Adver News: MacDonald's budget blow

[News Monkey]

MacDonald's budget blow
           
           


  KEVIN MacDonald has hinted that budget cuts may influence how contracts are awarded at Swindon Town over the summer months.

           

http://www.thisisswindontownfc.co.uk/news/headlines/10368756.MacDonald_s_budget_blow/?ref=rss
           
           
           

[fatbasher]

So the future of the players is not in their own hands,  Didn't someone suggest that yesterday? I wonder who that was 


Even if we get promoted I can see a lot going as either not being good enough or still to costly for the income we have, unless you want £100-200 lumped on a ST to compensate for the reletively small crowds we would get in relation to most of the other championship clubs.

[kerry red]

Here we go.

So just how does cutting a League 1 budget sit with getting promotion to the Championship.

Either way - next season we are fucked

[Jimmy Glass is an Alien]

Was this ever really a big surprise?

Perhaps one of the reasons why the board didn't say anything.

[fatbasher]

Here we go.

So just how does cutting a League 1 budget sit with getting promotion to the Championship.

Either way - next season we are fucked

Look KR, i'm the negative fall guy here, piss off.  

[Nomoreheroes]

I think that some people might be over reacting here. It doesn't say 'how much' less does it.

[kerry red]

I see they waited for 5000 saps to buy their STs before releasing this little nugget.

How motivating it must be for the players to try and kick on for the play-offs and beyond - you've just got to ask why come out with this now.

And what happened to that statement that the new board's budget would remain the same.

Perhaps they actually said budgie

[kerry red]

I think that some people might be over reacting here. It doesn't say 'how much' less does it.

Well, if it wasn't much less, it wouldn't warrant a mention.

[REDBUCK]

Instead of moaning all the fucking time why don't you put your own money in or round up another 5,000 paying customers

[kerry red]

Because like our current board, I don't have a pot to piss in.

I also do not know any dodgy fuckers who do

[fatbasher]

Because like our current board, I don't have a pot to piss in.

I also do not know any dodgy fuckers who do

Well said.

[Batch]

Was this ever really a big surprise?

Perhaps one of the reasons why the board didn't say anything.

No not a surprise, something that had to happen without a benafactor. Disappointing it came out on such an important match day though. Not blaming Sam mind (its clearly al Chris Wise's fault ).

One issue though, the budget shows no sign of being anywhere near what Jed said it would be:

http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/10250965.Robins__new_chairman_says_kitty_will_be_handled_with_caution/?action=complain&cid=11327442

Paolo Di Canio was understood to have been handed a £4.5million warchest this season.

“It’s significant funds to put it politely,” he said before, when asked if the kitty was of a similar size to recent years, adding: “Yes to be fair, yes it is but not to be spent naively or through false promises and it’s about managing it and one’s expectations, calming down the big drive of this ‘we’re going to get a new stadium’.

“You’ve just got to be realistic. You’ve got to calm everybody down a little bit and say ‘hang on a minute, let’s go one thing at a time’.

Anyway, I think it shows this could be our last hope of "spending" our way to the Championship. Mac will have his work cut out next season.

[blinkpip]

Even with a cut budget, it should still be higher than half the teams in League One. Look at Walsall and Yeovil and even Brentford. (crap attendances)

[corner]

Even with a cut budget, it should still be higher than half the teams in League One. Look at Walsall and Yeovil and even Brentford. (crap attendances)

Tranmere.

[Bob's Orange]

Even with a cut budget, it should still be higher than half the teams in League One. Look at Walsall and Yeovil and even Brentford. (crap attendances)

Agreed! It should be no real surprise that our massive budget was going to have to be slashed. League 1 is generally pretty pants so even with a cut we should be able to maintain a top 10 finish should we not make it to the championship.