retired_olewis

Hi,

I have just finished my 3rd season with West Ham, gained promotion the first season through play-offs. The following year I finished 14th, and now this season I finished 12th. Last two years I have got about 12-14 millions for TV-rights, 4-5 from FA for the place I get, so my balance is upto about 20 millions right now.

What is bothering me is that my transfer budget is just 900K while the balance is about 20 millions. Is this something that is always stuck to lower rated teams or is there something I am doing wrong here perhaps? You would think that the transfer budget would adjust to the balance... right?

retired_lizthibert

Sorry chap, Wet Sham are not lower league.

Please read the forum header.

retired_olewis

Sorry about that.

retired_lizthibert

No worried, good second post :thup:

retired_pmetzger1

Except that, he doesn't state that he started with West Ham, just that he's been there three seasons.

The problem is that this is a GQ question, but in answer, the only way that I've been able to achieve a decent transfer fund in the EPL is to sell my more valuable players.

It's just prudence on the part of my board, Bolton had been in serious financial doo-doo following their fall to League One. I'm pleased to see that the board are trying to avoid a repeat in the event of relegation.

retired_pmetzger1

My example being a budget of £1.5m with a balance of £26m. Sold a player for £10.5m and now have £12m to play with.

retired_olewis

thank you guys for the replies.

btw I did start with West Ham, only played for three seasons. I aint no LLM hero... Just trying to save my beloved club

mkus, thank you for telling me this, now I can stop hoping for a miracle in my transfer budget ...

Do you know if I had the same example, got a transfer budget of 1.5 and then sold a player to raise it to 10 for example, would the budget the year after stay at around 1.5 or would I keep it at 10 mills? you know?

retired_kswansonwoolf

I reckon you'd get to keep most of it, but it depends on the overall financial situation of your club.

retired_lizthibert

I've been at clubs where I was allowed to keep the budget at the end of the season but I have also been at clubs who have taken back any unused budget and replaced it with much less.

Don't forget to take the percentage of money received from transfers in to account in mkus' example. I have been at clubs where you only get to keep 30% of money received from transfers.

retired_mekeesha

EPL - where's that?


Tell you what newbie, take your beloved Mallets down to the Conference and then tell us about your lower league fortunes