Why did the Board of Directors not secure Marius on a longer contract before his appearance at Euro2008? This would not only have given him confidence for his future but also strengthened our bargaining position should any offers come in for him.
Brewster's options were limitted were they not? Correct me if I'm wrong (I've no doubt you would anyway), but it's unfair to expect one player to perform at world class level when he's supported by his club class teammates. The support he receives at ICT is the best we've got - end of story.
The explanation for this will make for interesting reading.
I suspect we may be led down the path that its all because we broke the wage structure for one player but lets make this clear to those that might try that spin here and now .... A lot of people know some fairly detailed information about how his wages for two seasons have already been covered one way and another whether he is here for next season or not.
The blame for any shortfall in the accounts cannot therefore be blamed on this one transaction. If there IS a substantial loss then I ask that the club do not treat the shareholders like mushrooms (kept in dark, fed on ****) but explain it without spin. Personally, I suspect that our abysmal cup runs will have had far more effect on the bottom line than one player.
I'd agree with you on the cup runs or rather lack of this season having a big impact on turnover. However this season has seen Robson moving to Celtic for which there should be a commission coming in and Rankin's move to Hibs should also show up on this years accounts, so if there proves to be a loss rather than profit this season there should be some probing questions being asked of the Board of Directors.
Marius our Henrik? Hope not!
Larsson