| Budget? 08:32 - Feb 15 with 3670 views | davman |
So in the WLS piece from the manager after yesterday's sh1tshow, as well as the injuries, he also says that we have the second lowest budget in the league.
If that is the case how have we managed to spend so much on Kone, Poku, Burrell, Saito and most of all, Edwards?
If we really have the lowest budget, have spunked the Eze money on that lot, who haven't moved the performance dial and have not (with the possible exception of Burrell) increased in value, we are sooooo fckd long term again.
Let's talk Edwards, because someone has to say it. £4.5m in a position where it appears temporarily at least that we have JCS, Cook, Dunne and Edwards to slot in to two positions because there is no way our illustrious manager would contemplate going to a back 3. Until yesterday, Cook and Dunne were undroppable, neaning that there was no place in our starting xi for our £4.5m signing.
Imbalanced does not even start to describe it.
Then there is our recruitment strategy. Buy young and cheap, sell on is the model and that is the right one, but if you buy crocks, they will devalue rather than increase in value. And throwing in Development kids that have not been prepared by a L1 / L2 season or half season long loan will give you Bennie, Kolli, Morgan, Esquerdinha, etc. - like Sinclair Armstrong before them, mismanaged development because our squad needs them from the bench because we have no-one else.
I am psd off after yesterday and because I got heckled by a Chel** / Bromley fan this week and I can see Bromley, my local Pyramid Level 7/8 growing up overtaking us soon and I am utterly flabbergasted how poor we are as a club right now. |  |
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| Budget? on 08:05 - Feb 18 with 482 views | EastR |
| Budget? on 21:11 - Feb 17 by Hunterhoop |
The internal target/expectation was to finish top half this season. That’s why I was told by someone at the club. What I was told may not be true, of course. Or it may have been a personal expectation not a club wide one. It rang true at the time. Given we finished 15th last season, an improvement of 3 positions in a 24 team league is hardly overly ambitious, is it, especially given we have spent £25m over this season and the last one?
Personally, I think it was true, and I think the target next year is play offs. A lot might depend on what money there is in the summer to reinvest based on who we sell for what and how much of the Eze money is still to be spent. [Post edited 17 Feb 21:11]
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The quote below is from the Directors Report in the now published accounts, approved by the Board in December:
"The short term objective is to be competitive in the championship and target a play off place."
As the report is reflective of the previous season 24-25, short term in that context is arguably this season. |  |
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| Budget? on 08:50 - Feb 18 with 412 views | TheChef |
| Budget? on 08:05 - Feb 18 by EastR |
The quote below is from the Directors Report in the now published accounts, approved by the Board in December:
"The short term objective is to be competitive in the championship and target a play off place."
As the report is reflective of the previous season 24-25, short term in that context is arguably this season. |
Well that's nice and vague.
"Yeah we targeted the play offs, but er, we finished 16th. We'll try again next season." |  |
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| Budget? on 12:09 - Feb 18 with 303 views | Hunterhoop |
| Budget? on 08:05 - Feb 18 by EastR |
The quote below is from the Directors Report in the now published accounts, approved by the Board in December:
"The short term objective is to be competitive in the championship and target a play off place."
As the report is reflective of the previous season 24-25, short term in that context is arguably this season. |
Yeah, that aligns with what I thought based on what I was told. Although, as Chef points out "short term" is suitably vague. Remember, whilst these accounts are for 2024/25, Hoos wrote that intro in Nov/Dec 2025. I still think the aim was top half this year, push onto a play off spot next season. And they thought Cifuentes was the reason we didn't do better last season. Interesting how things develop if Stephan does similar to Cifuentes. Who's to blame then? |  | | |
| Budget? on 12:20 - Feb 18 with 278 views | OldPedro |
| Budget? on 12:09 - Feb 18 by Hunterhoop |
Yeah, that aligns with what I thought based on what I was told. Although, as Chef points out "short term" is suitably vague. Remember, whilst these accounts are for 2024/25, Hoos wrote that intro in Nov/Dec 2025. I still think the aim was top half this year, push onto a play off spot next season. And they thought Cifuentes was the reason we didn't do better last season. Interesting how things develop if Stephan does similar to Cifuentes. Who's to blame then? |
"....And they thought Cifuentes was the reason we didn't do better last season. Interesting how things develop if Stephan does similar to Cifuentes. Who's to blame then?"
Well, if they blame Stephan, then the decision makers have to accept blame as well, as they chose to get rid of Cifuentes and appoint Stephan. My guess is they will suddenly declare that we've been unlucky with injuries that they couldn't do anything about. |  |
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| Budget? on 12:31 - Feb 18 with 253 views | Rangersw12 |
| Budget? on 12:09 - Feb 18 by Hunterhoop |
Yeah, that aligns with what I thought based on what I was told. Although, as Chef points out "short term" is suitably vague. Remember, whilst these accounts are for 2024/25, Hoos wrote that intro in Nov/Dec 2025. I still think the aim was top half this year, push onto a play off spot next season. And they thought Cifuentes was the reason we didn't do better last season. Interesting how things develop if Stephan does similar to Cifuentes. Who's to blame then? |
They will just blame the injuries and say it's bad luck
And hopefully next season we will see our favourite players | | | |
| Budget? on 13:25 - Feb 18 with 181 views | derbyhoop |
Our budget may not be the second lowest, but I doubt if we're higher than bottom quartile. Whether we like it or not, budget bears a close correlation to final placing. What is disappointing, or a missed opportunity, is that clubs with similar budgets, e.g. Millwall and Preston, have been top 6 for most of the season.
With our budget, the best hope is steady improvement over a number of years. For me, if we finish top 10, that will be a decent season. Hopefully, one to build on. |  |
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