BlueSuedeSambas 53,548 Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Obviously it's all just speculation and conjecture at the moment, but I've seen quite a few people airing their concerns at how small the rumoured financial input is going to be.Surely I'm not the only person who thinks it's more than enough for us to not only operate, but also continue to improve with? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimfanciesthedude 24,359 Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 depends on the state of the team whenever the current millions speculated about appearright now it can easily be argued that we would need 10million to purchase players good enough for our seasonal european campaignsplus unless the youngsters turn out good, we would need depth to the squad also Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1st_Jan_1994 4,868 Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 If spent wisely, then 5 million is enough.We would have to push the boat out above that now and again for a Jelavic, Davis, Bougherra, Miller type player if they became available to maintain a spine but generally, 5 million is enough imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Govan Front Antz 15 Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 I would prefer to bring in a player of Jelavic's quality each year than 3 or 4 average players!The team desperately needs a rb and a cb imo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
markybear 136 Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Player sales wud top up I'm sure, along with CL cashI'd like to think that 5mill wud be Whytes investment.Pretty much what djw has said Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Establishment_1873 46 Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 If spent wisely, then 5 million is enough.We would have to push the boat out above that now and again for a Jelavic, Davis, Bougherra, Miller type player if they became available to maintain a spine but generally, 5 million is enough imo.We would need around 7 million a year to keep the same quality as we have now. Less if we can keep current players with renewing their contracts.We have a squad worth around 28 million, a squad which is out of contract or too old every 4 years, 7 million a year to replace.Without the CL we simply do not have this money, more like 700k.We need things to change. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSuedeSambas 53,548 Posted November 19, 2010 Author Share Posted November 19, 2010 Pretty similar thoughts to me guys.If you took our important players just now and sold every single one of them: McGregor, Bougherra, Davis, Naismith, Jelavic, Edu, Miller then we would make a massive, massive profit on what we paid for them (I know we McGregor came through the youth system)If the manager is careful and picks his signings carefully, just like they have been forced to do this Summer, then we could add two or three players every Summer who could then be sold for a profit two or three years down the line.If we can make a habit of doing that then 5 million is easily enough to keep us at the top of the pile in the SPL and competitive in Europe.Initially we might need a little bit more to ensure we get the squad number back up to the early to mid twenties, but 5 million a year sounds completly reasonable to me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amac9 2,060 Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 I think we would need more than £5m each season. In today's transfer market £5m will get you one or two decent players.But wiping out the debt is the most important thing IMO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Establishment_1873 46 Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 You just have to look at the first teamMillerPapacWeirAll out of contract and first picks in the starting XI, could they be replaced with 5 million?A centre half, a striker and a left back.The season after Bougherra, Naismith, Davis etcWe need to tie everyone down asap and use any funds to buy younger players of real quality that can push for a first team place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davie2909 21 Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 £5mill spent wisely could bring us 2 top players look at Boogie £2.5mill and Cuellar £2.3mill for example. Or a Jelavic and possibly a good young prospect.Time has come to develop our own player along with supplementing that with a couple of top class players brought in at reasonable prices. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1st_Jan_1994 4,868 Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 You just have to look at the first teamMillerPapacWeirAll out of contract and first picks in the starting XI, could they be replaced with 5 million?A centre half, a striker and a left back.The season after Bougherra, Naismith, Davis etcWe need to tie everyone down asap and use any funds to buy younger players of real quality that can push for a first team place.They were bought for 2.7 million, combined. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MayboleLoyal_atb 3,643 Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Although I think the £5 million being reported is nothing but guess work I would imagine it would be personal investment. On top of that would be champions league money and club income through ticket/merchandise sales would it not?? With the debt being wiped out then would this kind of money be made available for transfers? I have no idea how the club finanances itself, so am just saying this off the top of my head. All of this being of course if the takeover happens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingWilBEARy 4,319 Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 If you know what markets to tap then £5m is more than enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Establishment_1873 46 Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 They were bought for 2.7 million, combined.Silly nitpicking. Its obviously not going to be the same every year.And we also need more players than we have right now.What about next year Bougherra, Naismith, Davis etc.Whats the total there? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1st_Jan_1994 4,868 Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Silly nitpicking. Its obviously not going to be the same every year.And we also need more players than we have right now.What about next year Bougherra, Naismith, Davis etc.Whats the total there?How's it silly nit picking? the point people are making that if invested wisely, then 5 million is enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunslinger 270 Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 depends if its an extra 5 bar or if its a maximum. frankly its more than we have had for 10 years so should be plenty. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
impotent sex addict 0 Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 If there's an initial investment in three or four players to get the squad size bulked to a suitable level for a team vying for four competitions a season then 5million per year (if that's net) is more than enough.We have a team full of winners so there doesn't need to be an overhaul that requires 15-20million. And we should be looking to keep that level of consistency going.We should be looking to blood our own players with a couple of signings each year to bolster the squad and freshen it up a little.The main thing for me though is we get in a position where we are debt free and not in a vulnerable position re teams from England being interested in our players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
markybear 136 Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Just a thought...This 5mill a yr seems to be plucked from air, it could be more, it could be less. It may not even happen5mill a yr IMO has been made up by journos. why not?It's a nice round number Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
theweebluenose 4,332 Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Definately more than enough at this moment in time, however we can only speculate how much will be made available if this deal goes through. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Establishment_1873 46 Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Perotti, Kagawa, Pablo Hernandez and Dzsudzsák were bought for under £2m combined. There's some real bargains out there.Correct!how many of those bargains were signed by Rangers? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunslinger 270 Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 its easy to pick out a few bargains from the thousands of transfers each year. its more difficult in real life. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyboy2009 11 Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 I wonder what ally mccoist will be like in the transfer market? Smith has bought sum shitters in his time here and sum great ones! Usually the more expensive are the bigger flops. Big Kyle still hasn't shown why we paid nearly 4 million for him, even if you watched his best ever rangers performance you wouldn't say you were watching a player anywhere near that figure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff 245 Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 If we kept away from spunking millions on duds and look outwith the British Isles, then £5m can go a long, long way. There is also the possibility of bosmans. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
clelandhattrick 8 Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 Sometimes a team needs a serious facelift. Us in 1998, Celtic in 2005, Aberdeen since the early nineties.£5m a year is OK for cautious improvement but not for a new-look team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MosesMcNeil 1,664 Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 It's enough if you are content for The Rangers to be bit part players in Europe.So it's not enough - no where near it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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