Is Cook coming back?

**Dodge** · 12/02/2009, 4:50 PM

I'll settle for Sligo fans at thsi stage

**dublinred** · 12/02/2009, 4:58 PM

Originally Posted by Mr A

Maybe you're paying your players too much.

In all fairness a budget of 10k should be enough to see you competitive this year.

The manager is more important than the budget Cook has proved he can operate on a small budget and will get the best out of the current players I heard of clubs paying 18k a week last year to get relegated. The current sytem is stupid you try and keep your best players by offering reasonable contracts and job security then the FAI decide to knock a lump of the budget and leave very little room for new players withut have to re-negoiate with the current squad there should be some kind of independent arbritation to rectify rows between clubs and FAI.

**micls** · 12/02/2009, 5:03 PM

Originally Posted by forza rovers

10,000 was not realistic a week for a club playing in over 50 games with a squad of 13-14 players

Jesus Christ.

YOUR BUDGET CAN NOT BE BASED ON HOW MANY GAMES YOU PLAY OR HOW MANY FULL TIME PROS YOU WANT TO HAVE!

**passerrby** · 12/02/2009, 5:23 PM

Originally Posted by londonred

]The current sytem is stupid you try and keep your best players by offering reasonable contracts and job security then the FAI decide to knock a lump of the budget and leave very little room for new players [/B].

at a guess why do you think the fai knocked a lump of your budget.

because they looked at your income v expediture last year and said "there at it again" or words to that effect

**Dodge** · 12/02/2009, 6:52 PM

BTW a player I know has been offered a deal by Sligo of €1k a week. If he's getting that you can be sure the likes of Peers etc are on a good deal more. That would mean some players at Sligo on very little if they're aiming for a budget of 10k per week

**Rovers Maniac** · 12/02/2009, 7:00 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

BTW a player I know has been offered a deal by Sligo of �1k a week. If he's getting that you can be sure the likes of Peers etc are on a good deal more. That would mean some players at Sligo on very little if they're aiming for a budget of 10k per week

Ah pub talk you can't beat it

**Rovers1** · 12/02/2009, 7:12 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

BTW a player I know has been offered a deal by Sligo of �1k a week. If he's getting that you can be sure the likes of Peers etc are on a good deal more. That would mean some players at Sligo on very little if they're aiming for a budget of 10k per week

Bullplop! not a chance!

**dublinred** · 12/02/2009, 8:11 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

BTW a player I know has been offered a deal by Sligo of �1k a week. If he's getting that you can be sure the likes of Peers etc are on a good deal more. That would mean some players at Sligo on very little if they're aiming for a budget of 10k per week

We are Red in name only we are not commies , some players get paid more than others.

**Sam_Heggy** · 12/02/2009, 8:55 PM

Originally Posted by Rovers1

Bullplop! not a chance!

Parkhouse is on a huge pay packet and I doubt if he is a top earner at the club.

**Rovers1** · 12/02/2009, 9:02 PM

Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy

Parkhouse is on a huge pay packet and I doubt if he is a top earner at the club.

i noticed someone posted that on the Harps forum, saying he was on �1k a week.

if our budget is 9-10k how the hell could we have Peers and Parkhouse taking up 2k of the budget? with 12/13 other players and 3 or 4 more yet to come in.

**Dodge** · 13/02/2009, 12:25 AM

Maybe your budget is more than 10k? It wouldn't be like your board to lie to you, would it? ("were going out of business" "No actually we made a profit" "We need 60k or he's off")

**gufct** · 13/02/2009, 9:12 AM

Sligo have allegedly offered Alan Keane �1,000 a week and have been in contact with him while he was in Australia on Holidays. There has to be serious questions asked of the MC in Sligo or are the fans just going to say no problems as long as Cokkie is back.

**sligored** · 13/02/2009, 9:49 AM

Originally Posted by gufct

Sligo have allegedly offered Alan Keane �1,000 a week and have been in contact with him while he was in Australia on Holidays. There has to be serious questions asked of the MC in Sligo or are the fans just going to say no problems as long as Cokkie is back.

galway have allegedly offered beckham 200k per week.
I cant back it up but thats what i heard.
Hearsay Bulls**t

**gufct** · 13/02/2009, 10:08 AM

Bury your heads in the sand lads but there are definitely serious questions to be asked by the fans before ye end up like all the clubs it couldnt have happened to before.

**dublinred** · 13/02/2009, 11:29 AM

Originally Posted by gufct

Sligo have allegedly offered Alan Keane €1,000 a week and have been in contact with him while he was in Australia on Holidays. There has to be serious questions asked of the MC in Sligo or are the fans just going to say no problems as long as Cokkie is back.

He wouldn't be due to re-negogiate his contract by any chance ? Find it hard to believe we would pay a player of his quality that much , he is probably spinning to get a better deal from ye I would call his bluff. BTW Boco is highest paid player at rovers and his package is not massive by any means in comparison to some of the numbers quoted on here and what some players were on last season , to put things into context Faz was offered a record breaking 1400 a week to stay last year but Drogs were offering 2000 and an apartment and BTW still owe 10k of the transfer fee which we have kindly deferred.

**Sam_Heggy** · 13/02/2009, 12:36 PM

Originally Posted by Rovers1

i noticed someone posted that on the Harps forum, saying he was on �1k a week.

if our budget is 9-10k how the hell could we have Peers and Parkhouse taking up 2k of the budget? with 12/13 other players and 3 or 4 more yet to come in.

Not quite �1k but close, Ive been told �800 a week which is crazy money for a player in the current financial situation of the League.
I would say most of the better players would take �500 a week as I doubt there is much better offers available to them.

**sligored** · 13/02/2009, 1:04 PM

it seems that galway and harps supporters have a problem with sligos success on and off the pitch. Jealousy, the green eyed monster. Good supporters who are willing to help out when finance is needed is what makes sligo rovers the great club that it is and the top club in the region.

We can only pay what the fai allow, so stop WUMMING.