The Board, consultancy fees, Mercs and how to identify a duck

[horlock07]

Was the 2.4 million figure ever confirmed?

No idea there were so many figures banded about not sure what was and wasn't confirmed....

My poor understanding was that it was £4.8m last year cut back to £2.4m this year? 

[Arriba]

What was Yeovils budget last year, and Tranmere? Not saying that its going to be great but it depends on the players and manager.

point taken but looks a stronger league this season. How young were their sides?

Was the 2.4 million figure ever confirmed?

no idea?  Looks like a yeovil cost squad being made here though.
All of this is subject to change of course if we see some sort of intent.

[Simon Pieman]

Pretty clear we are building for a sustainable future. Squad full of younger, cheaper players which can be kept or sold at a profit if successful.

Nothing wrong with that if it works.

[cheltred69]

Was the 2.4 million figure ever confirmed?

Jed confirmed that this is the playing staff budget on Twitter a few days ago

[Nemo]

Pretty clear we are building for a sustainable future. Squad full of younger, cheaper players which can be kept or sold at a profit if successful.

Nothing wrong with that if it works.

Although this does make Bathram's one year contract odd- if he does do well he can leave for buttons in compensation after a year

[Flashheart]

Although this does make Bathram's one year contract odd- if he does do well he can leave for buttons in compensation after a year

The club the have option of an extension

[Simon Pieman]

Although this does make Bathram's one year contract odd- if he does do well he can leave for buttons in compensation after a year

We don't know what sort of renewal clauses are in there though.

[Arriba]

Pretty clear we are building for a sustainable future. Squad full of younger, cheaper players which can be kept or sold at a profit if successful.

Nothing wrong with that if it works.

agree. Requires patience from the stands though which historically isn't there.

[Cibocchi_Is_God]

I'm more than happy to be patient with KMac and the young players. As we've seen from pre-season though, the majority of fans are unlikely to share in that patient view...

[Nemo]

The club the have option of an extension

Then that makes a lot more sense and is thoroughly sensible. Gonna be an interesting season, I have no particular objection to the club living within its means (and in fact would prefer that in principle if probably not in reality) but I hope we're not cutting too far too fast. KMac has a big job on his hands.

[Simon Pieman]

I hope we're not cutting too far too fast. KMac has a big job on his hands.

That's exactly how I feel. But I hope myself and other fans will get behind the team and manager.

And I feel you can't have it both ways, moaning about football being a money game and then crying when we're not spending it seems a bit hypocritical - that's a personal viewpoint not commenting on the posts you've made (to put into context).

[Batch]

I hope we're not cutting too far too fast.

The way I see it the season has the potential to be a complete disaster **if** 4 or so more senior players leave with only embryo replacements, a rookie manager and an impatient and spoilt crowd.

But...well there isn't much of an alternative really.

[Nemo]

I agree with the view, it's just difficult to watch so many top players leave all at once and all to Brentford, who appear to be doing what we and Bournemouth did last summer. The ideal situation is that all football clubs live within their means or near to them, but that doesn't seem likely to happen any time soon, so we have to accept the situation as is. Fingers crossed it works out.

[Flashheart]

We're still in June

[Simon Pieman]

Are the business plan presentations still going ahead? Haven't heard anything more.