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skint

Skint

Skint

Skint. Needed the money.

Yes. We're skint.

 

I get the feeling Rahic would have been a damn sight more careful had he have been playing with his own money rather than the federal bank of Rupp. The after effects of his sheer lunacy have caused long term damage which will take years to put right. Even if we stay up the knock on effect for next season will hit us hard.

 

Our bench on New Years Day was: Wilson, Wood, Isherwood, Devine, Goldthorp, Maltby & Brunker.

The bench for tomorrow's match could look something like: Wilson, Chicksen, Wood, Devine, Anderson, Clarke, Miller.

I think that shows that we are in better shape.

 

I don’t claim to know a lot about how football clubs should/should not be run, but these figures being branded about don’t scare me in the slightest.

Quotes of debt and operating within the red are completely normal in modern day football. Bristol City, for example in 2014, were in debt by almost £35m. It was never a concern for them as their owner is a billionaire. Lucky for them.

Now where’s the relevance I hear you ask?

Well, although operating in the red isn’t sustainable long term for any business, what we do know is, Rupp is likely to write the debt off and start afresh next season - why wouldn’t he! We also know that the sole culprit for running up the debt has now left the building. I think some fans are still comparing the current ownership to the previous custodians - but fail to take into account that the previous custodians were operating within the club revenue and the club revenue alone (barring Lawn’s lucrative loan offer (not) - and our current owner actually does have money to get us out of most sticky financial situation.

Truth is, although Rupp isn’t made of money, we do know that he is prepared to put money into the club - this has been proven. So, talk of trouble ahead and having no cash is absolute bollocks (we’re paying £10k per week for a player that isn’t even our’s, for Christ’s sake).

Some of you need to calm down - we’ve been in far, far worse situations!

 

I agree, but the next question has to be how Stefan allowed Rahic to get the club into such a worrying position with his declaration of duty.
I know Edin was a charleton but a businesman like Stefan should have been weary of the situation after Wembley, why he felt Edin needed to get rid of the very man who took us to Wembley in his first season managing the club.

 

Hopkin killing the club by not playing Wright and Riley, just about the biggest load of nonsense I’ve heard on here and that’s some achievement.

 

We're well stocked with midfielders but most aren't up to it.

Devine - not good enough
Wright - definitely not good enough
Akpan - built like a tank. Plays like one
Colville- promising but raw
Henry - can't run
Reeves - someone check for a pulse
JoB - looked ok against the backdrop of what he replaced but isn't exactly top quality
LOB - been excellent.

We're going to need play off form to get out of this mess. So we need play off standard midfield. What we have is miles behind a midfield of Cullen and Vincelot.

 

Anybody that doesn’t think that a strapping big lad up front isn’t the absolute priority in the transfer window knows football about as much as Edin Rahic

 

I think Miller will defo stay. He hasn’t scored enough goals to really attract anyone else but he has showed his value to the team to make DH want him.
There is no point risking getting another loan in to replace him when they could be a flop an we have a lad with proven ability and hunger.
Let’s get Ball onboard perm because he can do it for us next season too. He’s only 28 i think. Perfect age

 

What's the big rush to get players in? We don't have a game on the 5th so after the Accrington match (where we can't get any players in for because of the Transfer Window) we have nearly 2 weeks before the next game. No point signing players for the sake of it.

 

Jim Carrey as Edin Rahic?

 

We have been much much better. But our bench is so weak, with barely any league experience on it. I'm not sure we could sustain that with the loss of a couple of the players from the current team.

Three experienced players at a minimum, maybe more if we lose Payne.

 

Not since Robbie Blake have we had someone so comfortable on the ball. I hope we keep him because, he’s the type of footballer most people want to see.

 

He'll be still p*ssed from last night.

 

What’s the craic with Cadis? Pretty sure he was given a short term contract but can’t remember how long. Think he’s been a great player, particularly against Rochdale. Be great to get him signed up for a bit longer.

 

Great is an understatement. Caddis has been an inspired signing, he has made a massive difference to what we do. Some of his cover tackles were top draw today. Can’t believe we won’t sign him permanently.

 

Yes we do. If we can’t get players in that will be disappointing, but I trust DH to know exactly what we require, if they don’t want to come, that is it. We need the right characters, look what happens when we had a pick and mix to recruitment without a plan! He has a plan, and will stick to it.

 

I don't have a problem with the article this morning - in fact, its the opposite. I welcome the approach.

Maybe its just a reflection of the trust that's being rebuilt.... but i DO trust the club now. Hopkin's being allowed to call the shots, he's focusing on getting the right people in, rather than just acting quickly. We've created that opportunity for ourselves - we still need to strengthen, but our recent form is such that the element of desperation has been removed. We can take a little bit of time to get it right. Manage the club according to the principle's that matter. Hopkin believes that the type of character we need is as important as ability - and you can't argue with that. Look at the likes of Wright being an example of what happens when you get it wrong, and the likes of O'Brien and Caddis as being the template for what's needed.

I also like the idea of prioritising loans for players out of contract in the summer. It lends itself to a longer term view of the world. Planning properly, like well run clubs should.

Crack on David. Do what you think is right.