Penny Pinching.........

I'm happy if we live within our means. Even happier if we can pay of some of the debt. long run this will do us more good. Think we should survive in League 2 this season. Couple of things to sort out in the squad, couple of new players needed.

If at the end of the season we find revenue has gone up 30% and the budget has only gone up 10% then happy days.

My take on it is that we appear to have a much more athletic and more technically gifted side than any I've ever seen, I can see from 3 games that I've seen Davies, Andrew, Berrett, McAllister, Summerfield, Bolarinwa and Jackson are good players but need incorporating into a system that suits the best players. Compare this to the side which got relegated.

McKeown Vs Colgan - really why am I asking that question? McKeown
Davies Vs Bore - a genuine quality footballer vs a make shift right back who was actually a striker. Davies
Andrew vs Widdowson - Widdowson was a decent player but Andrew is far more athletic than Widdowson. Andrew
Pearson vs Atkinson. Atkinson was a solid centre half but could get bullied. Give SP a run of games and he will be as solid as a rock in this league. Pearson
Gowling vs Lancashire - Lancashire, see Atkinson, Gowling is more mobile and more dominanting. Gowling
Coulson Vs Berrett - Berrett is being played out of position and needs moving inside, Coulson was good IMO but he was a striker really.
Coulson (just)
Bolarinwa vs Devitt - that Devitt was the best player I've ever seen in a Town shirt and Bolarinwa has loads of potential but must improve his touch and get his feet sorted out quicker. Devitt
McAllister Vs Hudson - Hudson was a workman like midfielder but McAllister looks far better than he did. McAllister
Summerfield V Sweeney - again oh dear, Summerfield has desire and energy plus quality on occasion. Summerfield
Peacock Vs Bogle - different types of player admittedly but Bogle has far more qualities, pace, power and this season touch and awareness against just a big springy jump. Bogle
Jackson Vs Akpa Akpro - Jackson more consistent but on his day JLAA was unstoppable but Jackson for me will be a big part of this season. Jackson.

That's two players and one was a loan player who was awful when he came back, if Berrett came inside and we played Browne I suspect it would only be one. Also just Nolan and Toto would come into the side from last year. Toto for Gowling as I saw Pearson and Toto as the future last season when we went up and Nolan for Berrett who could play that role out wide very well. He played brilliantly there in the most important games of the season. So, in essence what I am saying is that whatever the budget this side once gelled will be very good and will IMO finish between 10th and 14th this season. Then with some shrewd additions because the core of the squad are on two year deals we will be able to challenge. Hope that isn't wishful thinking.
Agree though we need a powerful centre half and a poacher type striker. Good luck Hursty.

Quoted from bax

They've lost £2m for each of the last two seasons. What has that got them?

It's got them 2nd in League 1 with a new ground in the process.

So how much debt are they in or has the money been

1) lent, ie benign loans
2) shares bought
3) money just given as a gift

Expect big signings in Jan with the money generated from the EFL trophy 😉💰💰💰

Quoted from KingstonMariner

I'm happy if we live within our means. Even happier if we can pay of some of the debt. long run this will do us more good. Think we should survive in League 2 this season. Couple of things to sort out in the squad, couple of new players needed.

If at the end of the season we find revenue has gone up 30% and the budget has only gone up 10% then happy days.

THIS^^^

I am shocked that some people think we should be getting into more debt!!!

Sustainability and living within our means has to be the way forward. We can attract decent gates for this level and as such with genuine buy in from the public we can become a force.

I wont comment further on the stupidly vicious attacks on the squad from people  who have seen them in maybe 2 competitive games. Madness, give the squad a little time and I am sure we will not be in a relegation fight.

Am I thick or am I thick ?  I do not understand why as stated in various posts on several occasions that a 2 year deal takes more out of the budget than a 1 year deal. It seems common sense even for a 3 year old but then again I might just be thick.

Quoted from Marinerz93

It's got them 2nd in League 1 with a new ground in the process.

So how much debt are they in or has the money been

1) lent, ie benign loans
2) shares bought
3) money just given as a gift

I think you can no longer put director loans in to top the club up in the football league.  I am under the impression that the money can only be gifted or shares.
Looking at Scunny, they are likely to be in the championship in a new stadium within the next couple of years.

I've got scunthorpe in my lucky 15 bet to win league 1 @ 22/1 so happy that they're doing well, norwich also going ok. Annoyed grimsby and fgr aren't doing much at the moment!

Quoted from Cloudy

THIS^^^

I am shocked that some people think we should be getting into more debt!!!

Sustainability and living within our means has to be the way forward. We can attract decent gates for this level and as such with genuine buy in from the public we can become a force.

I wont comment further on the stupidly vicious attacks on the squad from people  who have seen them in maybe 2 competitive games. Madness, give the squad a little time and I am sure we will not be in a relegation fight.

Common sense says that we should not get into further debt, however we desperately need to be a stable league club again to make the investment into a new stadium viable. If that means we need to spend money on better players then I would rather we spent to ensure survival than ever fall through the trapdoor again.

Quoted from ginnywings

Or just a very much richer Chairman.

We have a Chairman?