Re: Wearmouth and Jameson : Available for loan
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2017 7:51 pm
On the subject of goalkeepers, i notice we has 3 at the clubs photoshoot today, Bartlett, Jameson and Ed!
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But what jigsaw is it the final piece of? Because of the jigsaw is the return to the football league that Gray talks of, we are still several pieces short.Darlofan97 wrote:http://darlingtonfootballclub.co.uk/qua ... erve-team/Spyman wrote: No of course not. But we're sending people out on loan (because as much as anything, it makes financial sense to get the likes of Wearmouth and Jameson off the wage bill while they're not playing) and releasing young players - I don't really understand the purpose of our reserve team, that's all. I've never really seen it explained.
What is the bigger picture that I'm missing?
The reserve team also forms a basis for players returning from injury / suspension to gain match fitness at a competitive standard when the first-team aren't playing, as we have recently seen with Portas & Wearmouth."First team manager Martin Gray said; “This is the final piece of the jigsaw, something we’ve been intending to put into place over the last year or two. The aim is to use this as mainly an Under 23 team, giving an opportunity for Under 18 players to continue their development."
We have also seen un-used first-team players feature in reserve fixtures this pre-season too.
We also used the reserves for the first-team to keep fit / get minutes over winter last year.
This is such a dangerous position to take.Darlofan97 wrote:Playing squad expenditure this week, reserve side the next.Spyman wrote:We have to be, don't we?Emdubya wrote:No idea at all Spyman,but let's do away with it anyway just in case it does cost something to run.Spyman wrote:Indeed.HarryCharltonsCat wrote:We don't really do youth though do we. Which is quite ironic.
If only we had some kind of second team in which to give these promising young players some experience of competitive football.
Does anyone have any idea how much our reserve team costs us to run?
Money obsessed.
We have to make every penny count and prioritise spending. A reserve team that isn't benefitting the first team or the balance sheet is surely a luxury.
Everyone wants this club to progress, and that can only happen if we can afford to progress - which at the moment we can't.
We know that we need to raise funds for a new stand. The Board knows, the Supporters Group knows, the management team & players know, as do the fans.
Your constant reminders that we cannot currently progress is tedious and boring. Unless you were expecting c£130k worth of construction to be raised and completed by now.
And yes, I know that we need to raise c£80k to progress, but I also respect the fact that we have 5 months to raise these funds, and a further 3 to complete this work.
Your constant scrutinising of areas is boring.
And when we get one like Saunders, who appears as if he can cope at the level we are at, we bring three players in over his head.Darlofan97 wrote:We do give youth players a chance in the reserve set-up.Spyman wrote:Indeed.HarryCharltonsCat wrote:We don't really do youth though do we. Which is quite ironic.
If only we had some kind of second team in which to give these promising young players some experience of competitive football.
Does anyone have any idea how much our reserve team costs us to run?
Laughable, isn't it?!HarryCharltonsCat wrote:And when we get one like Saunders, who appears as if he can cope at the level we are at, we bring three players in over his head.Darlofan97 wrote:We do give youth players a chance in the reserve set-up.Spyman wrote:Indeed.HarryCharltonsCat wrote:We don't really do youth though do we. Which is quite ironic.
If only we had some kind of second team in which to give these promising young players some experience of competitive football.
Does anyone have any idea how much our reserve team costs us to run?
I think it's also fair to suggest that if we finish in the play-off places and do not have a ground fit for promotion, the CEO should stand down (or whoever is responsible for the allocation of funds).JE93 wrote:There are now two words that are incredibly important for this season and MG performance management.
It's clear he has been given the budget he wants if indeed we have made all of these signings. Even if this is partially off-set by some departures in the coming months. I can't deny with my fan hat on I'm really excited if we have signed these players. With my business strategy hat on I wonder if it the best allocation of resources.
But if it is the case that we have now given MG what he wants then he has to have strict performance management targets in place.
- While I was happy with the signings we'd made over the summer I was expecting a close scrap for the play-offs, with a realistic target of finishing 6th or 7th. With this team I expect to be top 5.
- FA cup, we have been notoriously bad in this competition this is an opportunity to gain extra revenue and profile. I'd expect at least 2 wins. Which, if I've got my rounds right, would be £20k in prize money + Gate receipts.
(prize money available here: http://www.thefa.com/competitions/thefa ... prize-fund).
- FA Trophy again another competition we have under performed in. 3 wins could be worth £11k + Gate receipts.
(Prize money available here: http://www.thefa.com/competitions/fa-tr ... prize-fund).
In addition our CEO and commercial people have to get the advertising at BM sold out, as well as any hospitality. We have to reduce matchday costs on security etc.
The fans have had a lot of expectation put upon them, and we have always delivered, and I believe we will continue to deliver. But if these big expectations are to be put on the fans. I want equally stringent expectations put on our paid staff. £31k in prize money and £20k from sales across 5 matches would bring us a lot closer to success.