We keep hearing that many players will not come to our club as we cannot afford them.
Simple question really, how much would a typical full timer at Accies get per week, £500 per week?
Stodmeister wrote:If we are paying £500 per week it's no wonder we can't attract any players , that's the sort of money clubs in the divisions below the National (Conference) league pay.
It's not a criticism of the club as you have to cut your cloth accordingly we have low crowds and cheap season tickets. It means that every penny counts therefore it kind of baffles me why we would sign duds like Roy etc.
I would suspect we will have quite a few players earning more than that.
TheThirdProclaimer wrote:They also said that the wages players like Roy, Diaby etc are on is negligible (my words, not Les's). He advised that it makes practically no difference taking these guys on for 6 months or so, saying "You wouldn't go out to work for it".
Also, what we sometimes forget is that it is possible for a player to look good in training/trials and then fail when it comes to the step up to the first team. Quite simply we don't have the money to compete with any other team in the Premiership and most of the Championship for more established players, so we've got to take this route. I don't like it much at all, but what is the other option? The impression Les gave at the forum was that any deal we do has to be done completely out of the notice of other clubs, or we risk losing out due to money. It's not an easy job I don't suppose.
redandwhite1874 wrote:Thistle wanted to keep Seaborne and he fits the oft repeated criteria of conventional signing that allegedly means guaranteed success. Roy was a total punt to beef up the u20s in the absence of Brophy and Boyd and who could maybe challenge the first team. It didn't work out but the fact that he is the only one of this year's signings to be mentioned tells it's own story. I am sure the duds signed by ICT, Killie and Thistle will have cost them far more than Roy.
Ironic that most of the names chucked in as potential signings by some fans end up at the bottom of the championship. But that is always forgotten.
judgeflash wrote:redandwhite1874 wrote:Thistle wanted to keep Seaborne and he fits the oft repeated criteria of conventional signing that allegedly means guaranteed success. Roy was a total punt to beef up the u20s in the absence of Brophy and Boyd and who could maybe challenge the first team. It didn't work out but the fact that he is the only one of this year's signings to be mentioned tells it's own story. I am sure the duds signed by ICT, Killie and Thistle will have cost them far more than Roy.
Ironic that most of the names chucked in as potential signings by some fans end up at the bottom of the championship. But that is always forgotten.
I should say, thistle fans couldn't believe, incase that wasn't clear I know a guy that does the FM ratings, he's a partick fan, pretty knowledgable.
I think Donati has come good, he had a rough spell but has some much needed composure, it's a shame he isn't captain with Devlin as understudy.
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