Bat Fastard
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What the hell are the top clubs paying if we’re second bottom. I’ve had it on good authority that the admirals been pocketing a cool 19k per week?
This is perhaps the wrong thread for this conversation as I think GC overachieved this season and deserves a lot of creditAttendances obviously contribute to the budget but it depends how much privately owned clubs are augmenting their budget with their owner’s money, an option not available to us. So I would guard against the theory that says that our crowds are better than ‘such and such’ club so why are we struggling? It’s more complex than that.
It also massively suits the GC naysayers not to give credit to him for gaining a mid table finish with a bottom two budget, does it not?
Their location isn't changing ;-) Next season we'll only have Rovers within a two hour drive time of Exeter. Mansfield will have half the league within two hours.I agree, although I think Mansfield will be pretty close to us in terms of gates next year - their location was kind to them last season in terms of teams around them
See post #9007What the hell are the top clubs paying if we’re second bottom. I’ve had it on good authority that the admirals been pocketing a cool 19k per week?
Plymouth?????Their location isn't changing ;-) Next season we'll only have Rovers within a two hour drive time of Exeter. Mansfield will have half the league within two hours.
There’s plenty not inclined to give GC credit even when you compare the budget league table with the actual league table.Who's not giving GC credit?
Achieving results in line with budget would be credit worthy - many clubs don't manage it.
As I said during the season, our lower budget is somewhat offset by the steady hand provided by Trust Ownership. They were right not to pull the trigger when almost any other Chairman would have. And it kept us up. That alone is worth more than our budget deficit between us and some mid table clubs, IMO.
This isn’t what we’re talking about thoughThere’s plenty not inclined to give GC credit even when you compare the budget league table with the actual league table.
I think the biggest factor in offsetting our low end budget maybe the quality of our current manager IMO.
I’m not sure of your point really… they get a load of away fans through the gate in a big old stand.. our home support is strongerTheir location isn't changing ;-) Next season we'll only have Rovers within a two hour drive time of Exeter. Mansfield will have half the league within two hours.