Angus Kinnear Interview - Phil Hay Show

Angus Kinnear interview with two of the lads from The Square Ball available on Spotify on The Phil Hay Show.

AK comes across very well again but obviously doesn't give too much away. Especially with future transfers & contracts.

A few key points;

Shirt Sales far exceeded expectations, sales pushing the numbers of some of the top 6.

Facilitated TV appearances (Ones we are paid for) will stand at 24 for the season against a budgeted 16. For Reference Man City have 26 and the most last season was 27. Should involve an additional income of around £10M. I would imagine that the league position should also mean a sizeable income above budget too.

Dropping sizeable hints that the spend this summer will be reduced on last summer. Plan was to over spend in the first season back to guarantee safety and achieve a squad sufficient for a number of season with smaller top ups. How much of this is managing expectations and for the ears of the clubs we will be negotiating with we don't know. If budget is say £60m I would focus on 3 key players (LB, 8, Winger/10 that can cover both sides and through the middle)

De Paul will not be happening and has never been on the cards. Angus Kinnear did joke that if they could afford him they would buy him just to shut Dan Moylan up.

Talks about the expectation that we can get even more from Raphinha next season and that no one at the club would be surprised to see Rodrigo win player of the season next year given the talent he has.

Process of producing designs for stadium expansion have begun. Intention is to achieve 55-60k capacity. Believe demand is there and that will enable us to close on some of the top 6 with matchday revenues. No timescales on this and I imagine it will be a long slow process to design, submit, to planning, find a contractor etc. And Premier League football needs to be secured for a couple more seasons before pushing the button. Expansion will take place by building over the existing stands (North, West, South) while keeping the stand open to limit any reduction in capacity as much as possible.