because its small now, and set to get smaller with the summer releases

Not a comment on our ambition or any such like, or that we need to have a sqaud smaller than otehrs due to X Y or Z.
Simply a statement of fact that its not the biggest, is going to get smaller over the summer.
Once you start from this position, getting it back up to size with full deals means either a hefty outlay on fees, or a lot of free signings.

We'll probably need something like 10 players in for next season, average sign on fee of £500k means a £5m spend on fees alone. Factor in wages etc and that's incredibly unlikely to happen.

Posted By: megson on April 3rd 2008 at 12:32:41

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Loan market could be dead next season (NCFC) - phrankin, Apr 3, 12:06:42
- forgot about that, and he's right. (NCFC) - megson, Apr 3, 12:16:28
  - I reckon we have 17 real players. Disregarding youths. (NCFC) - phrankin, Apr 3, 12:29:42
    - rolf Gary Doherty (f) (NCFC) - megson, Apr 3, 12:34:11
      - I think Velasco has already gone (NCFC) - camcan, Apr 3, 12:48:02
        
        I like to tapas (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Apr 3, 12:48:42
        
        I has you down as more of a (NCFC) - CB41, Apr 3, 13:20:41
      - assume the (F) stands for 'Folically-challenged' (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 3, 12:36:49
        
        chuckle (n/m) (NCFC) - megson, Apr 3, 12:37:41
    - we're good at that (NCFC) - pants, Apr 3, 12:32:26
  - Why should / would we be a club with a particularly small squad? (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 3, 12:26:39
    - Because we are trying to manage a very large debt (NCFC) - Cannydc, Apr 3, 12:36:57
      - would this be the debt (NCFC) - jayson blair, Apr 3, 13:22:08
        
        Our ticket income is £80m ? (NCFC) - Cannydc, Apr 3, 13:51:09
        
        slight typo, the debt repayments (NCFC) - jayson blair, Apr 3, 14:24:46
      - is our debt larger than most others' in the division? (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 3, 12:38:34
        
        Larger than most I guess (NCFC) - Cannydc, Apr 3, 12:47:05
        
        As Doncaster always says, it's 'Structured debt' (n/m) (NCFC) - Brom, Apr 3, 12:51:08
        
        and we have real assets (NCFC) - camcan, Apr 3, 12:51:48
        
        I don't think its really a question of the debt. (NCFC) - megson, Apr 3, 12:45:07
        
        I don't think we have much in saleable players either (NCFC) - phrankin, Apr 3, 12:46:28
        
        indeed, another worrying factor. long hard summer for Glen. (n/m) (NCFC) - megson, Apr 3, 12:47:17
        
        20 million - probably about the norm (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Apr 3, 12:43:53
    - because its small now, and set to get smaller with the summer releases (NCFC) - megson, Apr 3, 12:32:41
      - you can probably take Velasco Dublin and Hucks out of that mix (NCFC) - phrankin, Apr 3, 12:43:33
        
        SO that's 12. (n/m) (NCFC) - megson, Apr 3, 12:45:40
        
        I hadnt included them in the 17 (NCFC) - phrankin, Apr 3, 12:47:06
        
        oooh yeah, so 14 then. (n/m) (NCFC) - megson, Apr 3, 12:48:18
        
        Average squad is normally around 26/27 (NCFC) - megson, Apr 3, 12:46:57
        
        is valasco badly injured? (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Apr 3, 12:43:56
        
        Starts training Monday innit? S'wat Roooooder said. (n/m) (NCFC) - sheffieldcanary, Apr 3, 12:46:32
        
        I dunno, but he looked suspect whilst fit - very slow. (NCFC) - phrankin, Apr 3, 12:45:11
        
        if he's just left Espanyol then I guess not much really (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Apr 3, 12:47:59
        
        Someone on Pinkun has 95 players on loan at championship clubs (NCFC) - phrankin, Apr 3, 12:58:56
        
        He must have a big squad. (n/m) (NCFC) - Hertz van Rental, Apr 3, 13:18:42

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