1876 Posted June 5, 2023 Report Share Posted June 5, 2023 How much is the budget required to sign new players I know a lot depends on season tickets sales hospitality new sponsors sale of strips etc How far short are we money wise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted June 5, 2023 Report Share Posted June 5, 2023 With the new model for running the club, we are just the owners. How are we supposed to know stuff like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Third Lanark Posted June 5, 2023 Report Share Posted June 5, 2023 Am I the only a bit bewildered that the board has said essentially they are letting Doolan talk to the players now regarding contract extensions could they not have allowed this weeks ago - offer them one wage if we remain in the championship and one if we get promotion. he will sit down with the players now to talk about contract extensions and be told sorry we were fed up waiting and have signed elsewhere now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted June 5, 2023 Report Share Posted June 5, 2023 And had he done so how many posts saying we should be concentrating on the play-offs, not discussing money? Sometimes you just can't win. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenziejag Posted June 5, 2023 Report Share Posted June 5, 2023 8 minutes ago, Third Lanark said: Am I the only a bit bewildered that the board has said essentially they are letting Doolan talk to the players now regarding contract extensions could they not have allowed this weeks ago - offer them one wage if we remain in the championship and one if we get promotion. he will sit down with the players now to talk about contract extensions and be told sorry we were fed up waiting and have signed elsewhere now If we had got promoted there would be some players we would not be keeping, I guess. And if he started talking to some and not others it might have unsettled the squad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Third Lanark Posted June 5, 2023 Report Share Posted June 5, 2023 12 minutes ago, Lenziejag said: If we had got promoted there would be some players we would not be keeping, I guess. And if he started talking to some and not others it might have unsettled the squad. That’s a fair enough point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fawlty Towers Posted June 6, 2023 Report Share Posted June 6, 2023 I e-mailed Gerry Britton to suggest that now the season is over it was time for an update from the Board (with finances being a main point) and have been advised by him that an update is forthcoming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Third Lanark Posted June 6, 2023 Report Share Posted June 6, 2023 54 minutes ago, Fawlty Towers said: I e-mailed Gerry Britton to suggest that now the season is over it was time for an update from the Board (with finances being a main point) and have been advised by him that an update is forthcoming. Out of likes Martin but well said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordanhill Jag Posted June 6, 2023 Report Share Posted June 6, 2023 19 hours ago, Third Lanark said: Am I the only a bit bewildered that the board has said essentially they are letting Doolan talk to the players now regarding contract extensions could they not have allowed this weeks ago - offer them one wage if we remain in the championship and one if we get promotion. he will sit down with the players now to talk about contract extensions and be told sorry we were fed up waiting and have signed elsewhere now As it turns out -the Play Offs may have worked against us in trying to resign some of the Players - as they will have put themselves in the Shop Window in a very positive light with constant TV Coverage - over the last couple of weeks Players go where they will be paid the most - at this level they dont earn fortunes - so they have to maximise there income and go with the Club that can pay them the most As updated by Martin - the Club Statement on finances will clarify where we are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laukat Posted June 6, 2023 Report Share Posted June 6, 2023 Whilst it'll be useful to know what financial position we are in I suspect the other major part of this will be how Doolan deploys his budget. Under McCall we signed a first team squad of effectively 17 permanent experienced pro's (including 2 goalkeepers) as well as 3 loans and the occasional use of development players. A lot of experienced pro's like Smith, Dowds, Mullen and latterly Sneddon have struggled to feature and you have to wonder what the value is in having guys like that on the bench. If Doolan uses his budget to prioritise the experienced pro's he wants to keep but have less of them and fill the squad with loans and greater use of development players potentially our starting 11 may not be uncompetitive. For the championship and our budget having 2 experienced goalkeepers is a bit of a luxury particularly when you can do emergency loans in this position. Also having 3 strikers over the age of 27 is again probably a poor structure and should instead be 2 experienced strikers with one younger cheaper option. Two midfielders of Docherty and Bannigan's age and experience is again probably questionable. Hopefully there are ways of allocating the budget that may make it possible to keep players like Holt and Docherty if not Turner or Tiffoney whilst perhaps starting to see some younger players get more game time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watties wallies Posted June 6, 2023 Report Share Posted June 6, 2023 Turner for me would be the player that most effort be made to retain this lad had really come onto a game when pushed further forward this season 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End 2 Posted June 6, 2023 Report Share Posted June 6, 2023 Pity we didn't go up. Was convinced if we had Messi was coming to Maryhill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Rubble Posted June 6, 2023 Report Share Posted June 6, 2023 3 minutes ago, Garscube Road End 2 said: Pity we didn't go up. Was convinced if we had Messi was coming to Maryhill. He's decent, but he'd never get a game before Stevie Lawless. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End 2 Posted June 6, 2023 Report Share Posted June 6, 2023 3 minutes ago, Barney Rubble said: He's decent, but he'd never get a game before Stevie Lawless. Yeah. Too similar. Wouldn't add anything to the squad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End 2 Posted June 6, 2023 Report Share Posted June 6, 2023 I see Raith Rovers are signing a few players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partickthedog Posted June 6, 2023 Report Share Posted June 6, 2023 36 minutes ago, Garscube Road End 2 said: Pity we didn't go up. Was convinced if we had Messi was coming to Maryhill. I would settle for Lyle Taylor, who I think has been released by Nottingham Forest. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenziejag Posted June 6, 2023 Report Share Posted June 6, 2023 51 minutes ago, Garscube Road End 2 said: I see Raith Rovers are signing a few players. Didn’t the people that were at Kelly bale and invest in Raith ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenziejag Posted June 6, 2023 Report Share Posted June 6, 2023 Just now, Lenziejag said: Didn’t the people that were at Kelly bale and invest in Raith ? Meant Kelty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Jag Posted June 6, 2023 Report Share Posted June 6, 2023 20 minutes ago, Lenziejag said: Didn’t the people that were at Kelly bale and invest in Raith ? 19 minutes ago, Lenziejag said: Meant Kelty Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Third Lanark Posted June 6, 2023 Report Share Posted June 6, 2023 1 hour ago, Garscube Road End 2 said: I see Raith Rovers are signing a few players. Yep Jack Hamilton and Callum Smith a couple of decent strikers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joekea Posted June 6, 2023 Report Share Posted June 6, 2023 On 6/5/2023 at 9:50 AM, 1876 said: How much is the budget required to sign new players I know a lot depends on season tickets sales hospitality new sponsors sale of strips etc How far short are we money wise If the season tickets were on sale right now, I would buy mine tonight. Can't wait to get to Firhill once more to support the club, the team and Kris Doolan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Third Lanark Posted June 6, 2023 Report Share Posted June 6, 2023 30 minutes ago, joekea said: If the season tickets were on sale right now, I would buy mine tonight. Can't wait to get to Firhill once more to support the club, the team and Kris Doolan. I really don’t know why they are not on sale now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End 2 Posted June 6, 2023 Report Share Posted June 6, 2023 48 minutes ago, Third Lanark said: I really don’t know why they are not on sale now Maybe they were waiting to see what league we would be in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Third Lanark Posted June 6, 2023 Report Share Posted June 6, 2023 16 minutes ago, Garscube Road End 2 said: Maybe they were waiting to see what league we would be in. True but they have known now since Sunday evening Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End 2 Posted June 6, 2023 Report Share Posted June 6, 2023 1 minute ago, Third Lanark said: True but they have known now since Sunday evening And it wouldn't have taken rocket science to havec2 price scenarios ready. 1 for top league and 1 for championship. But....This is a Thistle board we are talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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