Michael O' Connor on Trial

[vale in the blood]

Is there still going be a supporter group,as smurf spoke abt?

Maybe things like ST sales,and being positive would be great starts in the meeting.

As right now,its poor all around.

And it shouldn't be.

[Alan Baker]

And the walk up cost for admission on matchdays.

Other revenue there will be lost.

 

The only sensible thing that Mike Lloyd ever said was that the Club makes more money from walk-ups than ST fans.

 

Smurf, if the product is good, folks will put-up with the ticket hassle (I hope) match by match if we're playing good stuff and winning a few games.

 

Not by you talking about 73% limits and Adams et al bleating about the lack of players.

[VantaaVale]

The only sensible thing that Mike Lloyd ever said was that the Club makes more money from walk-ups than ST fans.

 

Smurf, if the product is good, folks will put-up with the ticket hassle (I hope) match by match if we're playing good stuff and winning a few games.

 

Not by you talking about 73% limits and Adams et al bleating about the lack of players.

 

I wonder what the forecast for walk-ups is this season.

[valiant_593]

However, you can't play with half a team of quality players.

 

When you already have a squad (as we do) then it is better to add quality rather than more quantity.

[smithie]

What Norman needs to take on board is the potential loss of revenue when gates fall because if we are seen as lacking ambition. Its a fine balancing act where IMHO a better managed ST scheme would have seen more renewals giving a more competitive budget.

 

I disagree. Lots of Vale "fans" seem to need little encouragement to stay away.

 

Forget all the twaddle about our "fantastic" support, it's no different to most places.

 

Football fans will watch a winning team, so mid-table seasons (or worse) will always attract less fans.

 

I actually don't think Norman's gaffes have had much of an impact at all on ST sales.....I just think it's Vale reverting to the core support after one season in the higher league.

[valiant_593]

I disagree. Lots of Vale "fans" seem to need little encouragement to stay away.

 

Forget all the twaddle about our "fantastic" support, it's no different to most places.

 

Football fans will watch a winning team, so mid-table seasons (or worse) will always attract less fans.

 

I actually don't think Norman's gaffes have had much of an impact at all on ST sales.....I just think it's Vale reverting to the core support after one season in the higher league.

 

I agree but I think Normans messing around have had an impact.

[NDogg]

He's just tweeted to a vale fan saying he was willing to relocate but he wasn't willing to take a 60% pay cut at the vale...

[valiant_593]

Just seen that tweet, how can we offer someone a 60% wage cut and expect them to sign? Seriously what is the point in wasting his time? Ridiculous.

[Guppy 4 England]

Just seen that tweet, how can we offer someone a 60% wage cut and expect them to sign? Seriously what is the point in wasting his time? Ridiculous.

 

If hes on 3k+ a week then i dont think a 60% cut is that bad!

[waynes62]

Just seen that tweet, how can we offer someone a 60% wage cut and expect them to sign? Seriously what is the point in wasting his time? Ridiculous.

 

Makes us look amateurish what a <ovf censored> Norman is

[valiant_593]

If hes on 3k+ a week then i dont think a 60% cut is that bad!

 

A 60% wage cut is shocking regardless of the original wage. For a player to go from 3k a week to what 1.2k a week? Embarrassing to even offer that imo.

[Lady_Vale]

If we're that skint then i'd go for two slightly less talented players rather that just O'Conner. Reason being if O'Conner were to do a Cuvelier then we'd be well short in midfield. Can't say it would be Jennings & Guyonnet though as i haven't seen them play.

 

We've lost Loft and Griff and we'll gain a couple of Griff's then.

 

I don't know why we got rid if we werent prepared to bring in quality...which costs more.

[cheshirevaliant]

If hes on 3k+ a week then i dont think a 60% cut is that bad!

 

Depends on his lifestyle I guess. Does seem strange why we bothered wasting our time letting it get this far though if we were always so far apart. "In Adams we trust".

[TheJoker]

Just seen that tweet, how can we offer someone a 60% wage cut and expect them to sign? Seriously what is the point in wasting his time? Ridiculous.

 

We offered what we could afford. We haven't wasted his time, if anything he has wasted our time.

[Guppy 4 England]

A 60% wage cut is shocking regardless of the original wage. For a player to go from 3k a week to what 1.2k a week? Embarrassing to even offer that imo.

 

Hardly. Its probably the going wage in this division, if someone is overpaid in the first place its not shocking to offer them a realistic wage.