Guest Night Owl Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 He is correct,when we are back in the top league we will need better players,do you really think we could compete with the BHEASTS and European football with the current squad? If the answer to competing with an overrated Celtic side is to spend millions, then we've learned nothing in the past 3 years, thats my point Ian. Scouting, development and wise spending is the answer. Need to remember Scottish football is a farce just now, so we need to do everything we can before getting the cheque book out. Besides, Ally should be concentrating on the job at hand. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,416 Posted October 26, 2013 Author Share Posted October 26, 2013 If the answer to competing with an overrated Celtic side is to spend millions, then we've learned nothing in the past 3 years, thats my point Ian. Scouting, development and wise spending is the answer. Need to remember Scottish football is a farce just now, so we need to do everything we can before getting the cheque book out. Besides, Ally should be concentrating on the job at hand. Of course I agree with this,however we still need to spend some money on two or three quality players,IMO,which would cost a few million,and not just to compete with the BHEASTS,we need to try and have a decent European run if only for the cash rewards. I'm not saying we should go down the route we did before,but we do need to spend cash to improve the team. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumshie RFC 0 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 We need to properly invest in a proper scouting system and improve our youth system rather than simply throwing money at a title tilt. We need to properly re-build the club. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 (edited) celtc's first team squad costs 30 million a year in wages. over and above that they have spent 10's of millions on the players in it. we may not need to go that far but a total spend of 2 million on players and 6 million in wages won't cut it. our last spl winning team was mcgregor (international) whittaker (internationa) bougherra (international) weir (international) papac (international) davis(international) edu (international) naismith (international) lafferty (international) jelavic (international. wylde (u21) right now we have maybe 2 or 3 internationals. and that team barely won the league. Edited October 26, 2013 by the gunslinger 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Barristan Selmy 222 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 We've finished many points ahead of SPL teams regularly barring Celtic. Paying about 9000 times more than them too. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Barristan Selmy 222 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Scouting, development and wise spending is the answer. Wise words but I can't recall a point in my lifetime where we have put any thought into this and I'm not sure I ever will see it. Ironically, Advocaat was the closest we have to any sort of long term vision yet he spent a fortune. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Night Owl Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Of course I agree with this,however we still need to spend some money on two or three quality players,IMO,which would cost a few million,and not just to compete with the BHEASTS,we need to try and have a decent European run if only for the cash rewards. I'm not saying we should go down the route we did before,but we do need to spend cash to improve the team. Agreed Ian, money will be needing spent although I just hope that if it is Ally that is there to take us forward, then he gets his homework done early. I think realistically our team will consist of honest former SPFL players, a couple of promising homegrown and one or two gems like Moshni. I guess we won't get a good look at this team under the microscope until we see ourselves compete against a top team in a cup. I was in favour of bringing through the youth for Div3, and getting Rangers to really grasp the concept but the closer we get to home the more I suspect that we're just going to resort to spending money on overseas players or EPL journeymen and paying lip service to our youngsters... I hope am wrong and I'd like the SPFL to look at Rangers on our return with the distinct impression that there is something uncanny about this Gers side, something new...unknown , fresh. dare is say revolutionary. we can only hope my man. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_Ally 0 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Paying about 9000 times more than them too. And we'll still be vastly outspending all the teams in our league next season. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Barristan Selmy 222 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Nowhere near the same level. For the past 15 years we've been paying most of our players 20k plus to beat players on 1k or 2k if they're lucky. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 we will stroll the first division. we should not be signing anyone next year who can't be a player in a team thats better than celtc. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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