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Without referencing any particular posts, can I just say that I'm beginning to regret having started this particular thread :nono:

The club have said many times that they expect to meet the £8m FFP allowable loss for the financial year ending 30 June 2014. We won't know the full figures until the accounts are filed early next calendar year though. I fully expect us to be under the limit. Don't forget that, as things...

I think this is an astute point. Sure, you're not going to have the league's biggest budget, probably not even in the top 6 budgets, which is the league table target. On the other hand, you will have amongst the very best training facilities in the country, the support of a very well-respected...

Well, the quote I gave in the OP is factually correct - have a listen yourself! What's up for discussion is what did he mean by it (if anything; some claim it was simply a throwaway comment)?

:thumbsup: Perhaps I was a bit touchy about it... Thanks for the apology - appreciated.

Oh? If so, I missed it. I've seen the "competitive" comment from TB and also TB's comment that if the FFP allowable loss goes up, so will our budget, but I've not seen any comparison made with last season. I hope you're right, as I've been worried that the FFP allowable loss currently...

This is slightly O/T for this thread, but there's a point about this season's budget that many people on here seem to be forgetting (no, this isn't a dig at you!). Most people talk about the received transfer fees from Barnes, Bridcutt and Adam, the new kit deal and the new sponsorship of the...

Ummm, I did no such thing. I started a thread quoting the new manager and asking for views about what that quote means. You may be right about the quote being a throwaway line; alternatively, you may not be. Unless you're Sami, you don't know. It's fine, of course, for you to think that it...

No - we don't know that Bruno and Calde are staying for sure! Calde's player bio is still on the club's website, leading many to conclude that he's signed his offer, but there has been no official confirmation. We do know that we're trying to get Ward to sign a permanent deal. Stuff like this...

OK. I hope that he's liaising closely with DB already to get the 6/7 new players in - we want to have an agreed list of targets ready to go for as soon as the window opens...

Thanks for this. Any other useful snippets would be appreciated. Any idea what he's doing back in Finland?

Yes, I'd accept that. I agree too that he can't possibly be upset yet, and didn't mean to imply that he was (are you reading Ernest ? :wink: ). If he says something similar in a month, I'd be seriously concerned. Perhaps all that is needed is for TB/PB/DB to ensure that he doesn't feel the...

Oh, I think we're in violent agreement on most things you've said. The sole point I'm making is that it's much easier if the manager (and all others) are in total lockstep about what the budget is up front. Scenario one, where the manager is confused about what the budget is (or, possibly...

I think the relevance, if indeed his understanding of what the budget is is incorrect or even if he doesn't really know what quality of player you can get for £x, is that if there is a mismatch between his understanding and reality, it will inevitably lead to unhappiness. Whether or not he...

Hmmm - yes, maybe that's right. I guess you could interpret it that way...

Yes, indeed. I'd be pretty sure that the budget would have been discussed, and he kind of implies that it was by his use of the words "...maybe...not fully...." (my emphasis), but he's, imo, clearly indicating that there are gaps in his knowledge, which is a bit worrying. If those gaps are...

Hmmm. In the "meet Sami Hyppia" video on player, when asked about transfers, Sami says "...the financial things are there as well that maybe I'm not fully aware of, at which level we can sign players. That's one difficulty that I have at the moment..." So, just how aware of the restrictions...