Sligo - next to get in trouble?

**Cosmo** · 13/11/2009, 6:32 PM

Not wumming sligo fans (have no reason to tbh, just curious) but with them been able to outbid rovers for turner and rumoured to be in for ndo only a week after the season has ended, is it a sign that theyre gona spend money they dont have to get a decent squad together? (cant see logically how they can afford to outbid a club like rovers for players)

Just wondering where their cash is coming from? Do they have a sugardaddy or something? (or hoping their attendences will dramatically increase, their sponsoship income will dramatically increase in todays financial climate,etc?)

**Krstic** · 13/11/2009, 6:41 PM

Or maybe Shamrocks Rovers are being ultra cautious and living within their means.
If all clubs are now watching their backs and tightening their belts then the players will have to settle for realistic salaries.
So maybe this is the start of the end for Ollie Byrne's arms race.

**sligofan4ever** · 13/11/2009, 7:10 PM

As much as I would like him here, the club shouldn't and probably won't sign N'do. He'll want crazy money, but there are players out there that we can sign instead who'll do a good job. As Rory said, we only have 3 players signed up for the new season, we still dont know if our best players like Cretaro,Boco,Peers,Brush and Keane will be here for the 2010 season.

We are apparently in talks with a Derry City player, and we are also linked with Gareth McGlynn, so hopefully hes our next signing. He'll be free after what happened with Derry City and im confident he would sign on reasonable wages.

**Ezeikial** · 13/11/2009, 7:35 PM

I think that Sligo have shown great ambition in signing Chris Turner, and that it's reasonable to assume that they know where they are going budget-wise for the 2010 season.

But bearing in mind the big wedge that CT will cost, this will take a huge slice out of most clubs budget. The remaining signings will throw more light on whether Sligo are embracing the Win or Bust model or have recently won the lotto.

**Tir Oilean** · 13/11/2009, 8:07 PM

Shur Paul Cook will just resign again unless he gets hhmmmm lets say one million euro this time!!!!!!

**forza rovers** · 13/11/2009, 8:15 PM

75k for just showing up for the cup and we are set to break even this year

**Sicuani** · 13/11/2009, 8:18 PM

Always thought that Sligo were sensible when it came to their squad...offloading players like Fahrudin Kudozović and Adam Hughes to other clubs who had little or no financial sense.

**dong** · 13/11/2009, 10:03 PM

Have to agree with Rory on this.
I would be a bit concerned at the minute but lets see what happens. I would hope to see three players on their way out anyways and our squad is still quite small.
All depends on which of our current squad stay on really. I have faith in the way the club is being run, particularly since our new chairman came on board. Hope its not blind!
This is the league of Ireland after all. When you see what went on at Derry, that is gut wrenching stuff for fans. We have a bit of stability at the club now, let's not be foolish and blow it.

**Mad Moose** · 13/11/2009, 10:09 PM

Originally Posted by dong

Have to agree with Rory on this.
I would hope to see three players on their way out anyways and our squad is still quite small.

Homer? Parky?

**HarpsinDublin** · 13/11/2009, 10:35 PM

Originally Posted by Harpsbear

Homer? Parky?

Homer is long gone Brendan playing for Stute now in the Irish League.

**SligoBrewer** · 13/11/2009, 10:44 PM

Originally Posted by HarpsinDublin

Homer is long gone Brendan playing for Stute now in the Irish League.

Parky is long gone as well.

**SMorgan** · 13/11/2009, 10:45 PM

Originally Posted by Ezeikial

I think that Sligo have shown great ambition in signing Chris Turner, and that it's reasonable to assume that they know where they are going budget-wise for the 2010 season.

But bearing in mind the big wedge that CT will cost, this will take a huge slice out of most clubs budget. The remaining signings will throw more light on whether Sligo are embracing the Win or Bust model or have recently won the lotto.

That's a big assumption. Remember at the start of last season the FAI had to ask Sligo to take another look at their financial budgets and projections and resubmit them.n I hope they know what they are doing.

**DmanDmythDledge** · 13/11/2009, 10:46 PM

Originally Posted by dong

I have faith in the way the club is being run, particularly since our new chairman came on board.

When was the new chairman appointed?

**SligoBrewer** · 13/11/2009, 10:48 PM

Originally Posted by DmanDmythDledge

When was the new chairman appointed?

Beginning of this season afair.

**SligoBrewer** · 13/11/2009, 10:50 PM

Originally Posted by SMorgan

Remember at the start of last season the FAI had to ask Sligo to take another look at their financial budgets and projections and resubmit them.n I hope they know what they are doing.

Well, at least we submitted accounts, and honest ones at that..

**dublinred** · 13/11/2009, 10:54 PM

Originally Posted by Cosmo

Not wumming sligo fans (have no reason to tbh, just curious) but with them been able to outbid rovers for turner and rumoured to be in for ndo only a week after the season has ended, is it a sign that theyre gona spend money they dont have to get a decent squad together? (cant see logically how they can afford to outbid a club like rovers for players)

Just wondering where their cash is coming from? Do they have a sugardaddy or something? (or hoping their attendences will dramatically increase, their sponsoship income will dramatically increase in todays financial climate,etc?)

Its easy to outbid Shams , we don't have to pay the council rent for our ground so have a bit more in the player kitty.

**Da Real Rover** · 13/11/2009, 11:41 PM

As far as I know we are currently 60k in debt.
So we are firmly on course to be one of the few LoI clubs to not be ending with a budget defecit.

**Joe Strummer** · 13/11/2009, 11:47 PM

Originally Posted by dublinred

Its easy to outbid Shams , we don't have to pay the council rent for our ground so have a bit more in the player kitty.

Yeah… and what you save on rent you make up on 5.000 plus crowds you get every second week!!!

**dublinred** · 13/11/2009, 11:57 PM

Originally Posted by Joe Strummer

Yeah… and what you save on rent you make up on 5.000 plus crowds you get every second week!!!

We don't need 5k plus crowds every week, we have been surviving 81 years in a remote outpost of Ireland without ever needing to go into liquidation or selling our ground , the fact that we pay wages every week and have down so for the past 4600 weeks makes us an attractive proposition for Turner given his missus is expecting.

**corkharps** · 14/11/2009, 12:02 AM

Originally Posted by dublinred

We don't need 5k plus crowds every week, we have been surviving 81 years in a remote outpost of Ireland without ever needing to go into liquidation or selling our ground , the fact that we pay wages every week and have down so for the past 4600 weeks makes us an attractive proposition for Turner given his missus is expecting.

Good answer. You get to work with Bill Cullen for a year.