PFKAKTF FOX
Well-Known Member
....With the closure of the August transfer window rapidly approaching, I think there has to be a realisiation that we could lose one or two of our more prized assets in the next 15 or so days.
We are all aware that the club is currently operating over it's original budget, we are also aware that the attendences and season ticket sales are down on original expectations, last season we were in a similar situation and look what happened we sold Connolly. This year we don't even have the cushion of the parachute payments to help soften the financial woes.
We also have to bear in mind that many of Levein's signings are on longer term contracts, we only lost Joey, Morris and Dublin from last seasons squad and have bought in Kenton, McAuley, Low and Johnson.
Already the club have started to try and address the problem by allowing Gerrbrand and Hamill to leave the club, and it would appear that Alan Maybury will also be moving on, but these decisions will not solve the problem. IMO to ensure the club realigns it's financial performance with it's original budget then one or maybe even two of the prized assets will have to be sacrificed.
When the club employed Levein and embarked on a brave new world of reducing the age of the squad and signing talented younger players, it was with the viewpoint of not only trying to produce a vibrant and exciting team capable of taking the club forward, but also to become self sufficient and have assets that the club could cash in on, following the blue print set out by clubs such as Crewe Alexandra.
I would not be surprised and neither should any of you, to see a player or players of the calibre of Fryatt, Kisnorbo or Stearman move on in the next couple of weeks.
The club has to ensure it remains financially viable and solvent and if selling one player a season can help achieve that whilst also providing the manager with the opportunity to further strengthen his squad, then the club are going to pursue those opportunities.
We have to accept that we are now like every other championship club that does not benefit from the premiership parachute payments, we are struggling financially and therefore we are suspecitable to having to cash in on our better players.
It is a situation I am afraid we are going to have to accept and get used to.
We are all aware that the club is currently operating over it's original budget, we are also aware that the attendences and season ticket sales are down on original expectations, last season we were in a similar situation and look what happened we sold Connolly. This year we don't even have the cushion of the parachute payments to help soften the financial woes.
We also have to bear in mind that many of Levein's signings are on longer term contracts, we only lost Joey, Morris and Dublin from last seasons squad and have bought in Kenton, McAuley, Low and Johnson.
Already the club have started to try and address the problem by allowing Gerrbrand and Hamill to leave the club, and it would appear that Alan Maybury will also be moving on, but these decisions will not solve the problem. IMO to ensure the club realigns it's financial performance with it's original budget then one or maybe even two of the prized assets will have to be sacrificed.
When the club employed Levein and embarked on a brave new world of reducing the age of the squad and signing talented younger players, it was with the viewpoint of not only trying to produce a vibrant and exciting team capable of taking the club forward, but also to become self sufficient and have assets that the club could cash in on, following the blue print set out by clubs such as Crewe Alexandra.
I would not be surprised and neither should any of you, to see a player or players of the calibre of Fryatt, Kisnorbo or Stearman move on in the next couple of weeks.
The club has to ensure it remains financially viable and solvent and if selling one player a season can help achieve that whilst also providing the manager with the opportunity to further strengthen his squad, then the club are going to pursue those opportunities.
We have to accept that we are now like every other championship club that does not benefit from the premiership parachute payments, we are struggling financially and therefore we are suspecitable to having to cash in on our better players.
It is a situation I am afraid we are going to have to accept and get used to.
