Eddie Hutchinson.

That’s very close. Cheers!
Mind you, he’s older than Ireland and is also retired.

 

[Indian Dan]

Another who is it pic

 

[Luke Imp]

Running on a beach is a bit old school!

 

[Indian Dan]

We’re not Nancy!

 

[masi51]

Rylan Clarke

Running on a beach is a bit old school!

ok if you want to be a Marine

 

[Kenneth E End]

So Hull are spending £400k on a player from Rangers.

Salary cap?

 

[Indian Dan]

Who actually checks the clubs to see if they are complying with the cap?

 

[Luke Imp]

Most of their players are probably classed as a divisional average so they'll have room to spend it, in theory (based on some assumptions).

 

[Kenneth E End]

Most of their players are probably classed as a divisional average so they'll have room to spend it, in theory (based on some assumptions).

Do they? They have 22 players of which 5 weren't with them last year - taking out the £400k fee (which to be fair, may not be payable over this season only), they have probably £500k remaining for those 5 players.

 

[Kenneth E End]

Who actually checks the clubs to see if they are complying with the cap?

A spotty graduate with a wooden clipboard...

 

[Indian Dan]

Do fees come out of the cap, though? I very much doubt it.

That sort of fee would be commensurate with about £5k pw I reckon.

 

[Luke Imp]

Do they? They have 22 players of which 5 weren't with them last year - taking out the £400k fee (which to be fair, may not be payable over this season only), they have probably £500k remaining for those 5 players.

As you say, the other 17 will be at a divisional average rate of £1.3k(?) a week, not, say, £2.2k (£2.5m / 22 players / 52 weeks), which is a difference of just over £800k (£2.2k - £1.3k = £900 x 17 players x 52 weeks).

£400k over 5 players would still be above a divisional average. Of course, it also depends on the age of the next signings. U21's don't count towards the cap.

 

[Kenneth E End]

Do fees come out of the cap, though? I very much doubt it.

That sort of fee would be commensurate with about £5k pw I reckon.

Everything is under the cap - basic wage, bonuses, loyalty and relocation fees, termination costs, pensions, NI, insurance, medical, agent fees, transfer fees. Hence why I can’t get the numbers to add up.

 

[Indian Dan]

That means £400,000 is about equal to 3 players. Ridiculous.

Who is going to audit clubs? Players will be getting Nigerian passports to confirm they are only 18.

 

[DearneValleyRover]

Signed Josef Bursik on loan from Stoke for the season so that’s another U21 in the bag

 

[Davidimp]

Sounds like they're using the furlough money they get off the government to a player, nice .

 

[PuB]

Sounds like they're using the furlough money they get off the government to a player, nice .

Sorry, who?

 

[iWomble]

Signed Josef Bursik on loan from Stoke for the season so that’s another U21 in the bag

Was our youth team keeper and had been with us since he was 9 but Stoke hoovered him up when they were in the premier league. Good move for his development if he starts.

 

[DearneValleyRover]

Was our youth team keeper and had been with us since he was 9 but Stoke hoovered him up when they were in the premier league. Good move for his development if he starts.

We have a highly rated goalkeeper in Louis Jones but he’s never played a League game, Bursik will definitely start but given they are both very young I expect they will share the workload

 

[Indian Dan]

Seems many clubs are padding their squads out with young players - obviously to get round the restrictions.

 

[Luke Imp]

Do fees come out of the cap, though? I very much doubt it.

That sort of fee would be commensurate with about £5k pw I reckon.

I *think*, and I stand to be corrected, you can reinvest any player sale money and that sits outside the cap when spent but you still have to adhere to the salary cap.

So if you are at the limit of the salary cap, sell a player for £1m and he was on £3k/week, you can spend £1m on another player but can only offer him a maximum of £3k/week.

 

[GeneralLee]

I *think*, and I stand to be corrected, you can reinvest any player sale money and that sits outside the cap when spent but you still have to adhere to the salary cap.

So if you are at the limit of the salary cap, sell a player for £1m and he was on £3k/week, you can spend £1m on another player but can only offer him a maximum of £3k/week.

If accurate, it rather suggests that a better solution would have been to adopt a cap that reflects revenue (albeit a better policed one than before). It's very... Confusing.

 

[GFC4EVA]

Defender Robbie McKenzie signs from hull

Any good hull fans?

 

[Indian Dan]

There are no good Hull fans!

 

[Kenneth E End]

Seems many clubs are padding their squads out with young players - obviously to get round the restrictions.

Is this a bad thing?