I think some of us have gotten a little carried away with this takeover and think we have been bought by Shiekh Mansour.
Yes the new guys have said there will be funds but I doubt that equates to the sums that the likes of Stoke have just thrown around or to be able to spend the sort of budgets a Mark Hughes or David Moyes would want let alone the transfer budget they would then want. That’s why I ask who people want to replace Cook and so far it has all been pipe dream material.
Our record transfer fee even in the PL days was £6m and I don’t see that being topped anytime soon, but I do think we will be able to sign players at 3 or 4 mill as opposed to the standard 1 or 2. I honestly can’t see them using their own fortunes and IEC itself doesn’t seem to be mega rich but they could help us generate more income to help the club than previously.
They have also mentioned relying on youth so I do think the likes of Lang will get a chance but it will be next season after we stay up this season.
