Are we actually outperforming our budget?

[headsup]

I can’t speak to the veracity of “Salary Sport” but saw this on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter and found it interesting.

I’d have guessed our budget was around 14th-17th in the league…

 https://x.com/StephenJPike/status/1739976101064319418?s=20

[philpvfc]

If you go by this then anything above relegation is an over achievement. 

[Nippy Naylor]

Budgets can make a difference for sure but for me it all boils down to smart recruitment and having a manager who can think on his feet and having a plan A, B & C in place  if things aren't going your way 

[Guitar Ray]

Is there anywhere in their blurb to say where they get their figures from?

[headsup]

46 minutes ago, Guitar Ray said:

Is there anywhere in their blurb to say where they get their figures from?

Salary Sport explain here but pinches of salt necessary, as always

Edited December 27, 2023 by headsup
Forgot a word

[JRC]

I'd expect our budget to be lower mid table. Smart recruitment really is gambles which come off. The bigger the budget also means the more resources for scouting. The Grant signing was a gamble on his fitness; which probably hasn't quite worked. There's plenty of easy recruitment on OVF; we all know Clarke-Harris would be a good signing. 

[man in the pub]

Always acknowledged it as a sign of a good  manager when a club with a small budget and low crowds over achieved. Seen it  in recent  years with Morecambe and currently with Barrow. Obviously a big budget is considered a help rather than a hindrance ditto large crowds. You only have to look at the likes of Bradford to see it doesn't always guarantee success.

[Wrex]

Outperforming no. But it is known that we have a lower mid-table budget and we are in lower mid-table.

 

If that thing is in any way accurate then it shows what a remarkable job that the Cheltenham Town manager is doing. Does anyone know his name?

Edited December 28, 2023 by Wrex

[darren1810]

It's not about budgets for me.

It's about the tactics and bizarre substitutions. He's not under my scrutiny for being 18th. It's because some of the performances are unacceptable and he keeps perseverance with the same things instead of being willing to change. 

He's boring me. I accept 14th to 20th but wouldn't mind enjoying the football even in defeat. 

 

[JoeB2]

Those numbers are complete guesswork.

I would guess we're around 16th for budget in League 1.

It's why I'm in a bit of a weird position at present - we're sort of just about meeting expectations but I can't shake the feeling that something is really off.

[Doha]

12 hours ago, headsup said:

Salary Sport explain here but pinches of salt necessary, as always

 

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Please note we only accept salaries from:

- Team/player press releases

- Confirmed by widely circulate articles from top tier publications

- Industry experts & team insiders

- Accurately and reliably sourced encyclopedias & databases

 

Be better off asking someone sleeping outside a Wetherspoons.

[Nippy Naylor]

That's a good post , Darren , to be honest I think watching the vale at the moment could be a cute for insomnia , deffo .

[SalfordValiant]

Pretty sure Mike Baggley said we have a mid table budget and Steve Evans said we have a much higher budget than Stevenage.

[TJHValiant]

I don’t believe looking at our squad that our budget is anywhere near more than a couple of clubs at most. All our best players are largely loans and there is nowhere near the depth of the top half clubs.
 

Wigan who we recently defeated were able to stick Calum McManaman and Josh Magennis on as subs. Both very experienced players with vast high level experience. If we could do that and we were behind our squad, as Wigan currently are, I would then be outraged.  
 

You’ll get the usual people stating we have the likes of Ripley and Sang but Ripley was a buy from a low paying rival and Sang was lucky to get a chance to sit his arse on the bench at Cardiff. Neither would command as much cash as a Premier League former match winner and FA cup goal winner, or lead striker for Northern Ireland in the Euros back in 2016. 

[Nippy Naylor]

I don't like Steve Evans as a person comes across as arrogant but as a football manager I have got massive respect for the guy, the  job he is doing at Stevenage is  nothing short of outstanding .