We Are Backing City - Ranson

Last updated : 21 July 2008 By Covsupport News Service
Coming days after a web poll on GMK said that the majority of City supporters thought it was too early into the tensure of SISU and Ray Ranson to comment, Ray Ranson has stated that over £5m has so far been invested in players.

"If anyone was ever to question our commitment, hopefully the figures go a long way to showing that we are staying true to our word and are serious about taking the club forward," said the Club Chairman to the CT.

"A lot of people forget that when we took over there was a transfer embargo on the club and we immediately picked up the tab for Gary Borrowdale and Leon Best who the club couldn't afford to buy. If we had not paid out the bills for them they would have had to go back to their clubs.


"We also then invested in Scott Dann and Danny Fox and have more recently signed a number of players that we believe have significantly improved the squad.

"So in the space of our first six months we have invested more than £5 million on six players."

With Chris Coleman still looking for players including Clinton Morrison and Stephen Wright, the rebuilding of the team looks set to continue.

Players In During the Ranson Era

Leon Best  £650k rising to £1m
Gary Borrowdale £450k rising to £700k
Scott Dann/Danny Fox £1.5m
Keiran Westwood £500k rising to £750k
Aron Einar Gunnarsson £250k rising to £400k
Freddie Eastwood £1.2m rising to £1.5m

Payment on Elliott Ward £400,000
Payment on David McNamee £125,000