cameron2000 Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Apparently we offered Nade the same amount of money as last year so he must be getting something ridiculous at Stranraer. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Vojáček Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 1 minute ago, Bring Back Paddy Flannery said: Not sure 'crippled' is the way to describe our finances you're making us sound like Livi! We're still paying decent wages and are simply tightening the budget to counteract last seasons over spending. Such shrewd financial management is why we remain in a healthy position financially. Let's say our finances took a boot in the stones last season then, and we're currently at the stage where we feel like they're floating around somewhere in our stomach. We know they'll get back to where they should be soon enough, but it doesn't make the present less painful. Quite beautiful imagery 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Vojáček Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 2 minutes ago, cameron2000 said: Apparently we offered Nade the same amount of money as last year so he must be getting something ridiculous at Stranraer. If the money that I've heard a few Stranraer players are on is true, then they will have comfortably blown us out the park. I have no doubts over that. Fair play to them too, assuming it isn't jeopardising their future, they must have some very decent and intelligent backers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayetherock Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 I presume our budget is bigger than theirs? Concerning if not. Very concerning. As is the size of our squad and the quality imo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DumbartonTheSons Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Fair play to Stranraer for investing heavily in their playing squad, they'll certainly be a force to be reckoned with in that league next year.I do agree for the most part that we should move on, and it was relatively clear from the outset that Nade's return wasn't looking likely, but it's one thing to say 'move on' and another to manage it.We're now in a position where our top striker, and pretty much our saviour last year, has moved on. To a club in a lower division, and we've yet to replace him. So Stevie now has that task to find his replacement. Easy it certainly won't be, but I can't say I'd be content to start the season having not brought in a replacement for the goals Nade scored. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bring Back Paddy Flannery Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Very concerning. As is the size of our squad and the quality imo Surely it would be more concerning if we were paying silly wages? I'd rather finish bottom with 0 points than spend what we can't afford. We have guys like Barr, Stirling, Buchanan, Fleming, Wright and Stevenson who will be on a very decent part-time wage. You could probably throw Mark Brown and Gallagher in there as well. We aren't scrimping by with u17's and lower league jobbers, all of them should be capable of doing a job at this level. Losing out on Nade and Agnew is no big deal IMO.The quality of our squad is absolutely fine, just require a couple of more bodies and we'll be sorted. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bring Back Paddy Flannery Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Fair play to Stranraer for investing heavily in their playing squad, they'll certainly be a force to be reckoned with in that league next year.I do agree for the most part that we should move on, and it was relatively clear from the outset that Nade's return wasn't looking likely, but it's one thing to say 'move on' and another to manage it. We're now in a position where our top striker, and pretty much our saviour last year, has moved on. To a club in a lower division, and we've yet to replace him. So Stevie now has that task to find his replacement. Easy it certainly won't be, but I can't say I'd be content to start the season having not brought in a replacement for the goals Nade scored. From what I've seen of Thomson, albeit it was a friendly, he looks like a quality addition. I have absolutely no issue with him being Nade's replacement. By the sounds of things he's been impressive in all of the friendlies. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Pete Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 I appear to have lost a few thousand as well. Gies our posts back Div! Anyway, all the best to the big man at Stranraer. If they can keep him fit he'll be a potential promotion winning signing. We're crippled financially and they pay fantastic money, so I can't blame him one bit for going, and I can't blame us for not pushing the boat out to keep him. He is injury prone and his season with us may well turn out to be a fluke - it's the best he's had at any club he's ever been at. Part of me is devastated he's gone, but the other part of me knows it's for the best...if that doesn't sound stupidly sentimental. Very glad he won't be lining up against us next season however. The Prince is dead, long live King Berbathom. Crippled? What exactly have you heard, wee man? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Vojáček Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 1 minute ago, Sweet Pete said: Crippled? What exactly have you heard, wee man? Nothing that hasn't been said on here, clearly our finances are not as generous (or as comfortable) as they were last season, hence the missing out on players and smaller squad sizes. Perhaps "crippled" was an exageration, stretched would perhaps be more apt. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callum-ayr Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Stranraer must be banking on promotion this season. A good number of their players won't be there on the cheap. Aggy, Nade, Malcolm, Bell etc will be well paid and for a club that only generate around 400 a week, it's a lot. Begging buckets will be back on show soon enough without promotion..... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
optimistic Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Probably more down to good financial management in our part, anyway, I think Thomson will score more than nade this season 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverton End Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Don't like this new P&B look at all, especially not on mobile device. Regarding Nade, if money is his master, then f**K him, playing at a lower level for a couple of bucks more. Jog on son 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howlin' Wilf Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Don't like this new P&B look at all, especially not on mobile device. [emoji20] Regarding Nade, if money is his master, then f**K him, playing at a lower level for a couple of bucks more. Jog on son Agreed! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayetherock Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Surely it would be more concerning if we were paying silly wages? I'd rather finish bottom with 0 points than spend what we can't afford. We have guys like Barr, Stirling, Buchanan, Fleming, Wright and Stevenson who will be on a very decent part-time wage. You could probably throw Mark Brown and Gallagher in there as well. We aren't scrimping by with u17's and lower league jobbers, all of them should be capable of doing a job at this level. Losing out on Nade and Agnew is no big deal IMO.The quality of our squad is absolutely fine, just require a couple of more bodies and we'll be sorted. Of course it is but think the cost cutting ie under 20s and the size of the squad is concerning. don't think we have improved in the squad last year. I think it's a poorer team however I may be proved wrong 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayetherock Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Probably more down to good financial management in our part, anyway, I think Thomson will score more than nade this season Nade this season or last? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayetherock Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Surely it would be more concerning if we were paying silly wages? I'd rather finish bottom with 0 points than spend what we can't afford. We have guys like Barr, Stirling, Buchanan, Fleming, Wright and Stevenson who will be on a very decent part-time wage. You could probably throw Mark Brown and Gallagher in there as well. We aren't scrimping by with u17's and lower league jobbers, all of them should be capable of doing a job at this level. Losing out on Nade and Agnew is no big deal IMO.The quality of our squad is absolutely fine, just require a couple of more bodies and we'll be sorted. And don't think brown is helping things tbh 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
optimistic Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 LastProbably more down to good financial management in our part, anyway, I think Thomson will score more than nade this season 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
optimistic Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Last 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayetherock Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Last Many did he score last? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O'Kelly Isley III Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 36 minutes ago, Silverton End said: Don't like this new P&B look at all, especially not on mobile device. Regarding Nade, if money is his master, then f**K him, playing at a lower level for a couple of bucks more. Jog on son Apparently Nade lives in Auchinleck so geography may have a bearing in all of this. Anyway, he's Joe The Toff so let's get on with finding a foil for Thomson. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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