Deep financial trouble ahead

[Rifleman]

Next season is going to be very very tough, don’t expect anything going into next season. We are sailing very very close to the wind.

 

[Hartley Hare]

I keep telling the missus that.............

HH

 

[Farnboroughblade]

i think that’s common knowledge isn’t it?

 

[alcoblade]

Next season is going to be very very tough, don’t expect anything going into next season. We are sailing very very close to the wind.

My mates dad’s sister says we’re going to be rolling in cash.

YHIHF!

 

[sheff_blade90]

im saying nothing. ive learnt my lesson about discussing hypothetical financial scenarios

 

[alcoblade]

i think that’s common knowledge isn’t it?

No, it isn’t.

 

[ton-up]

Next season is going to be very very tough, don’t expect anything going into next season. We are sailing very very close to the wind.

Sell Anel, Souza (or loan, with a view, if no takers), Hamer, return Archer, that will get the tin pot shi@ter owner through next season. Then it will be Arblaster and potentially Osula the next.

That will be the wage bill covered for two seasons, but that's about it.

 

[bertieblade]

Next season is going to be very very tough, don’t expect anything going into next season. We are sailing very very close to the wind.

Are we going to be worse than the average championship club which loses ~ £25m / annum?

 

[s20Blade]

Yeah those 3 years in the Premier league have financially ruined us, if only we sold ramsdale for profit got most back for Berge and sold Illiman we might have been alright x

 

[Panini]

Next season is going to be very very tough, don’t expect anything going into next season. We are sailing very very close to the wind.

If you want people to take you seriously, surely you know this nonsense won't cut it.

Especially as the club has just bought two pieces of land that weren't exactly going free. Not the behaviour of a club "sailing very very close to the wind".

Give details or shut up.

Saying you can't say more = shut up then.

Saying 'just wait and see'= stop looking for attention.

Cheers.

 

[Keen Blade]

Are we going to be worse than the average championship club which loses ~ £25m / annum?

Yeh coz we have an owner who can't afford to fund lose that much of a loss.
So our squad will be weaker than those clubs who can lose that much

 

[Davalon]

If on field issues weren't enough of a stain this season, off field ones usurp them

 

[ton-up]

Yeh coz we have an owner who can't afford to fund lose that much of a loss.
So our squad will be weaker than those clubs who can lose that much

Parachute payments and sales to finance the first two seasons back in the chumpionship (or L1 the second), then it could get interesting for the bog roll prince?

 

[Houston_Blade]

If you want people to take you seriously, surely you know this nonsense won't cut it.

Especially as the club has just bought two pieces of land that weren't exactly going free. Not the behaviour of a club "sailing very very close to the wind".

Give details or shut up.

Saying you can't say more = shut up then.

Saying 'just wait and see'= stop looking for attention.

Cheers.

What he says is quite plausible, but it’s hardly rocket science and anyone with any kind of financial savvy could make a general comment that we’ll struggle financially given the fall in income and the cost base we have.

It’s this assertion that he thinks he’s telling us something new or ITK that is laughable.

Like you rightly say, either give some details or stop trying to pretend you know something you don’t, pure attention seeking.

 

[Ron_Justice]

Details are never forthcoming. Nothing the see here.

 

[jt64]

 

[Keen Blade]

Yeah those 3 years in the Premier league have financially ruined us, if only we sold ramsdale for profit got most back for Berge and sold Illiman we might have been alright x

Wages , promotion bonuses , Brewster 5 years , training pitches , land for training centre , 2 kop parcels , hotel , loan fees , transfer fees last summer , need I continue ?

 

[Gaini Blade]

My mates dad’s sister says we’re going to be rolling in cash.

YHIHF!

Apparently, she got that from my imaginary accountant.

 

[mattbianco1]

Win last 5 games and we're made of money!

 

[mattbianco1]

Edit... just checked. There's 4 left and if we lose on saturday we are down. Fuck

 

[More Bladier than thou]

Parachute payments and sales to finance the first two seasons back in the chumpionship (or L1 the second), then it could get interesting for the bog roll prince?

