1st BTB Update Info

[John Neals Dynasty]

Originally Posted by Foxy

Financial gains from promotion are spurious . In order to attract the quality of players capable of competing in League 2 (given that an awful lot of the current team are not) we would have to pay much higher salaries than we do now, thus possibly offsetting any financial gains. In order to compete at the top end of league 2 we would need an injection of finance from somewhere in order to fund that level of player, And the danger is without this, we would see attendances fall; they are only 4000+ in the conference because we always have a chance of an interesting season. Sorry to be so despondent but we all need to be realistic about this if the penny is to drop, literally as well as metaphorically.

You're bang on the nail with this Foxy, this 2 yr rebuild some go on about is meaningless Salford will be up next season for one you have too play for today not tomorrow imagine the likes of Man U saying stuff the league this season yes we have a chance of winning it but it's a 2 yr project.
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[Wrexham's Patrick Bateman]

Originally Posted by Foxy

Financial gains from promotion are spurious . In order to attract the quality of players capable of competing in League 2 (given that an awful lot of the current team are not) we would have to pay much higher salaries than we do now, thus possibly offsetting any financial gains. In order to compete at the top end of league 2 we would need an injection of finance from somewhere in order to fund that level of player, And the danger is without this, we would see attendances fall; they are only 4000+ in the conference because we always have a chance of an interesting season. Sorry to be so despondent but we all need to be realistic about this if the penny is to drop, literally as well as metaphorically.

Think this is where a youth policy comes in.,.Home grown players, obviously of a good standard, firstly, save a lot of money, get you in a good position in the division..Then, probably, and hopefully a now stable Football League club....A fair transfer fee....

Of course... That's easier said than done......We don't seem to have been that good at it for a while...

[John Neals Dynasty]

Originally Posted by Wrexham's Patrick Bateman

Think this is where a youth policy comes in.,.Home grown players, obviously of a good standard, firstly, save a lot of money, get you in a good position in the division..Then, probably, and hopefully a now stable Football League club....A fair transfer fee....

Of course... That's easier said than done......We don't seem to have been that good at it for a while...

If we do get any half decent youngsters, bigger clubs either come and take them or if they play them get slaughtered like Marx.
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[GiggityGiggityGiggityGoo]

Originally Posted by John Neals Dynasty

You're bang on the nail with this Foxy, this 2 yr rebuild some go on about is meaningless Salford will be up next season for one you have too play for today not tomorrow imagine the likes of Man U saying stuff the league this season yes we have a chance of winning it but it's a 2 yr project.
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It is a 2 year project, we are well ahead as it wasn't expected for us to be targeting promotion this season. We can of course get promoted this season and in January try if possible to strengthen the squad. That's easier said than done, so let's not cause a storm in a tea cup of things don't work out that way.

I think playing with little expectation of promotion by the coaching staff and fans this season is certainly working in our favour.

[GiggityGiggityGiggityGoo]

Originally Posted by Wrexham's Patrick Bateman

Think this is where a youth policy comes in.,.Home grown players, obviously of a good standard, firstly, save a lot of money, get you in a good position in the division..Then, probably, and hopefully a now stable Football League club....A fair transfer fee....

Of course... That's easier said than done......We don't seem to have been that good at it for a while...

Indeed, wasn't even a visible route to the first team not long back. Have a visible route and lads will stick around, those in the Welsh age squads are encouraged to play 1st team football at any level, which can only help us if we start encouraging the same.

We also don't try hard enough to try and keep players, again Darlington could help with this. The dual qualified are encouraged to attended England camps if called up to see what it's all about, none of those who've recently done so have swapped camps. We should be finding out more and looking to implement our own methods.

[Red_Jackoisback]

Has any of the BTB money been invested yet?

[Lets Av A Riot]

Waits for a flourish of posters to be demanding "how much do we have total in the kitty"

[pagl]

Originally Posted by GiggityGiggityGiggityGoo

It is a 2 year project, we are well ahead as it wasn't expected for us to be targeting promotion this season. We can of course get promoted this season and in January try if possible to strengthen the squad. That's easier said than done, so let's not cause a storm in a tea cup of things don't work out that way.

I think playing with little expectation of promotion by the coaching staff and fans this season is certainly working in our favour.

That maybe your opinion but the majority of fans expect a challenge and I would expect DK and a lot of players are as well.

[Quay Red]

Originally Posted by pagl

That maybe your opinion but the majority of fans expect a challenge and I would expect DK and a lot of players are as well.

Agree. We all expect to challenge but at what cost?
We all know we are short of probably 2 midfield players and a forward.
These places aren't easily filled on short term deals and we have to have some reserves in the bank to ensure we can meet the commitment to 2 year deals etc.
If we get through to January and are still competitive I believe that we will try to strengthen the side but we won't be throwing all the money at it.
We have to attract the right players, not just anyone that comes up on the message board and the management have to be happy with the acquisitions.

A few thought we missed out on Archer, from what I saw of him in the derby match he's pretty much all bluster. Some effort but little quality and wouldn't add to our side. We need better and that'll cost.