Average squad is normally around 26/27

so 14 or 15 new faces.
The pure volume of that equation makes loans essential.
Despite the rights or wrongs, we do not have the funds for that many full deals.

Posted By: megson on April 3rd 2008 at 12:46:57

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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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