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Post by Hobhead on Nov 26, 2021 19:20:14 GMT
This is a bit odd. Remember when we signed Robinson and were told that we’d ‘stretched the budget’ to do so? Since then we’ve jettisoned Crankshaw and Turnbull to make a small amount of room in the budget but we’ve taken on three new scouts. If we’re not roughly even then we’re only a small amount in the black.
Either it’s the annual bullshit where we just do the usual and claim another couple of nearly signings, we lied about maxing the budget when we signed Robinson or Rupp has decided to invest a bit.
If it’s the annual bullshit then it might be one disappointment too far for a weary and cynical fanbase. If we lied in preseason then we went into the season desperately light up front while having money in the kitty. If Rupp’s digging into his pockets I’ll eat my morning shit.
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Post by benitocarbone on Nov 26, 2021 19:31:19 GMT
This is a bit odd. Remember when we signed Robinson and were told that we’d ‘stretched the budget’ to do so? Since then we’ve jettisoned Crankshaw and Turnbull to make a small amount of room in the budget but we’ve taken on three new scouts. If we’re not roughly even then we’re only a small amount in the black. Either it’s the annual bullshit where we just do the usual and claim another couple of nearly signings, we lied about maxing the budget when we signed Robinson or Rupp has decided to invest a bit. If it’s the annual bullshit then it might be one disappointment too far for a weary and cynical fanbase. If we lied in preseason then we went into the season desperately light up front while having money in the kitty. If Rupp’s digging into his pockets I’ll eat my morning shit. I listened to that interview the other day and Adams was very careful with his words. Parker was clearly trying to get a quote out of him RE the January budget but Adams really didn’t commit much at all. Not as much as Parker makes it sound in that article anyway imo.
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Post by Hobhead on Nov 26, 2021 19:40:55 GMT
This is a bit odd. Remember when we signed Robinson and were told that we’d ‘stretched the budget’ to do so? Since then we’ve jettisoned Crankshaw and Turnbull to make a small amount of room in the budget but we’ve taken on three new scouts. If we’re not roughly even then we’re only a small amount in the black. Either it’s the annual bullshit where we just do the usual and claim another couple of nearly signings, we lied about maxing the budget when we signed Robinson or Rupp has decided to invest a bit. If it’s the annual bullshit then it might be one disappointment too far for a weary and cynical fanbase. If we lied in preseason then we went into the season desperately light up front while having money in the kitty. If Rupp’s digging into his pockets I’ll eat my morning shit. I listened to that interview the other day and Adams was very careful with his words. Parker was clearly trying to get a quote out of him RE the January budget but Adams really didn’t commit much at all. Not as much as Parker makes it sound in that article anyway imo. In fairness I haven’t read the article due to it being behind the paywall but if Parker is misquoting in a way that raises expectations for January then he needs a call from someone at VP to settle him down a bit. Fans are heading for open revolt as it is, the last thing we need is another attempt at raising hopes.
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Post by Lofty on Nov 26, 2021 19:52:14 GMT
Hobhead click the X to stop the page loading when you open the link and the text stays displayed. DEREK Adams has been given the green light to get ready to go January shopping. The City boss has confirmed the board have given him a budget to chase the targets that he wants in the mid-season window. Money from the recent sale of winger Ollie Crankshaw to Stockport and the wages they have saved has helped swell the resources that will be made available to Adams to improve his squad in the areas he is targeting. He said: “We’ll have support to do that. We have a budget that will allow us to (have a) go in January. “We have obviously sold a player already and have money from that and we’ll be able to add players. “We’ve got avenues to go down and add in the January transfer window when it comes along.” “We’re doing something right. We just need to add a clinical edge to our game that will enable us to finish off teams. “It’s a long old season and we’ve got a lot of points to be played for. If we can get some strength added in January to the players we’ve already got then we’ll be in a much better place.”
