Completely agree. I don't know how/why people seem to think that a team costing £650k should be out performing teams that have spent 10x that. Yes we have some good younsters in the squad, but the fact that Grayson has managed to get a team largely of freebies and loanees to within touching distance of the playoffs is a miracle. At the same time he's developing a number of players and selling them on to fund Bates' retirement fund.
I fear if we swap manager now, not only will it cost us a lot to sack him after giving him a new contract (thus giving us even less to spend!) but reality may bit and we'll slip down the table consistently. On 19 January 2012 09:32, Alec McQueen <[email protected]> wrote: > Ah, some financial sense on the List, a rare treat. > > After a poor start, SG has actually been making this mid-table squad > overperform. We have been close or in the playoff places for most of the > season, and thus we HAVE been "overperforming" compared to our financial > position. > > SG is NOT the problem. The Leech who is extracting cash from the club (in > my judgement) is the problem. It is otherwise known as asset stripping. > > Bates has an interesting business model. It is clear to me his goal is to > maximise his revenue over the long term (from player sales) whilst risking > next to none of his own cash (which would be required if he had desires on > a Premier League place). > > Roll on the funeral. Can't be too far away. What is he now? 82? Doesn't > have a Korean son does he? > A > > On 19 January 2012 19:59, Damian Walsh <[email protected]> wrote: > >> In England there are 20 clubs with massively bigger income streams than us, >> approximately 5/6 clubs with significantly bigger income streams than us, >> and in any given year another 3 or 4 or 5 clubs with bigger income streams >> for that particular year(*). Whatever the faults or qualities of a Bates or >> a Grayson at any given time we can't compete financially with about 30 >> clubs - funnily enough that puts us about mid-table in the 2nd division. We >> are where we can afford to be. >> >> The disappointment lies in not being able to get a better playing >> performance than our relative income stream, and there I'm afraid you can >> only fault Grayson's football management (which I don't BTW) and Bates >> "risk" management (eg should we have gambled on Kilkenny last year?) - I >> don't think that either of those points have been wildly adrift up until >> now - lets see if MS lets slip his risk strategy or his promotion target :( >> Lets see if Grayson ups the performance of his team. >> >> Damian >> >> (*) before wildly knee-jerking please factor in parachute payments and >> sugar-daddies. >> >> >> On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 7:47 AM, Ian Murray <[email protected] >> >wrote: >> >> > Our football club is one of the biggest in the country, with income >> > streams to match. >> _______________________________________________ >> Leedslist mailing list >> Info and options: >> http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist >> To unsubscribe, email [email protected] >> >> PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate >> _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate
