Derek McInnes

[Pacman1903]

Were these teams with masses of money paying their players £14K a week more than your team ?.......(using the figures that you posted on the Financial Statements thread)

We didn't get paid. Travel expenses and two pairs of boots a season. So the likes of Ex Don Colin Milne at Formartine or Neil McRitchie at Culters wages compared to our nothing was a f@cking gigantic difference.

[redstarfk]

We didn't get paid. Travel expenses and two pairs of boots a season. So the likes of Ex Don Colin Milne at Formartine or Neil McRitchie at Culters wages compared to our nothing was a f@cking gigantic difference.

And what do you reckon the likes of Milne and McRitchie were getting ?......probably more likely substantial one-off payments for signing on , rather than weekly wages , I'm guessing.

[Basingstokered]

If Derek was held in such high esteem by the rest of the footballing world surely we’d be beating his suitors off with a stick. However as we aren’t that tells all you need to know.

[afc1903mad]

And what do you reckon the likes of Milne and McRitchie were getting ?......probably more likely substantial one-off payments for signing on , rather than weekly wages , I'm guessing.

Atholl Cadger was always coming up with deals to pay players.
He's even been known to give players jobs at Rollstud as a way of compensating players

[redstarfk]

Atholl Cadger was always coming up with deals to pay players.
He's even been known to give players jobs at Rollstud as a way of compensating players

£14K a week type jobs ?

[afc1903mad]

£14K a week type jobs ?

nah, not quite, but then again the opposition would not have been on circa £4-5k a week either

[Pacman1903]

£14K a week type jobs ?

Whats you point exactly

[redstarfk]

Whats you point exactly

That the discrepancy in payments to players between your junior team and the wealthier junior teams was very small in comparison to the discrepancy between AFC and Celtic

[Pacman1903]

That the discrepancy in payments to players between your junior team and the wealthier junior teams was very small in comparison to the discrepancy between AFC and Celtic

We don't beat celtic or take points from them. Ok one win in an end of season dead rubber.

Livi took a point off them this season already. They are the lowest payers

St Mirren took a point off them already this season, they were low down the payers

Suduva drew with them. I bet there is a huge gulf there too

Hearts and Killie both beat them this season, big gulf there too as they were both below us on the pay scale (both also beat them last season and drew)



Finances is a f@cking cop out excuse. It was the first one I heard yesterday after full time. Its f@cking bullsh@it. Its mentality. That's what I was getting at using juniors. If you are set up not to win the lack of confidence will spread. If you are told to get wired in and go out with positive tactics there is more chance of winning. Poor management at the end of the day.

To be noted, at the end of the first half yesterday Celtic had 67% possession. Did someone not say we bossed them

[Pacman1903]

Atholl Cadger was always coming up with deals to pay players.
He's even been known to give players jobs at Rollstud as a way of compensating players

Very true

My first ever job was at Rollstud as it was the wrong time of years to get an apprenticeship. Was there for 6 month

Excellent grounding into the working world