Maynard Cosgrove

[Mason89]

Instead they are level on points with a team who buy shyte players from the lower leagues of England.

Imagine where the Huns would be if we didn’t have a scattergun approach to our signings. We’re flushing money down the bog with a lot of players on that list.

[afc1903mad]

Imagine where the Huns would be if we didn’t have a scattergun approach to our signings. We’re flushing money down the bog with a lot of players on that list.

Above us and well clear if we bought overpaid sh!te like they did.
We'd also likely be in administration overspending money we can't afford.

[Mason89]

Above us and well clear if we bought overpaid sh!te like they did.
We'd also likely be in administration overspending money we can't afford.

It’s not really one or the other. Spending the money you have wisely is better than spending more money. It’s great you’re wary about the dangers over overspending though. Still all for ‘moving forward’ to the new ground aye?

[afc1903mad]

It’s not really one or the other. Spending the money you have wisely is better than spending more money.

There's no guarantee that the money spent would be spent more wisely.
As pointed out earlier, we'd likely have a smaller squad potentially unable to cope with injuries and suspensions.

It#s good that you realise there is a budget and hence can impact the squad.

How much do you think we should be spending on players?

It’s great you’re wary about the dangers over overspending though. Still all for ‘moving forward’ to the new ground aye?

Yes, you going to come?
Maybe you could get a seat in the away end seeing as that was your main concern

[Mason89]

There's no guarantee that the money spent would be spent more wisely.
As pointed out earlier, we'd likely have a smaller squad potentially unable to cope with injuries and suspensions.

It#s good that you realise there is a budget and hence can impact the squad.

How much do you think we should be spending on players?



Yes, you going to come?
Maybe you could get a seat in the away end seeing as that was your main concern

You’re making stuff up & trying to pass it off as fact again. Not for the first time today

[afc1903mad]

Just a point on the playing budget.
Wasn't it circa £6.5Million.

For a small first team squad of 20, that would be £325,000 per player for signings and wages
A squad of 24 would reduce that to £270,000.

Of course if the players are already at the club, there's no need to be shelling out for transfer fees, but
If the first team player average was £4k per week, then your talking about a potential £1.5M for players.

But then that does not take into account a youth squad, if they averaged £750 a week, then there's about £500k left for transfers

All a bit hypothetical, I don;t know the exact figures, but who can we get in with a £500k transfer budget on £4k a week, bearing in mind we need to replace about 9 players.

[afc1903mad]

You’re making stuff up & trying to pass it off as fact again. Not for the first time today

No I'm not.
You very clearly was concerned about the away fans on the stadium thread.

[Mason89]

No I'm not.
You very clearly was concerned about the away fans on the stadium thread.

That’s because there’s nothing worse than smug Aberdeen fan so far up his own @rse, that he finds 50 Hamilton away fans funny. A ground being built from scratch should be a place everyone wants to go to, away fans included.

It’ll be f*cking shyte though. Milnes involved.

[Red Zone]

The conversation about spending money we don't earn is all a bit moot I'm afraid. Only two ways to do that is if it is funded by the owner via loans (the sevco model) or funded via bank debt. Milne certainly isn't going to put his money into the playing budget and the days of banks lending money to football clubs to any great extent is long gone in Scotland.

The only realistic way for us to increase playing budget is to earn more income either from bigger attendance including cup runs (beating Motherwell should get us circa £500K as share of final proceeds), more prize money (finishing second gets us £500K over finishing fourth), a better TV deal in future or higher sponsorship/commercial income.

[Red Zone]

The conversation about spending money we don't earn is all a bit moot I'm afraid. Only two ways to do that is if it is funded by the owner via loans (the sevco model) or funded via bank debt. Milne certainly isn't going to put his money into the playing budget and the days of banks lending money to football clubs to any great extent is long gone in Scotland.

The only realistic way for us to increase playing budget is to earn more income either from bigger attendance including cup runs (beating Motherwell should get us circa £500K as share of final proceeds), more prize money (finishing second gets us £500K over finishing fourth), a better TV deal in future or higher sponsorship/commercial income.

Sorry meant to add, or schemes like AberDNA