Recent content by Y8EES

That figure comes from the reports in France; l'Equipe's journalist who follows Saint-Etienne.

The BFC owner has put in the thick end of £90M, as disclosed in the last published accounts, not all of it as loans, either. The planning application for the new community stadium does not show a profit but a possible break-even, with Matthew Benham covering any losses. Yes, there's a chance...

Which is why Brentford don't spend millions without risk assessment! Without boring with lots of details, just look at what we've spent on players and what we've sold for. In very broad terms, there's a profit on player turnover of about £10M per season, with the majority of incoming...

No, I'm 'talking' that BFC will calculate a precise value for a player and not get into a bidding war. In fact, exactly the opposite of ManUre. If these "bigger" clubs want to make a bid in excess of that, then they're fully welcome; if you can get the numbers on here, you'll have done very...

There's no way Brentford would pay anything like that amount! On past form, I'd expect the top end to be £1.5M with a lot of add-ons up to £5M and around 25% sell-on. That got us an England U-19 defender from Walsall less than a year ago.

Thanks. It is easier to attract players from other leagues to the big city. It's not just young players but there's so much more value in other European countries.

I've joined for the obvious reason, as a lifetime Brentford supporter, but I also have a soft spot for 'the Grecians' due to a schoolfriend's parents owning a farm near Collompton and many other connections to the City, particularly to events at the Phoenix. Anyway... You seem to have a...