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Post by tetchyarse on Nov 26, 2021 22:26:02 GMT
I listened to that interview the other day and Adams was very careful with his words. Parker was clearly trying to get a quote out of him RE the January budget but Adams really didn’t commit much at all. Not as much as Parker makes it sound in that article anyway imo. In fairness I haven’t read the article due to it being behind the paywall but if Parker is misquoting in a way that raises expectations for January then he needs a call from someone at VP to settle him down a bit. Fans are heading for open revolt as it is, the last thing we need is another attempt at raising hopes. Disable Jsvascript for that website and the paywall disappears. Same with the Daily Telegraph. 47p is a budget. I'll believe it when I see it.
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Post by Van Ginger on Nov 27, 2021 5:18:31 GMT
ALso, if you paste the link into www.outline.comThen you can read quite a few different paywalled publications.
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Post by mikehunt on Nov 27, 2021 7:56:55 GMT
This is a bit odd. Remember when we signed Robinson and were told that we’d ‘stretched the budget’ to do so? Since then we’ve jettisoned Crankshaw and Turnbull to make a small amount of room in the budget but we’ve taken on three new scouts. If we’re not roughly even then we’re only a small amount in the black. Either it’s the annual bullshit where we just do the usual and claim another couple of nearly signings, we lied about maxing the budget when we signed Robinson or Rupp has decided to invest a bit. If it’s the annual bullshit then it might be one disappointment too far for a weary and cynical fanbase. If we lied in preseason then we went into the season desperately light up front while having money in the kitty. If Rupp’s digging into his pockets I’ll eat my morning shit. A lot of our fan base will lap it up. You’ve only got to see the defences of Rupp on the socials in the last week to see that. The apathy is why Rupp can get away with it.
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Post by Bacon on Nov 27, 2021 8:21:56 GMT
This is a bit odd. Remember when we signed Robinson and were told that we’d ‘stretched the budget’ to do so? Since then we’ve jettisoned Crankshaw and Turnbull to make a small amount of room in the budget but we’ve taken on three new scouts. If we’re not roughly even then we’re only a small amount in the black. Either it’s the annual bullshit where we just do the usual and claim another couple of nearly signings, we lied about maxing the budget when we signed Robinson or Rupp has decided to invest a bit. If it’s the annual bullshit then it might be one disappointment too far for a weary and cynical fanbase. If we lied in preseason then we went into the season desperately light up front while having money in the kitty. If Rupp’s digging into his pockets I’ll eat my morning shit. A lot of our fan base will lap it up. You’ve only got to see the defences of Rupp on the socials in the last week to see that. The apathy is why Rupp can get away with it. He's a hero for not walking away. You couldn't make it up.
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Post by Hobhead on Nov 27, 2021 8:50:54 GMT
We sold more season tickets than expected at the new higher price which was also said by Sparks to be giving us a bigger budget than expected so where’s the fucking money gone? Is some being siphoned off or are we paying this bunch of misfits, cabbages and losers way above the going rate?
I’d love to see our payroll.
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Post by Dick on Nov 27, 2021 11:57:23 GMT
We sold more season tickets than expected at the new higher price which was also said by Sparks to be giving us a bigger budget than expected so where’s the fucking money gone? Is some being siphoned off or are we paying this bunch of misfits, cabbages and losers way above the going rate? I’d love to see our payroll. Big questions need to be asked. I get we're under no obligation to get any answers, but most of our fans are just happy to always tow the party line, problems are always the fault of someone outgoing etc. Thing is, more people are starting to cotton on to what's going on, on social media anyway, and starting to make the same points we have for a while. The 'why did we pay more to get less?' one is certainly getting traction. I don't know why we're generally so stoic as a fanbase. We just don't have a prominent group / section of support to be more vocal/ active.
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Post by Dick on Nov 27, 2021 12:07:33 GMT
Actually thinking about it, our upcoming 6 or so games we be critical for the current team, and to some extent the manager if he can't do anything to improve them.
OUr next league games are against Scunthorpe (24th), Colchester (19th), Carlisle (23rd) and in between Sutton and Harrogate in 6th and 7th.
We have to get wins and performances against the poor sides coming up, failure to do so will cement the poor state of the squad and just how poorly put together it was.
As for Sutton and Harrogate, regardless of how well they're doing it would be another new low beyond belief to lose at home to either of them or God forbid both.
