Dean Coneys boots 1,382 Posted May 28, 2009 Was bemoaning our plight as a club with a good friend at the weekend. He made a very good point regarding the size of our clubs. Quite simply put- with our tickets sales and support we MUST be able to offer better wages than almost anyone else in L1. I argued that resources are tight and he just laughed. Not as tight as in a club getting a handful to each game...he has a point. He suggested that our lure to the top players has to outstrip the likes of Exeter etc....In his opinion -unless someone has their hands in the till- we are too big for L1 and should be able to mount a serious challenge. ''You should walk it'' In his words ''if you are not in playoff places at Christmas- something somewhere is seriously, seriosuly wrong''Trouble is - i think it might be! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pak mei 0 Posted May 28, 2009 [quote user="the artist formerly known as VIYAG"]Was bemoaning our plight as a club with a good friend at the weekend. He made a very good point regarding the size of our clubs. Quite simply put- with our tickets sales and support we MUST be able to offer better wages than almost anyone else in L1. I argued that resources are tight and he just laughed. Not as tight as in a club getting a handful to each game...he has a point. He suggested that our lure to the top players has to outstrip the likes of Exeter etc....In his opinion -unless someone has their hands in the till- we are too big for L1 and should be able to mount a serious challenge. ''You should walk it'' In his words ''if you are not in playoff places at Christmas- something somewhere is seriously, seriosuly wrong''Trouble is - i think it might be! [/quote]By all accounts we had a higher wages budget than most of the teams in the top half of the league last year, sometimes that doesn''t buy you the hard working honest players we need at this level but I agree it''s better to have it than not Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shyster 0 Posted May 28, 2009 Burnley''s wage bill for the last couple of seasons has remained at 3.8 million per year.How do you like them apples? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Forever Norwich 0 Posted May 29, 2009 There always be an excuse with this club [:(] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Camuldonum 0 Posted May 29, 2009 [quote user="the artist formerly known as VIYAG"]Was bemoaning our plight as a club with a good friend at the weekend. He made a very good point regarding the size of our clubs. Quite simply put- with our tickets sales and support we MUST be able to offer better wages than almost anyone else in L1. I argued that resources are tight and he just laughed. Not as tight as in a club getting a handful to each game...he has a point. He suggested that our lure to the top players has to outstrip the likes of Exeter etc....In his opinion -unless someone has their hands in the till- we are too big for L1 and should be able to mount a serious challenge. ''You should walk it'' In his words ''if you are not in playoff places at Christmas- something somewhere is seriously, seriosuly wrong''Trouble is - i think it might be! [/quote]Too big for League One? Every game a Cup Final?Okay, I give up then.Wages: try Leeds. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JuanVelasco 27 Posted May 29, 2009 [quote user="the artist formerly known as VIYAG"]Was bemoaning our plight as a club with a good friend at the weekend. He made a very good point regarding the size of our clubs. Quite simply put- with our tickets sales and support we MUST be able to offer better wages than almost anyone else in L1. I argued that resources are tight and he just laughed. Not as tight as in a club getting a handful to each game...he has a point. He suggested that our lure to the top players has to outstrip the likes of Exeter etc....In his opinion -unless someone has their hands in the till- we are too big for L1 and should be able to mount a serious challenge. ''You should walk it'' In his words ''if you are not in playoff places at Christmas- something somewhere is seriously, seriosuly wrong''Trouble is - i think it might be! [/quote]Burnley, and Scunthorpe, have already shown that its NOT about how much money you have to spend, its about how you spend the money that you have. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites