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Post by Topper Gas on Jul 16, 2015 20:56:02 GMT
Seriously does anybody think DC is going to say the budget is £1m; I've spent £750K so that leaves me £250 for 2 or 3 further signings?
No, NH is basically saying DC can't make any comment about whether the budget is competitive for div 2 or has been reduced since Mondays verdict. If NH is going to censor what DC can say then why organise a Q&A for this week of all weeks, why not just leave it until the open day?
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Post by lympstonegas on Jul 16, 2015 21:18:25 GMT
No way unless driven out by the usual hate mob as easy victim if results don't go well before Xmas How long do you think he will put up with being censored and wheeled out as a feel good meat shield every time the board p**s the Fans off? He is too honest to keep it up too long imo. I hope I'm wrong I really do. He's the best thing to happen to this club in years. Agree best thing that has happened for the past season but there are still plenty on the forums that 'will never forgive him for taking us down and can't celebrate promotion as he shouldn't have got in that situation in the first place' I don't think he has been censored at all - it's just believed by those who are stuck with a negative stance towards Higgs since the court verdict - why would DC want to talk about money - he's his own man and can be a bit of a loose cannon but this is his chance to personally thank everyone for their support to him and the team last season when all hell was breaking loose against the club and especially him and his team after the 3rd game. He has used his budget wisely and even though plenty slated him stating he had no experience or contacts outside of Salisbury and the conference he proved them wrong - brought in a seize mentality and team strength and unity that was reminiscent of the early Francis reign. He doesn't need to talk money about his team because he knows what he needs and who will and won't fit in and will quietly go about getting the majority of his targets in his own assured way. In nearly every case nobody has 2nd guessed his acquisitions making many fools on here who stated they were in the know. I hope he enjoys his night and nobody tries to make him look stupid tonight or tries drawing him in an anti Higgs discussion as know DC suffers no fools and is a loyal man - as Grimsby newspapers recently found out !!!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2015 21:29:13 GMT
We will lose DC before Xmas. I fear he won't be around much longer than that. You need not fear after what he said tonight,in a nut shell we will have to sack him to get rid
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Post by supergas on Jul 16, 2015 21:38:08 GMT
How long do you think he will put up with being censored and wheeled out as a feel good meat shield every time the board p**s the Fans off? He is too honest to keep it up too long ihttp://oi62.tinypic.com/2vv6wxy.jpgo. I hope I'm wrong I really do. He's the best thing to happen to this club in years.Sad thing is HTE we were saying the same about Wardy exactly two years ago just saying like Those who love the club but don't actually care about the football did (and I'm talking about the second coming here)...those who care about the football were never really on board with Ward the second time around and can see DC is actually the best thing to happen to the club in most of our lifetimes...he's not stopping the ship from sinking, he's building an ark! (cue Sinclair beard memes...)
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2015 22:13:46 GMT
I can understand why DC can't answer questions about the stadium, but now he can't talk about the playing budget? That sounds like certain people are worried DC, who is an honest type of chap, might stoke the fires over whether the stadium battle budget will effect the playing side. Someone on another thread on here has already raised the question about who is right out of DC and Nick Higgs. DC has said his budget will be effected by the court case, Nick says playing budget comes out of a different pot. Gagging the manager just suggests that the board don't want us to know the true story... Could it be to protet the club from greedy agents?! Surely if he says "yes our remaining budget is £xxx" or "the budget remains strong" etc then that invites agents / clubs to ask for inflated wages / fees? this is a very good point and fits in with dc and his not too much information policy,,,bristol city are finding it hard strengthen there squad,,reason every agent knows lansdown is loaded
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Post by lympstonegas on Jul 16, 2015 22:16:59 GMT
Could it be to protet the club from greedy agents?! Surely if he says "yes our remaining budget is £xxx" or "the budget remains strong" etc then that invites agents / clubs to ask for inflated wages / fees? this is a very good point and fits in with dc and his not too much information policy,,,bristol city are finding it hard strengthen there squad,,reason every agent knows lansdown is loaded That's great news to hear if true - here's hoping they go into the championship with a squad that falls short
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Post by long john silver on Jul 16, 2015 23:01:47 GMT
I can understand why DC can't answer questions about the stadium, but now he can't talk about the playing budget? That sounds like certain people are worried DC, who is an honest type of chap, might stoke the fires over whether the stadium battle budget will effect the playing side. Someone on another thread on here has already raised the question about who is right out of DC and Nick Higgs. DC has said his budget will be effected by the court case, Nick says playing budget comes out of a different pot. Gagging the manager just suggests that the board don't want us to know the true story... personally i though the situation over the budget was made pretty clear on monday . no sure what all the hooo harrr is about TBH
