Luton Outlaws - Independent Message Board for Luton Town FC

Of all the players we’ve spent >£1m on since promotion to PL:

- number sold at a profit - 0 (awful!)

- number made our money back on - 1 (Aasgaard - due to terms of contract)

- number sold at a loss - 3 (Kaminski, Giles, almost certainly Hashioka) - admittedly some educated guess work here

- number almost guaranteed to be moved on soon at a loss - 4 (Chong, Nakamba, Holmes, Nordas)

- number that have made a significant positive contribution since signing and still here - 3 (Alli, Makosso, Mengi 1 based on PL season) - all could be sold for a profit

- number for whom the just is very much out right now - 5 (Andersen, McGuinness, Jones, Fanne, Brown)

Keeley is too early to tell but looks a good signing.

Alli and Makosso probably the best signings of the lot based on contribution, ability to stay fit and likelihood of profit if we sell (Keeley could join that group).

Overall, it’s a pretty shocking squandering of the PL windfall. We didn’t bet big on anyone and instead signed decent championship players in the £3-5m range mostly who have just not kicked on and been really key players and/or increased their value.

Best signings were Ogbene and Barkley for free (at least in terms of transfer fee).