The Drogheda thread - budget being revised

**total hoofball** · 08/02/2010, 3:19 PM

Originally Posted by DRDoc

and their game on wednesday has been postponed

will they be thrown out of LSC now?

**total hoofball** · 08/02/2010, 3:24 PM

Originally Posted by marinobohs

......... well they did get advice from shams

. hope the situation is not as bad as some fear, the last thing the League needs is another club in trouble. Agree though that expenditure should have been very conservative after last season.

well in fairness to Galway, Pats and Dundalk they are all cutting their cloth this season, if thats 3 less clubs not facing the risk of hitting the wall then that can only be a good thing for the league.

**pineapple stu** · 08/02/2010, 3:24 PM

That's very early for an LSC game, no? Any reason for that other than just to get it out of the way?

**Flume** · 08/02/2010, 3:29 PM

Originally Posted by total hoofball

Christ, so they've planned to increase their budget by 25% this season based solely on the Claret and Blue funds fully materialising and not taking into account unspectacular attendances and a deep recession that is only going to get worse. Insanity.

I know signings are not the worth the paper until the FAI stamps its approval but unlike the Turner situation which was a personal change of heart there are players who have agreed contracts and wages with Drogheda who are going to get swindled here

Drogheda need to be thrown into the First Division like they should have been last season to get their house in order because like Cork it appears they've learned nothing from examinership and are screwing their players and fans about with reckless budgeting.

Untwist your knickers there! Their budget was 10k last season too. No increase.
I'm just guessing here but i'd imagine that no contracts were signed with players at all. So they're hardly being swindled. Apologies but i never have any sympathy for players so im going to be biased in this one.
I agree with you though. First division may be best. Cant understand how they seem to be in constant difficulty in comparison to other clubs?Their internal structure must be an absolute mess.

**danthesaint** · 08/02/2010, 3:30 PM

Originally Posted by total hoofball

will they be thrown out of LSC now?

togo are replacing them

**marinobohs** · 08/02/2010, 3:31 PM

Originally Posted by total hoofball

well in fairness to Galway, Pats and Dundalk they are all cutting their cloth this season, if thats 3 less clubs not facing the risk of hitting the wall then that can only be a good thing for the league.

True, but the idea behind the licencing protocols was to ensure ALL clubs remained viable with appropriate business plans. Incidentally I think questions have already been asked about Galway expenditure post Connor appointment so hope we are not talking 2 less clubs.

It certainly does nothing for the League when the main topic of discussion is matters off the field and provides ammunitition for the bar stool LOI slaggers.

**total hoofball** · 08/02/2010, 3:46 PM

Originally Posted by danthesaint

togo are replacing them

St. Pats home to Togo?

don't think the Togolese would like that, Inchicore isn't any safer than Angola

**total hoofball** · 08/02/2010, 3:53 PM

Originally Posted by Flume

Untwist your knickers there! Their budget was 10k last season too. No increase.
I'm just guessing here but i'd imagine that no contracts were signed with players at all. So they're hardly being swindled. Apologies but i never have any sympathy for players so im going to be biased in this one.

I read last year their budget was 7k~. Anyway I'm not usually the biggest sympathiser for LOI players myself but respect and professionalism goes two ways, if Drogheda have offered Player A €650 a week, signed the contract and now a few weeks later due to their unrealistic budget have to say to Player A take €350 a week or leave it as far as I'm concerened they are swindling the players

**passerrby** · 08/02/2010, 3:55 PM

Originally Posted by Flume

Untwist your knickers there! Their budget was 10k last season too. No increase.
I'm just guessing here but i'd imagine that no contracts were signed with players at all. So they're hardly being swindled. Apologies but i never have any sympathy for players so im going to be biased in this one.
I agree with you though. First division may be best. Cant understand how they seem to be in constant difficulty in comparison to other clubs?Their internal structure must be an absolute mess.

still chasing a bloody dream ,10 k if that is correct is silly money for drogs to be spending

**oriel** · 08/02/2010, 3:59 PM

Originally Posted by danthesaint

wtf are they bidding high wages for players (jamie harris and Gareth O'Connor) if they are in the sh1ts financially.... do they ever learn.

i do hope they pull true, i like drogheda as a club, would be a shame if they go bust.

I also hope they survive, we need the two big gates, last season over 3,000 attended the first game and just under for the second, Im sure Drogs too would be glad of our home games.

Makes no sense anyone gloating over another teams downfall, you`re only as strong as your weakest..............

**Flume** · 08/02/2010, 4:25 PM

Originally Posted by total hoofball

I read last year their budget was 7k~. Anyway I'm not usually the biggest sympathiser for LOI players myself but respect and professionalism goes two ways, if Drogheda have offered Player A €650 a week, signed the contract and now a few weeks later due to their unrealistic budget have to say to Player A take €350 a week or leave it as far as I'm concerened they are swindling the players

No players have signed contracts according to the people in charge. The situation that you described happened in Dundalk last season at the mid way point. After signing players they then asked them to reduce their wages. I can see how that would be frustrating for a player I suppose. Still, would i rather a club survives by cutting a previously agreed wage or would i rather the player got an extra couple of hundred a week and a club folded at the end of the season?easy winner.

Passerrby - 10k is probably the minimum required to stay in the division. We've cut to that this year and i expect us to struggle. Afaik, Bray were the only team with a lesser budget last season. Agree though, for a mickey mouse venture like a LOI club, it's a ridiculous amount.

**pineapple stu** · 08/02/2010, 4:28 PM

Originally Posted by Flume

Passerrby - 10k is probably the minimum required to stay in the division.

You reckon? We'll be on E3k a week this year, I think. Let's see how it goes, I suppose...

Thought Galway were going to be on less than E10k too, and maybe one or two others (Drogs, Cork/Bray)

**Doomofman** · 08/02/2010, 4:31 PM

I think we're going to either be under or in and around 10k...

**Dodge** · 08/02/2010, 7:14 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

That's very early for an LSC game, no? Any reason for that other than just to get it out of the way?

We play Linfield in the Setanta Cup on the original scheduled weekend

**gufct** · 08/02/2010, 7:52 PM

Originally Posted by marinobohs

True, but the idea behind the licencing protocols was to ensure ALL clubs remained viable with appropriate business plans. Incidentally I think questions have already been asked about Galway expenditure post Connor appointment so hope we are not talking 2 less clubs.

It certainly does nothing for the League when the main topic of discussion is matters off the field and provides ammunitition for the bar stool LOI slaggers.

I dont where your getting your info.Our Budget was less than €6,500 last year and has been cut further this year and ours will be less than Quarter of your own clubs for this season so you should start looking closer to home for fairy stories.

**weecountyman** · 09/02/2010, 6:40 AM

Very worrying what Des Cahill has just said on morning Ireland. Are Drogheda really in such a bad state or is this just another poor pr thing? After all the work to get the club into some sort of shape this is horrible.

**blackholesun** · 09/02/2010, 8:34 AM

Why cant they just go amateur or close to it this season and only pay players 100 quid a week each?

Get in the best young local 18 year olds / LSL players and let them get on with it, yeah they will struggle and probably be relegated but so what? Only for Derry going bang they might well have been relegated last season with a much higher wage bill!

bhs