We have already taken out a loan against next season’s guaranteed revenue- (parachute payments). What we dont know is- was that loan used to keep us afloat, or was it to get the hotel up and running, or was the loan to purchase Dore training facility, or was the loan for purchasing the land around Bramall lane. Either way, we have already spent some of our parachute payments.

 

[finlaytheblade]

Next season is going to be very very tough, don’t expect anything going into next season. We are sailing very very close to the wind.

Just what drives you Rifleman! We know we aren't flush and will have to be careful spending on players etc.
We would definitely be in the shit if Heckie hadn't got us promoted what's come out since proves that.
We have a few glass half full posters on here you it seems has an empty glass!
I repeat what drives you?
ITK ? Prove it !

 

[nopigfansintown]

United's cost base will drastically reduce in the summer due to expiring contracts. Any renewals are extremely unlikely to be at past levels. Our recruitment this year has been very modest. All the permanent incomings seem to have been sourced deliberately from clubs that don't pay huge wages, so they'll slide neatly into our Championship budget. Berge, our highest earner, left. Ndiaye was offered (by our standards) an historic deal to stay and left. That's two big wages/potential wages gone. Archer will go back. Almost all installments are paid on players we signed before this season. I think there's only one fifth of Brewster's fee to find. That's what ultimately caused the embargo etc (owed installments).

I'm not particularly worried about next year's wage bill/finances for that reason

The issues of concern are around recruitment and retention. Do we have the backing and expertise to recruit the right players? That's the question. Can we retain who we want on sensible wages is another? (We've already partly answered question two with the youngsters renewals).

 

[Davalon]

But while there's moonlight and music and love and romance......let's face the music and dance

 

[MadDad38]

One option for an owner that can’t fund a business is of course to reduce the price he would be willing to sell it for.

 

[s20Blade]

Wages , promotion bonuses , Brewster 5 years , training pitches , land for training centre , 2 kop parcels , hotel , loan fees , transfer fees last summer , need I continue ?

If only the Premier league was financially worth going to, likes of Brentford and Brighton can't compete on the pittance from the TV revenue.[/QUOTE]

 

[LBA_Blade]

Wages , promotion bonuses , Brewster 5 years , training pitches , land for training centre , 2 kop parcels , hotel , loan fees , transfer fees last summer , need I continue ?

Only next season left for Brewster, we don't know and unless you are in the account know how the training pitches were financed, however we do know Archer will be off the books with the buy back clause which will put solid cash in, wages will decrease like they did last time for getting relegated, our budget is never going to be never ending but at this stage we have at least stability

 

[BalticBlade]

Only next season left for Brewster, we don't know and unless you are in the account know how the training pitches were financed, however we do know Archer will be off the books with the buy back clause which will put solid cash in, wages will decrease like they did last time for getting relegated, our budget is never going to be never ending but at this stage we have at least stability

It's all well and good saying 'this player will be off the books, that player will be off the books'. But they'll need replacing otherwise we'll go into the new season with a squad of eight players, most of them kids. How do we replace all these players with no money? The transfer budget for this summer will be far less than last summer (and that amounted to nine tenths of f*ck all).

 

[LBA_Blade]

It's all well and good saying 'this player will be off the books, that player will be off the books'. But they'll need replacing otherwise we'll go into the new season with a squad of eight players, most of them kids. How do we replace all these players with no money? The transfer budget for this summer will be far less than last summer (and that amounted to nine tenths of f*ck all).

The advantage with Archer being off the books we get a guaranteed sum, how we spend is key and I guess that is who is in charge will be the key to that. Long term loan options could be available from the Premier League, we could look at the free transfers so just picking up the wage bill. Yes the pot won't be endless but could have been far worse.

 

[Wapping Blade]

It's all well and good saying 'this player will be off the books, that player will be off the books'. But they'll need replacing otherwise we'll go into the new season with a squad of eight players, most of them kids. How do we replace all these players with no money? The transfer budget for this summer will be far less than last summer (and that amounted to nine tenths of f*ck all).

Surely getting rid of players on Prem wages will go a long way to helping.