Huge 6-7 games coming up. If we drop out the top 7 chase, we all know that will be an excuse to write of the rest of the season totally.
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Post by ricksanchez on Nov 30, 2021 9:27:02 GMT
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Post by ricksanchez on Nov 30, 2021 9:33:24 GMT
Hmmm article seems to have now been deleted but from memory the aberrations were Evans on £3.5K, Gilliead on ~£3K and Eisa £2.5K. It may have been removed from their site for being bollocks but who knows. It could explain why Adams stuck with Evans for so long initially and why Gilliead always plays even tho he brings nothing to the party - though these would still be a bit sunk cost fallacy
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Post by Hobhead on Nov 30, 2021 9:51:56 GMT
I saw that and it is bollocks but with the odd kernel of truth. Evans is a high earner and it wouldn’t be a surprise to find that Gillead and Eisa are too given they were both coming off the back of decent seasons for Scunthorpe and apparently had options. We seem to be in a permanent state of needing to get high earners off the books to free up more budget to waste on old husks of players way past their best but commanding decent wages. Ones that we’ll soon be needing to get off the books so we can repeat the process.
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Post by rahicscissorbudget on Nov 30, 2021 10:06:28 GMT
Even if the figures are wrong, they’ve def picked out the right people.
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Post by ricksanchez on Nov 30, 2021 10:47:50 GMT
Even if the figures are wrong, they’ve def picked out the right people. Yeah we always end up betting the house on the injury prone and the overrated - leaving us with a full eleven of “bargains” and out-and-out cloggers for most match days…barely able to name pro footballers as subs. Our recruitment has been an unmitigated shambles for at least 5 years now and I have no confidence it’s about to change either.
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Post by Dick on Nov 30, 2021 11:45:01 GMT
We seem to be in a permanent state of needing to get high earners off the books to free up more budget to waste on old husks of players way past their best but commanding decent wages. Ones that we’ll soon be needing to get off the books so we can repeat the process. This is actually a great underrated gomp. It excuses poor transfer windows and tells fans we can't do anything and just have to wait and wait and wait. Just to do the same again Evans our highest earner.... fucking disgraceful. I love Stuart but if true he has to carry some of the can for that. And Gillead? How do we end up making these decisions?
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Post by mikehunt on Nov 30, 2021 11:51:49 GMT
We seem to be in a permanent state of needing to get high earners off the books to free up more budget to waste on old husks of players way past their best but commanding decent wages. Ones that we’ll soon be needing to get off the books so we can repeat the process. This is actually a great underrated gomp. It excuses poor transfer windows and tells fans we can't do anything and just have to wait and wait and wait. Just to do the same again Evans our highest earner.... fucking disgraceful. I love Stuart but if true he has to carry some of the can for that. And Gillead? How do we end up making these decisions? Evans is another in a long list of City signings that even at the time make you ask, why?
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Post by Dick on Nov 30, 2021 12:04:19 GMT
This is actually a great underrated gomp. It excuses poor transfer windows and tells fans we can't do anything and just have to wait and wait and wait. Just to do the same again Evans our highest earner.... fucking disgraceful. I love Stuart but if true he has to carry some of the can for that. And Gillead? How do we end up making these decisions? Evans is another in a long list of City signings that even at the time make you ask, why? I know Stuart's signings were the extent of his phone book, but everything about how we sign players - pretty much since PP left with all the data - has been atrocious. We can blame Rahic but there clearly has been no-one at the club with a footballing brain when we make look at / actually make signings, or with balls big enough to tell the owner and Co. its a total shitshow. Abbott backing the players, McCall and the ipad, Grayson's list being turned down, the random Germans, DMH and Guthrie, Lavery and Robinkson... absolutely no standard level or process. For a lot of that, Rupp must carry the blame - you can't just want a club to be self sufficient and produce sellable players off the back of nothing, it need some investment to get goibg. You could put together entire teams of awful, poorly/non researched, forgettable players over the last 4-5 years. Evans would have been 32 when we signed him... and if the highest earner label is true what a dumb fucking decision that was.
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Post by Lethal Jizzle on Dec 21, 2021 7:52:44 GMT
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