danoafc Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Leeds - £8.5m! 8 and a half million quid!! No wonder they are top of the p*****g league!! Charlton £7.5m Norwich £6m+ Hudds £5m+ Dongs £4.45m It staggers me that all of these clubs who have been in financial hot water at one point or another are still able to spend these sorts of amounts on player budgets! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lookers_Carl Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Leeds - £8.5m! 8 and a half million quid!! No wonder they are top of the p*****g league!! Charlton £7.5m Norwich £6m+ Hudds £5m+ Dongs £4.45m It staggers me that all of these clubs who have been in financial hot water at one point or another are still able to spend these sorts of amounts on player budgets! SC said ours was about a third of mk dons, so thats what, 1.5 million?? Wake up call for some people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stitch_KTF Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Wake up call for some people. In terms of how far Shez made it go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lags Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Aye but how much did uncle smurf save with is dodgy administration scam? and how much could he sell a top 6 Championship club for? I'd love to smack that smug face legally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc0000 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 In terms of how far Shez made it go? +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lookers_Carl Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 In terms of how far Shez made it go? And/or in terms how a minority of idiots expect us to compete with clubs with such budgets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lags Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 And/or in terms how a minority of idiots expect us to compete with clubs with such budgets This season is distorted though with the amount of big hitters. Recent history shows similar sides to Latics going up. So why not us? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 (edited) ? According to the other Simon about a year ago our playing budget is (or at least was) £2m. Much as I'd love to see Bates in jail for the tricks he pulled in taking Leeds into and out of administration, I bet their £8.5m is a smaller proportion of turnover than our wage bill is... Edited December 10, 2009 by garcon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wozz_oafc Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 This season is distorted though with the amount of big hitters. Recent history shows similar sides to Latics going up. So why not us? Because many factors come into play during a season, including things such as luck. Football is not a simple game. Just because we have a similar budget to other teams that have gone up has no bearing on what happens to us. I am sure when we hit the top division in the 90s there were many clubs with bigger budgets wondering how the hell we got there. I personally think we may have gone up with Dowie, if Pogs hadnt got injured, Fitz hadnt been sent off vs Crewe at home and something else I cant remember. These are the fine lines between success and failure in football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankly Mr Shankly Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 This season is distorted though with the amount of big hitters. Recent history shows similar sides to Latics going up. So why not us? You're right Lags, but cream always rises to the top, and teams with consistantly big budgets, always get up eventually, be it 1 year (Leicester, possibly Norwich & Charlton) or 2-3+ years (Wigan, Forest, Sheff Weds etc.) Small budget sides seem to do OK and do compete, but this season, it's not surprising that the top 6 clubs all have the biggest budgets. Like Wozz says, elements of luck regarding injuries and a good manager have always been crucial to this, which is precisely what we've always lacked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsslatic Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 I personally think we may have gone up with Dowie, if Pogs hadnt got injured +1 F*****g Littlejohn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankly Mr Shankly Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 I personally think we may have gone up with Dowie, if Pogs hadnt got injured, Fitz hadnt been sent off vs Crewe at home and something else I cant remember. These are the fine lines between success and failure in football. I think if we had that squad, in practically every other season we've been down here for, other than that particular season, we'd have walked the league comfortably. Such a tough division that season, with just about all the top teams promoted long ago and sustained in the Championship or higher. Wigan, Cardiff, QPR, Plymouth, Bristol City, Blackpool... all up there or higher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigDog Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 ? According to the other Simon about a year ago our playing budget is (or at least was) £2m. Much as I'd love to see Bates in jail for the tricks he pulled in taking Leeds into and out of administration, I bet their £8.5m is a smaller proportion of turnover than our wage bill is... Highly likely methinks - their average attendance must be at least six times ours - so divide 8.5 by 6 ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bensonio Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 So the money thay got for Delph more or less covers them for the season. Anything else, saved for next season... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corporal_Jones Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 (edited) Leeds - £8.5m! 8 and a half million quid!! No wonder they are top of the p*****g league!! Charlton £7.5m Norwich £6m+ Hudds £5m+ Dongs £4.45m It staggers me that all of these clubs who have been in financial hot water at one point or another are still able to spend these sorts of amounts on player budgets! Over the coming decades, most of those clubs that will lose their professional status (or cease to exist altogether) will be from among those with small playing budgets, though. Killed off through lack of achievement breeding apathy and disinterest. Not with a bang but a whimper and all that. Edited December 10, 2009 by Corporal_Jones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longtimeblue Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Highly likely methinks - their average attendance must be at least six times ours - so divide 8.5 by 6 ... Merchandise and hospitality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butter Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 (edited) And/or in terms how a minority of idiots expect us to compete with clubs with such budgets It's the lack of competing on the pitch thats bothering me. HAVE A FECKING GO!! Edited December 11, 2009 by Butter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIMH Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Where did you get that information from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc0000 Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Where did you get that information from? Was from the meeting the other day I think... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIMH Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Was from the meeting the other day I think... Oh thought it was off a website of some sorts. Did it say what the other clubs budgets were for the season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danoafc Posted December 14, 2009 Author Share Posted December 14, 2009 Oh thought it was off a website of some sorts. Did it say what the other clubs budgets were for the season? Nah mate, it was one of our owners who was responding to questions at a forum/consultation on the new proposed ground. He stated that he'd seen the budgets for all these club and reeled off the top 6 or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancy lad Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 And/or in terms how a minority of idiots expect us to compete with clubs with such budgets Surely there cant be many on here who expect us to compete with the likes of Leeds and Charlton....................... however many will be very frustrated that when we have next to nowt we go spending it on the likes of Colbeck???????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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