New Signing

[josefc]

Daily Echo Eastleigh have signed wideman Richard Graham. following his realease from Grays ath.

Whats he like ??

[Paul Satts]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Graham_(Northern_Ireland_footballer)

[jamieefc]

http://eastleighfc.blogspot.com/2010/07/baird-juggling-act-fills-taggart-void.html

[josefc]

Not much of a goal scorer then

[Paul Satts]

I dont suppose he's been brought in for his goals, but will be expected to create and lay the chances on.

I see that Bairdy is mentioning "finances are really tight" e.t.c, so i'll be keen to learn why they are so tight given all the players who have left and are now off the wage bill:-
Out
Forbes
Taggs
Cook
Oliver
Howells

In
Holland
Slabber
Graham

 Without really knowing how much money is available, just totalling up what the outgoing 4 would have been on, versus what the incoming 3 are probably on, surely it means there is still quite a bit of money in the pot....   

[Paul Satts]

*** apologies i meant outgoing 5 !!

[Loud & Proud]

Just a little idea i'v got Paul.

Perhaps the directors ain't putting in as much money as befor.
Perhaps they have tighten'd there belts a bit.
I'm sure they have other interst's apart from Eastleigh FC.

To be honest i'm just happy we got a few decent players and some young uns.

[picamixdriver]

Will Richard Graham Be Playing Tomorrow

[enzee199]

First bit of good news for a while.

Before I  get too positive all the injuries are a worry..

[US Spitfire]

Will Richard Graham Be Playing Tomorrow

With all the injuries, bring your boots and you'll be playing tomorrow

[RendelFC]

I remember his name from when he  was at QPR.

Can't argue with his pedigree.

Lets hope he doesn't get injured before the season begins!

[Paul Satts]

Just a little idea i'v got Paul.

Perhaps the directors ain't putting in as much money as befor.
Perhaps they have tighten'd there belts a bit.
I'm sure they have other interst's apart from Eastleigh FC.

To be honest i'm just happy we got a few decent players and some young uns.


I cant see it being that at all, as Mr Malone stated on record, we had a "substantial" budget. To me, that stated it was higher than last seasons budget.....If teh budget were being reduced, i dont think the word "substantial" would have been used...

I also missed Sam Butler off the list of outgoings, so 6 out, 3 in...says to me plenty left in the pot, especially when you consider Forbes & Taggs were every high earners.

[mark]

Paul,

I don't know if youre aware but there's a bit of a financial crisis going on in this country at the moment.

I can't see that any club in the country (with the exception of Crawley) would be increasing their playing budget as their income appears to be falling, Malone  has never stated that your budget has been anything else other than "substantial" that , in itself doesn't mean its been increased does it ?

the fact that the child scarer had to leave before you could bring in this new winger chappie should have told that.

[Paul Satts]

The Financial crisis is a smoke screen. If the Directors who are putting money in are having difficulties with their business's outside of football, then yes they will put less in. However facts are, 6 players out (including some very high earners) and only 3 players in. If you think that means all things are equal, then i think its a naive view. Not only that, but if we are in a financial crisis then i would be expecting Bairdy to be signing last seasons squad on reduced terms. All the comments coming out of the club state that the players have been retained on the same money. So that indicates to me that the budget is either the same as last year, or is higher, hence the use of the word "Substantial". If i were in Mr Malone's shoes and i had less money to spend on players this season, i would not be telling people i have a substantial budget. I would be saying i have a reduced budget.
Simples.

...even Forbesy was offered same terms as last year to stay (quote from the echo), so if the clubs highest earner and someone Bairdy clearly wanted out. was offered the same deal as last season, its a stone banker that all other players were given the same deals aswell. Does that tell you we have a financial crisis?, because it doesnt to me. There appears to be no tightening of belts, so the money freed up by those leaving, will i'm sure be available for Bairdy to use to strenghten this seasons squad.

[mark]

mind you don't get some of that sand in eyes when you eventually pull your head out 

[Paul Satts]

yeah whatever mate. You worry about whats going on at your own club rather than jumping onto the Eadtleigh site every 10 mins. Maybe you care more about Eastleigh than you think....

[RendelFC]

Just to put  my 6 eggs in -

Paul, when we signed 3 new players for the rest of the season in February (Butler, Bottomley + Tessem I think it was) - it was announced at the time  that these signings were with the aid of some director contributions - so at the back end of last season we were operating over budget. That might explain how we've released more players than we've signed so far to balance the books.

I think you are making a bit too much out of the word "substantial" - I'm sure our player budget is reasonable compared with the other clubs in this league for next season and although its gonna be a tough task I see no reason why we can't be up at the right end if the table competing for a top 5 place.

[Paul Satts]

 I take your point Rendel about the 3 players who came in towards the end of the season, but by that time we also had Challis, Clark, Day & Goodhind (for a few months) all having left the club and therefore coming off the wage bill for a few months, so their wages will have also been offset against those 3 new guys coming in and other loanees that we brought in for a few games here and there.
 Im really not trying to make a big deal of it, my message is, im sure there is more money in the budget and we will see more players coming in before the start of the season. If we dont, then i fear for us, particulary as we seem to be starying with a large injury list already.

As regards "Substantial", i love that word, and if my boss tells me im getting a substantial payrise, i expect to be getting quite a bit more, not less than i earnt last year and not the same as last year. Its just a word, but an important word when making a club statement.... 

[mark]

yeah whatever mate. You worry about whats going on at your own club rather than jumping onto the Eadtleigh site every 10 mins. Maybe you care more about Eastleigh than you think....

perhaps a little look at todays Echo might help.

[Paul Satts]

I dont get the Echo Mark, i dont live in Southampton, or its surrounding area.
I do look online, but that is generally a very limited amount of news and usually the last Eastleigh story i can find online is from 2 months ago!...

So do tell, whats the story?