Lots of West Ham supporters have been reacting on Twitter recently, after West Ham Fan Zone made a bold statement relating to the upcoming transfer window.
Their point was that we are only expected to have around £30million on offer for any new signings, before players are sold, and that should never have been a possibility after we left Upton Park for the London Stadium.
We are unlikely to recoup anywhere near as much as Chinese Super League outfits offered us in January for Marko Arnautovic, either, so at best we could be looking at an overall budget of between £60m and £70million.
Add in the spending clubs like Leicester, Everton and Wolverhampton Wanderers are likely to make, and it would be hard to see any way that we move closer to the trio, given they are already ahead of us in the table.
How do we solve that issue, though? Well, West Ham Fan Zone have suggested it would take new owners before we are able to compete, as our current board will not take us any further.
Their views generated quite a response…
£50m-£60m plus sales would be a realistic amount to spend each summer window. If it was done in a structured way with a view to building a side. I’m not convinced this will ever happen unless we get new ambitious owners. The next level spin at avoiding relegation is in full flow.
— William Field (@wilfield71) April 22, 2019
Remember last year when @ExWHUemployee and @DaveWalkerWHU interviewed @davidgold he said if he was forced to sell he’d insist on a place on the Board, perhaps in the role of Life President. How egotistical is that?!!
Buy a season ticket or corporate if you’re such a big fan!— AllSportsView (@AllSportsView) April 22, 2019
It is poor. The owners need to do their job or leave.
— Conor Watts (@Conorwatts15) April 23, 2019
That’s the problem you wouldn’t put it past them. He’d be 60/70m this year but next year you could add another 20m on top of that. The major problem is if a big club shows genuine interest.
— Rob Waldon WHUFC ⚒ (@RobWaldon) April 22, 2019
Its good that fans (excluding the board lapdogs) are finally seeing what the rest of us knew years ago. All they are interested in is staying in the league each year. Spend the absolute minimum, rake in the revenue.
— lively (@penners78) April 23, 2019
I believe our budget is small because we are paying the back the loans to the owners. Bad timing imo.
— Gary Killington (@gary_killington) April 23, 2019
When the Daves bought WHU Sullivan had £6/700M Gold had £3/400M, Sullivan now has £1.1B and Gold £5/600M, why would they sell, there are no figures for Lady Brady, Sullivan has issued his summer spend £25M plus sales, so that’s plus £3/4M, so approx. £30M, looks like loans ⚒⚒⚒
— Bob austin (@bobaustin65) April 22, 2019
100 million plus player sales should be a minimum
— sam owen (@_samowen) April 22, 2019
Don’t forget Leicester are building a £100m training complex too!
We lashed up Chadwell Heath for £4m though!— AllSportsView (@AllSportsView) April 22, 2019
It’s embarrassing we will be falling further and further behind the likes of Watford Leicester wolves Everton etc the owners living in the transfer market as if it was 10 years ago when 30 mill was a decent sum can see pellegrini walking out mid way through next season
— will earle (@willearle_) April 22, 2019
I do think that the owners want this club to do well, however they simply don’t have the money to make it happen. We need someone who owning a football club is a hobby and they pump money into the whole club, not just the squad
— Boleyn Talk (@BoleynTalk) April 22, 2019