by Tippy Tappy Football » Sun Jun 26, 2022 11:32 am
Ian Evatt is another manager saying that there is loads of money around in all divisions at the moment.
"It was estimated early last season by chairman, Sharon Brittan, that Wanderers’ budget was between “ninth and tenth” highest in the division. And while signings made in January will have pushed that total up, Evatt remains committed to the idea that he can achieve Championship football without being one of the top spenders.
“My vision for this football club is that we want to be sustainable,” he said. “And that is a really difficult thing to do in football. The amount of money being spent in every division at the moment is incredible and you get to hear in circles about players who have been offered X, Y and Z from other clubs and we won’t be that club. We have a valuation for someone and if we don’t get it then we are happy to walk away. And that isn’t because Sharon and the rest of the board are saying there is no money available – there is money, more than enough – but I don’t want us to be that. I want to be smart and strategic and do things the right way. I am really pleased with where we are at. We have lost out on a couple of targets this summer. It doesn’t mean we will miss out, it just means we have to be patient for the next opportunity and football will always give you one."