In the seasons 2008-11 we paid transfer fees (in some cases quite substantial) for Woodman, Spillane, Diagouraga, Balkestein, Hudson, Weston, (Nicky) Adams, Alexander, Elder, Taylor and MacDonald. The costs were partly offset by fees received for Nicky Adams, Elder and Dickson. However there was a substantial net out on the transfer dealings over these two seasons.
Uwe Rosler has spent not one penny on transfer fees preferring instead to concentrate his efforts on out of contract players who he had identified and marked down on his 'wish list' i.e. Logan, Eger, Douglas, Forrester, Grella and Donaldson. Mark Warburton was also very closely involved in the researching of these players and instrumental in persuading and encouraging at least one (Harry Forrester) to sign. The contracted players brought in during the summer were reinforced by the signings of McGinn and Grella for the season and the loan arrivals of Thompson, Llera, Blair Adams and now Clarkson. In addition to the mentioned players we have extended the contracts of Legge and Moore both with costs applicable to and charged to this seasons budget.
We do not pay extravagant wages for League One but the budget is managed to provide a balance between recruiting contracted players, re-inforcing the squad with loans either long term or currently short term to fill gaps caused by injuries and the managed extending of contracts.
My view is that our playing budget is probably around 8th - 11th in the League One table but because of the quality of the players that Uwe and Mark Warburton have attracted to Brentford it is assumed by other clubs that we have thrown a lot more monies at the budget for this season. I can only repeat that the monies available to Uwe to spend on the playiing budget is exactly the same as that for season 2010-11.
Unused subs. By the time they'd made their way to the dugouts they were too knackered to play :yes:.
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