Crucial meeting

Between the management and the board to agree future plan regarding players and other staff for next season is taking place today. Existing players futures will be decided and possible targets agreed. We are in your hands. Any flies on the wall we might know?

I would hope not.
If Town get this right. RS will inform the playing staff tomorrow.
Then hopefully the club will let us know who is definitely staying, who is going and who is in negotiations.

I m still fascinated by RS's comments regarding the senior players, Davies, Collins, Pearson, and Disley... He sounded on the interview with JT as if none would be staying... Be a bit harsh on Pearson I think...

Quoted from oldun

Between the management and the board to agree future plan regarding players and other staff for next season is taking place today. Existing players futures will be decided and possible targets agreed. We are in your hands. Any flies on the wall we might know?

I hope the board have no input in respect of playing targets tbh. Agree the budget, even agree a ceiling for any individual but the choice has to be that of the footballing management alone imo

Quoted from 935

I m still fascinated by RS's comments regarding the senior players, Davies, Collins, Pearson, and Disley... He sounded on the interview with JT as if none would be staying... Be a bit harsh on Pearson I think...

Dont recall him mentioning names when he referred to "senior" players but it was associated with the Disley question that was put before it.
RS has a model sized squad, formation and style in his head...as for the first time in what seems like years we have players tied in for next season already, so it would be reasonable to assume that RS will have to let go of as many as he isnt sure about, of the out of contract players, to be able to bring in his own choices for his vision.   I personally think he was referring to Disley, Davies and Gowling when he referred to senior players potentially leaving, Collins potentially but i would hope not.
He may have some wriggle room with the likes of Summerfield and Rhys Browne who may ask to leave, Rhys Browne as much as i would have liked to see him in a Town shirt i just dont think his head or heart will be here so no point in trying to force him.

All will become clear Tuesday when players start tweeting or Weds when the club release the list.  

I do however think that the budget he will be given wont be a big one due to the board getting burnt a bit by MB in January, i imagine the first team squad to be down to around 21/22 with a couple of youths in tow and then some loan top ups.

Quoted from moosey_club

I do however think that the budget he will be given wont be a big one due to the board getting burnt a bit by MB in January, i imagine the first team squad to be down to around 21/22 with a couple of youths in tow and then some loan top ups.

Did MB really spend THAT much in January though? Think people have been getting a bit carried away with this notion. We sold Omar for a lot of money.

We paid fees for a few players and you have to consider the greatly increased wage bill since then as well. I'd imagine a hefty chunk of the Bogle money is long gone.

Quoted from moosey_club

Dont recall him mentioning names when he referred to "senior" players but it was associated with the Disley question that was put before it.
RS has a model sized squad, formation and style in his head...as for the first time in what seems like years we have players tied in for next season already, so it would be reasonable to assume that RS will have to let go of as many as he isnt sure about, of the out of contract players, to be able to bring in his own choices for his vision.   I personally think he was referring to Disley, Davies and Gowling when he referred to senior players potentially leaving, Collins potentially but i would hope not.
He may have some wriggle room with the likes of Summerfield and Rhys Browne who may ask to leave, Rhys Browne as much as i would have liked to see him in a Town shirt i just dont think his head or heart will be here so no point in trying to force him.

All will become clear Tuesday when players start tweeting or Weds when the club release the list.  

I do however think that the budget he will be given wont be a big one due to the board getting burnt a bit by MB in January, i imagine the first team squad to be down to around 21/22 with a couple of youths in tow and then some loan top ups.

I understand ( but I won't reveal the source for obvious reasons ) that RS has been promised a very large one-off budget to make a determined promotion push next season.

I heard that on Sat too. Need to be in league 1 to coincide with the new stadium being built.

Quoted from rancido

I understand ( but I won't reveal the source for obvious reasons ) that RS has been promised a very large one-off budget to make a determined promotion push next season.

How much of that will go on paying off players under contract??