Warnock - our best manager since relegation from the Premier League?

[TH63]

Win the league by 20 points AND WIN the league cup

Can't wait

In all seriousness, I believe Warnock would've got us promoted at a canter having spent a fraction of what Malky did, and built a team that would've stayed up.

Malky's achievements must of course be recognised and celebrated but we cannot ignore how much was spent building that team.

[itkman]

In all seriousness, I believe Warnock would've got us promoted at a canter having spent a fraction of what Malky did, and built a team that would've stayed up.

So you're saying Warnock would've kept us in the black?

[TH63]

So you're saying Warnock would've kept us in the black?

Did I say that?

[itkman]

Did I say that?

[TH63]

It's early and I'm not well

[waynekerr55]

So you're saying Warnock would've kept us in the black?

Racist - reported!

[OurManFlint II]

In all seriousness, I believe Warnock would've got us promoted at a canter having spent a fraction of what Malky did, and built a team that would've stayed up.

Malky's achievements must of course be recognised and celebrated but we cannot ignore how much was spent building that team.

Where can you find a good database of what was spent over those periods. Whilst for our standards we spunked a lot of money be interesting to see it in comparison to others?

[TH63]

Where can you find a good database of what was spent over those periods. Whilst for our standards we spunked a lot of money be interesting to see it in comparison to others?

Dunno - does one exist? Probably difficult to have any degree of certainty with "undisclosed fee" seeming to be more and more popular these days?

[OurManFlint II]

Dunno - does one exist? Probably difficult to have any degree of certainty with "undisclosed fee" seeming to be more and more popular these days?

Found this site, seems (based on their figures) we had the biggest deficit in the 12/13 season of 11,5M and in the top 3 spenders!

Lots of 'Ifs' and 'Buts' and i know its not so straight forward but gives an idea.

Knowing the result of promotion seems like money well spent. The rest, as they say, is history.


http://www.transfermarkt.com/champio...ern=0&intern=1

[Rhiw-Blue]

I like Warnock and always have tbh. He's done a fantastic job but this is all ifs and maybes the only thing for certain is Malky DID get us promotion, as champions, he also took us to the League cup final.

He had money to spend yes but we weren't the only big spenders that year it's the same every year and some of the big buys like Maynard barely contributed anyway. Malky managed us to promotion, money is needed and was used well to achieve that championship winning season.

What more could MM have done (on the field!!!) than take us up as champions?

[Eric the Half a Bee]

I like Warnock and always have tbh. He's done a fantastic job but this is all ifs and maybes the only thing for certain is Malky DID get us promotion, as champions, he also took us to the League cup final.

He had money to spend yes but we weren't the only big spenders that year it's the same every year and some of the big buys like Maynard barely contributed anyway. Malky managed us to promotion, money is needed and was used well to achieve that championship winning season.

What more could MM have done (on the field!!!) than take us up as champions?

I agree with this. Maynard was injured, Velikonja was signed by Tan (I believe, Malky didn't want him or play him).

Malky spent relatively little when he first took over. After the unexpected success of his first season the club demanded promotion within a year and backed their manager.

Given some of the amounts spent by Championship teams, the amounts spent were hardly extravagant.

[Pedro de la Rosa]

I agree with this. Maynard was injured, Velikonja was signed by Tan (I believe, Malky didn't want him or play him).

Malky spent relatively little when he first took over. After the unexpected success of his first season the club demanded promotion within a year and backed their manager.

Given some of the amounts spent by Championship teams, the amounts spent were hardly extravagant.

If you exclude Maynard who had bad luck with injures, and EV who it is debated who signed him, he bought Mutch for 2m (sold for 6m and arguably our best player in PL), Kim for 2m, Fraizer for 650k, Noone (1m) and Connolly (500k), the latter two are still here. Tommy Smith and Helguson came in for peanuts as well. He hardly broke the bank, we spent 10m. Villa have spent 12m or more on a single striker three times this season alone.