I want a bit of effort and research put into finding players.
The "Oh look Alex Schalk is available, and ****e and a diving ****. But hes available and free and doesn't need scouted lets go for him approach" needs to be worked on
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Where's the £1M from DNA?
That would be an estimate gross amount over the whole year.
They've only collect one months subscriptions, so havereceived approx £75k gross.
With free tops and more poignantly season ticket deductions, its quite possible that DNA nett contributions are negative at the moment.
Over the course of a year they'll be up circa £600k I'd guess
what's wrong with that?
It's an opinion FFS
Just because it doesn't fall in to line with club policy, don't get your thong in a twist.
It's an OPINION!
I'd have thought with improved season ticket sales, the AberDNA, the fact 10 players are no longer on the wage bill etc, the fans would be expecting & wanting better than Alex Schalk.
Exactly, however there could be an option that having the regular income frees up the wages budget to spend more up front.
More likely it will be used to increase the playing budget wages though, potentially securing longer contracts for the likes of Shinnie.
Unfortunately I agree with this.
I also have a worrying impression this close season that we (by which I mean the SPL outside the ugly sisters, not just AFC) have slipped further down the pecking order of desirable destinations for players. For a short spell of 3 or 4 seasons we seemed to reverse that a bit with a slightly better quality of player (at least on paper) apparently willing to come to the likes of Aberdeen or Hibs rather than stick to the English lower leagues. Admittedly I'd find it difficult to back this up with hard evidence (because I haven't been actively taking notes) but my feeling is we're starting to slide again, probably on the back of Premiership TV money trickling down through the English leagues. It's a depressing thought if true.