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Post by buckrippers on Jul 16, 2015 23:09:52 GMT
Sorry Long John but it was clear as mud to me. Higgs said playing budget wasn't affected by court case, Darrell said he thought it would be. I felt John Ward shielded the board from criticism over playing budgets and took the flak for inactivity in the transfer window at a time when we really needed a striker. Now it seems the same is expected of DC. As far as the agent point is concerned I can't imagine anyone would expect DC to say "I have x amount to spend". You hardly have to rule out questions on the subject. DC would just have to say, "I'm sorry I'd rather keep that matter to myself". I am pretty sure DC wouldn't have put that caveate into the 'rules' for last night's meeting. It's the general questions like "Can we afford to add any experienced league players to the squad" which people most want answered but I guess the budget issue would have ruled that one out.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2015 23:25:09 GMT
Sorry Long John but it was clear as mud to me. Higgs said playing budget wasn't affected by court case, Darrell said he thought it would be. I felt John Ward shielded the board from criticism over playing budgets and took the flak for inactivity in the transfer window at a time when we really needed a striker. Now it seems the same is expected of DC. As far as the agent point is concerned I can't imagine anyone would expect DC to say "I have x amount to spend". You hardly have to rule out questions on the subject. DC would just have to say, "I'm sorry I'd rather keep that matter to myself". I am pretty sure DC wouldn't have put that caveate into the 'rules' for last night's meeting. It's the general questions like "Can we afford to add any experienced league players to the squad" which people most want answered but I guess the budget issue would have ruled that one out. well surely the playing budget was set on losing the case and/or us or sainsbury appealing against the verdict? even if we won,sainsbury could appeal so the budget had to be set without regard for the decision. we have several experienced league players at the club you know,,do you know? im hoping leadbitter,sinclair,harrison and taylor get the chance to shine rather than sign the usual experienced league players,because we cant afford league one players only average lge 2 at best
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Post by long john silver on Jul 16, 2015 23:49:27 GMT
Sorry Long John but it was clear as mud to me. Higgs said playing budget wasn't affected by court case, Darrell said he thought it would be. I felt John Ward shielded the board from criticism over playing budgets and took the flak for inactivity in the transfer window at a time when we really needed a striker. Now it seems the same is expected of DC. As far as the agent point is concerned I can't imagine anyone would expect DC to say "I have x amount to spend". You hardly have to rule out questions on the subject. DC would just have to say, "I'm sorry I'd rather keep that matter to myself". I am pretty sure DC wouldn't have put that caveate into the 'rules' for last night's meeting. It's the general questions like "Can we afford to add any experienced league players to the squad" which people most want answered but I guess the budget issue would have ruled that one out. well we had a set budget at the start of the season based on us losing the case , if we had won there would of been scope for a increase . when Higgs said playing budget wasn't affected by court case he just meant it wouldn't be cut as a result . when Darrell said he thought it would be, he meant a increase if we won not a cut to the original budget . no big conspiracy i'm afraid.
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Post by tumshie on Jul 17, 2015 7:11:50 GMT
NH tells you f all DC tells you what you wanna hear like he's one of us - DC is just a bit cleverer than NH but neither actually tell you anything really
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Post by Topper Gas on Jul 17, 2015 7:35:57 GMT
Sorry Long John but it was clear as mud to me. Higgs said playing budget wasn't affected by court case, Darrell said he thought it would be. I felt John Ward shielded the board from criticism over playing budgets and took the flak for inactivity in the transfer window at a time when we really needed a striker. Now it seems the same is expected of DC. As far as the agent point is concerned I can't imagine anyone would expect DC to say "I have x amount to spend". You hardly have to rule out questions on the subject. DC would just have to say, "I'm sorry I'd rather keep that matter to myself". I am pretty sure DC wouldn't have put that caveate into the 'rules' for last night's meeting. It's the general questions like "Can we afford to add any experienced league players to the squad" which people most want answered but I guess the budget issue would have ruled that one out. well we had a set budget at the start of the season based on us losing the case , if we had won there would of been scope for a increase . when Higgs said playing budget wasn't affected by court case he just meant it wouldn't be cut as a result . when Darrell said he thought it would be, he meant a increase if we won not a cut to the original budget . no big conspiracy i'm afraid. Not really sure that is the case as even if we'd won Sainsbury's would have entered an Appeal, if they didn't would having to build a £30m staduim really free up money in the short term until the staduim was built/earning income? Although as JW showed we can have one of the biggest budgets in Div and still be poor.
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