Wrong, actually

Francis was an ever-present first team starter, and you've missed him completely. And both Jonson and Sveeny were fringe first team (they both came on as subs at Fulham, our last first team match). And Charlton was also on the bench for the Fulham match

So that's nine of our final Prem starting 11 plus subs who were shipped out pretty soon after we were told that our clever wage structure meant we didn't have any high wages.

What I'm getting at is this. We get told how clever we are about arranging low wages. Now we're told that the new players we bought to replace the nine (NINE!!! aaarrrgghh) departed first team squad members were themselves given almost equally high wages. Even though they were obviously (except Robbie) not as good as the players they were replacing!!

So in public the club tells fans it's OK, wages are down, and in reality, they were putting the wage bill back up, thus screwing the finances and making a major restructuring an inevitability when the parachutes ran out.

I guess I assumed that because we were (we were told) so careful about wages, any new signings would be put on careful wages not silly wages. And that has turned out not to be true.

Posted By: Old Git on December 1st 2006 at 17:20:59

Message Thread

And again (NCFC) - Old Git, Dec 1, 16:20:09
- How much were we in debt before we went up? (n/m) (NCFC) - Small, Dec 1, 16:43:15
- Is 9 million the wage bill for everyone? (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Dec 1, 16:35:39
  - Just Peter Thorne, I think. (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Dec 1, 16:39:09
    - Peter Thorne Peter Thorne Peter Thorne Peter Thorne Peter Thorne (NCFC) - pants, Dec 1, 16:48:59
    - ha ha. Not far from the truth, I'd guess. (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Dec 1, 16:41:09
      - Whatever way you slice this (NCFC) - Old Git, Dec 1, 16:47:39
- Staged pay reductions (NCFC) - hod80, Dec 1, 16:33:06
- Actually this is all pretty consistent, isn't it? (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Dec 1, 16:27:51
  - I'm sorry? (NCFC) - Old Git, Dec 1, 16:30:06
    - I think the implication of this is pretty clear: (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Dec 1, 16:35:41
      - "are more contradictory" (NCFC) - Old Git, Dec 1, 16:38:11
        
        for what it's worth... (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Dec 1, 16:40:28
        
        So then the position would be this (NCFC) - Old Git, Dec 1, 16:45:33
        
        Yup, about right. (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Dec 1, 16:48:47
        
        You may not have noticed Tricky, but (NCFC) - Old Git, Dec 1, 16:52:39
        
        My memory of first team when we went down was: (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Dec 1, 17:07:13
        
        Wrong, actually (NCFC) - Old Git, Dec 1, 17:20:59
        
        Yeah, your right there, even I'm running out now!! (NCFC) - Infinite Patience, Dec 1, 17:42:47
        
        Wouldn't describe Francis as 'shipped out'. (n/m) (NCFC) - Mastiff, Dec 1, 17:39:44
        
        True, but he still went doidnt he??? SO off our wage bill yeah??? (n/m) (NCFC) - Infinite Patience, Dec 1, 17:43:39
        
        Erm... (NCFC) - Mastiff, Dec 1, 17:47:58
        
        This really bothers you doesn't it? (n/m) (NCFC) - Mastiff, Dec 1, 16:55:21
        
        Well, not hoogely (NCFC) - Old Git, Dec 1, 16:57:22
        
        What's the current infatuation with spin? (n/m) (NCFC) - Mastiff, Dec 1, 16:58:36
        
        rest of message... (NCFC) - Mastiff, Dec 1, 17:01:39
        
        Well, look at this way (NCFC) - Old Git, Dec 1, 17:05:22
        
        That's the same way you've looked at it in your last 47 posts. (NCFC) - Mastiff, Dec 1, 17:12:38
        
        Hey, you asked the question buddy (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Dec 1, 17:21:59
        
        I'd go along with that (NCFC) - megson, Dec 1, 16:45:17
    - devils advocate (NCFC) - megson, Dec 1, 16:31:36
      - No no no (NCFC) - Old Git, Dec 1, 16:34:24
        
        which i don't disagree with at all (NCFC) - megson, Dec 1, 16:36:02
        
        Did they? (NCFC) - Old Git, Dec 1, 16:41:39
        
        what about Earnie though... (NCFC) - blindasabat, Dec 1, 16:47:15
        
        very good point (NCFC) - megson, Dec 1, 16:49:14
        
        i'd say we were also on our knees before little Earn when we signed him too (NCFC) - blindasabat, Dec 1, 16:57:16
        
        dammit I wanted to do the eye to eye joke!" (NCFC) - megson, Dec 1, 17:00:48
        
        Strue (NCFC) - Old Git, Dec 1, 16:55:21
        
        Bobins and Croft are the only 2 that dropped a division to come here (NCFC) - blindasabat, Dec 1, 17:07:26
        
        I fear we may be paying close to that.... (NCFC) - megson, Dec 1, 17:00:22
        
        yes but wages wise (NCFC) - megson, Dec 1, 16:47:05
    - fight fight fight (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 26, Dec 1, 16:30:43
      - Troll (NCFC) - pants, Dec 1, 16:33:59

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