Bohs in financial trouble

**passerrby** · 13/02/2011, 10:12 AM

Originally Posted by SkStu

youre the one who needs sanctioning if you think we will sign all those players FFS. Cop yourself on. The reason a lot of players havent signed with us is due to the fact that we havent offered enough and/or another team has offered more. Wise up.

Crying foul over transfer rumours and imaginary wage offers? Ive effing heard it all now.

your right how could anybody even consider that bohs would overspend on players wages i mean what a stupid thing to even discuss

**pineapple stu** · 13/02/2011, 10:52 AM

Originally Posted by SkStu

The reason a lot of players havent signed with us is due to the fact that we havent offered enough and/or another team has offered more..

What do you base that on?

**de bowez** · 13/02/2011, 12:39 PM

Originally Posted by Ezeikial

I don't know whether to laugh or cry when I read of some of the players linked with Bohs, both through the media and by Bohs fans

The new mantra appears to be "wage caps at �500" which as a piece of delusional propaganda ranks right up there with "Rovers are part-time" and the 2010 Bohs version "no new contracts over �1,000 pw"

Take Liam Burns as an example - Ian Foster is on record as saying that he had offered him the same terms as last year, which Burns did not accept. Now it appears as though he will sign on for cash-strapped Bohs for a reduced wage of �500 a week!!!

I would be amazed if the Bohs fans speculation about Shaun Williams and Ronan Finn is anything other then bizarre delusion, but when you consider the potential players that are mentioned on the Bohs fourm the mind boggles:
B Murphy
G O'Brien
A Price
L Burns
L Fitzgerald
S Williams
R Bayly
R Finn
S O'Connor
A Flood
C Fagan
C O'Connor,
M Rossiter,
O Heary,
G Cronin,
S Byrne,
G Crowe,

The FAI and the Bohs board have more sense then sanctioning the sort of budget that this would need. Don't they???

B Murphy - stuck with
G O'Brien - newspaper rumour
A Price - laughing stock after last season and has apparently let himself go, hardly big money
L Burns - not sure where this rumour came from, season is about to start, free agents have to be getting desperate.
L Fitzgerald - never heard of him, assume small money?
S Williams - rumour is a loan deal, wouldnt be big money ad highly unlikely to happen
R Bayly - hasn't set the league on fire the last few seasons but is a confirmed signing afaik. Hardly big money
R Finn - newspaper rumour
S O'Connor - old rumour, haven't heard anything recently
A Flood - unlikely to be big money
C Fagan - unlikely to be big money
C O'Connor, - stuck with
M Rossiter, - unlikely to be big money
O Heary, - stuck with
G Cronin, - stuck with
S Byrne, - guessing the new rules regarding taxback means this wont happen
G Crowe, - not happening
A Hungarian - sounds promising, hopefully small money

Both Rovers have been linked with around 150 players, do you think they will actually sign all of them? I'd expect 5-10 players on up to 500 a week with a lot of last seasons A team making up the rest of the squad.

**Dodge** · 13/02/2011, 12:48 PM

Originally Posted by de bowez

S Williams - rumour is a loan deal, wouldnt be big money ad highly unlikely to happen

A loan from who? He's unemployed at the moment

**de bowez** · 13/02/2011, 12:51 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

A loan from who? He's unemployed at the moment

The rumour is that he signs for Celtic who cant play him till the next transfer window.

**Dodge** · 13/02/2011, 1:13 PM

So you're negotiating with Celtic?

**de bowez** · 13/02/2011, 1:36 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

So you're negotiating with Celtic?

Just explaining the rumour, no idea if anyone has spoken to anyone else. Think its far more likely that he'll go the Rovers.

**Dodge** · 13/02/2011, 1:38 PM

No worries mate, just sounded a bit strange and was wondering if you knew more.

**SkStu** · 13/02/2011, 2:49 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

What do you base that on?

players who were on trial with Bohs, Fenlon offered deals to but subsequently signed deals elsewhere.

**Sam_Heggy** · 13/02/2011, 2:55 PM

Originally Posted by de bowez

B Murphy - stuck with
G O'Brien - newspaper rumour
A Price - laughing stock after last season and has apparently let himself go, hardly big money
L Burns - not sure where this rumour came from, season is about to start, free agents have to be getting desperate.
L Fitzgerald - never heard of him, assume small money?
S Williams - rumour is a loan deal, wouldnt be big money ad highly unlikely to happen
R Bayly - hasn't set the league on fire the last few seasons but is a confirmed signing afaik. Hardly big money
R Finn - newspaper rumour
S O'Connor - old rumour, haven't heard anything recently
A Flood - unlikely to be big money
C Fagan - unlikely to be big money
C O'Connor, - stuck with
M Rossiter, - unlikely to be big money
O Heary, - stuck with
G Cronin, - stuck with
S Byrne, - guessing the new rules regarding taxback means this wont happen
G Crowe, - not happening
A Hungarian - sounds promising, hopefully small money

Both Rovers have been linked with around 150 players, do you think they will actually sign all of them? I'd expect 5-10 players on up to 500 a week with a lot of last seasons A team making up the rest of the squad.

Sorry, but how are Bohs "stuck with" he above players?
Plus, 5-10 players on €500 a week is still a pretty big budget for a club that are fooked.

**pineapple stu** · 13/02/2011, 2:57 PM

Originally Posted by SkStu

players who were on trial with Bohs, Fenlon offered deals to but subsequently signed deals elsewhere.

Like who? I thought ye only started looking at signing players in the past week; haven't been too many transfers confirmed in the past week.

**SkStu** · 13/02/2011, 3:00 PM

players have been training with Bohs for the last 2-3 weeks. Despite only offering contracts last week, terms were discussed well in advance with some players.

**pineapple stu** · 13/02/2011, 3:02 PM

But like who?

**de bowez** · 13/02/2011, 3:03 PM

Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy

Sorry, but how are Bohs "stuck with" he above players?
Plus, 5-10 players on �500 a week is still a pretty big budget for a club that are fooked.

Cronin is injured so we're keeping him, PFAI pushed for it afaik but still the right thing to do, Heary has a job as long as Fenlon is there, not fully sure of the story with the 2 keepers, would have preferred to see one or both go.

Seeing as we are stuck with Fenlon and the above players it makes sense to pay a few more players small money picking up Setanta and potentially European money along the way. If we could have got rid of everybody I'd have been happier with an amateur setup but realistically with Zurich looming we're probably better off with a small profit to breakeven budget at Premier div level than dropping down to the A Championship.

**SkStu** · 13/02/2011, 3:04 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

But like who?

that info is available on the Bohs message board. Youre always there so you know where to find it. If not, i think a Rovers fan linked to the relevant thread at some stage over the last few days.

**Ezeikial** · 13/02/2011, 3:07 PM

Originally Posted by SkStu

that info is available on the Bohs message board. Youre always there so you know where to find it. If not, i think a Rovers fan linked to the relevant thread at some stage over the last few days.

Translation = "I can't say in case you call me out for spoofing"