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SE talking about budget - again!

sunnyinkent said:
I didn’t know there was a pub on Maidstone rd is it up near Rochester airport, if so that’s not half way up or down ?
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We are referring to the QH in Wigmore. Hence I'm the expert as I was born there (not in the pub itself or the road literally, but a house up/down it).

LSB2 is conducting a futile Govian denial of expert knowledge.
:-)
 
Captainreblue said:
The whole situation is all very strange IMO. Yes we've always appeared to have problems recruiting/ being told player X is out of our price range and generally underwhelming signings over the last few years and there have been many who've questioned PS (myself included) willingness/ability to spend to get players capable/proven at this level but, this whole scenario since SE joined has been bizarre.

Towards the back end of the summer window SE was quoted saying he hadn't spent all of his available budget and that he wasn't going to just sign anybody just for the sake of it (rightly) and now the window has opened up again we've now had him saying we can't get close to Akinde or Samuels wages, and despite Cisse leaving on loan (guess we're still picking up at least some of his wages) Ndjoli gone back and Marshall now leaving, there should be some funds to recruit. In the next breath SE says PS agreed to "blow the pay structure of the football club" ( I think they were his words) yet SE declined the deal, but now SE is saying we have the lowest budget in League One. Just don't see the club with the lowest budget in the league blowing its pay structure on one player tbh. If we are going to "blow the wage structure of the football club" IMO it has to be on someone with potential sell on value (not Akinde at 30).

For me something doesn't add up. I'm almost resigned to the fact that no-one will be coming in before the window closes. "We've been close" .... "The player concerned farted in the Chairmans office so the deal didn't happen"....... " The player didn't like the colour of our grass" will no doubt be added to the list of reasons why X,Y or Z didn't sign. Sadly when SE said pre season every penny has to be spent and spent wisely, it just hasn't happened. I'm not sure who's to blame but one thing is for sure, it's getting boring, repetitive but more than that disheartening when we look like with a few additions we could make it an exciting second half of the season and challenge for a playoff spot, but that's a long way off at the moment IMO.

Watch as we sign a raft of quality this afternoon. If we do I'm claiming the credit.
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The 'lowest budget' may be a ploy , but it seems counter productive as why would a good player wish to join a low-wage club. Also, he may be trying to lure an offer for one of his low earners (Tucker, Ogilvie, Hanlon) but surely an interested club would make a low offer as they would think the player would be keen to leave for a club paying better wages.
At least he seems to have seen the light that Cisse, Marshall, Mandron and Njoli were poor signings in the summer, and maybe O'Connor (who's been anonymous) injury should make room for Jak to play regularly.
 
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