Surely. You don't release 8 and only sign 3 unless the budget has been cut in some shape or form?Quote:
Originally Posted by gael353
Now is probably not the time to let Taylor go purely from a financial side of things. The main gripe most of us have is our continued predictability in games. I think at this stage every team knows how to beat us and its just a matter of the opposition enforcing their game plan properly.
A few tactical decisions have been poor as well like not taking off Turner last night. It was the lads first game in months which showed in the second half with his match fitness. He started the game well but due to fatigue started to fall away. That was the time to take him off but instead Ross Mann came off, followed by Prince.
The individual mistakes recently though are pretty unforgiving. Oji having the ball taken off him against Cork for a handy goal. Duggan playing the ball straight to a Cork player for them to score. Cusack kicking the ball straight out to a Bohs player resulting in a goal. McGrath passing the ball back straight to Jason Byrne which resulted in a goal. Robbie Williams letting in Djillali of Sligo at the back post for a handy goal and the penalty last night that he should have been sent off for. Dundalks first goal that no one cleared and was let bounce through to an easy goal from a set piece. Individual error after error. A lot are things that if they happened at junior level you would be dropped or given an ear full over.
When was the last time we had a manager people actually thought was good? Taylor - people call him a spoofer and disgrace, Scully - hoof ball merchant without a clue, Paul McGee - Spoofer and clueless, Mike Kerley - good coach but doesn't know how to manage a team, Noel O'Connor - same as Mike Kerley but people complained he didn't have a clue how to pick a team or change things.
I like the idea of Fenlon down the line but would he operate under a strict budget? His record says no, Shels and Bohs he spent large sums of money, won things but put the club in financial trouble. Derry he was not successful at all. I wouldn't even look at hibs.
The club are doing some great things behind the scenes which no one can complain about but there needs to be balance there. There is no point in having great things happening behind the scenes if no one wants to come out and watch the senior team.
A few of us said at the start of the season that there was no problem with a smaller budget as it was understandable but you run the risk of it totally flipping the opposite way. A lower budget can mean a weaker squad, a weaker squad means poorer performances, poorer performances means weaker crowds and it snowballs from there. Lack of sponsorship again this season on the jersey, looks terribly amateur. No jersey for sale for the first 5 months of the season despite it meaning to be on sale in February. Lack of any kind of advertising outside of social media or buzz created pre-season by signings and again that all causes that snowball affect that sees crowds and interest drop.
At the end of the day people aren't going to pay their €12+ to go to a game because the club have a fantastic academy. Having academies etc.. is always going to be a slow process to see rewards reaped but as it stands the club can't afford that kind of time.
