If your at the end of your career and your other option is earning 50 quid a week playing for the dog n duck you'd probably see out your contract. Particularly as for some monumentally bizarre reason all these oldies seem to be on relatively huge wages....
If they’ve got a box to box midfielder under 31, I’ll drive him here and pay him £60 a week myself!
I know it is easier said than done, but it is important that everyone keeps their nerve and backs the new management team to reverse what has been a three year decline. That will take some time, and perhaps the first indication of some progress will be a new found ability to compete right across the pitch. To date, Southend has been fragile at the back and in midfield. The two Sheffield lads look like excellent additions but a right-back and a combative but skillful midfielder would be helpful. I also like to see Eren Kinali given a chance to stake a claim. He certainly showed tremendous promise when in his previous first-team appearances and seems to have an ability to score goals.
It's not like we've got a squad of players with aspirations of playing higher up the leagues, it's a team of 30 somethings that are well aware this is their level. Most of them will be content to be in the reserves to be called on when needed.
Has the recruitment of the recruiters been sorted?
We don't have time lol we need points on the board ASAP!
But you can bet that they have better teams and have far better finances.
Yet our comparative wage budget over the last 3 seasons suggest that financing the playing side isn’t the issue (let’s put aside late payment of wages).
Some fans of some clubs who get large gates feel an entitlement.
Don’t think so, I am questioning why clubs with smaller budget than us is doing better than us on the pitch. Clear out is much needed and the opposition is targeting our weak link in back 3, John White and our RB, as Woking number two said on match report.
I wonder how much that would cost the club?
Stan - this is great to hear and I do think Kev and Darren Currie do care - It is clear to see that Darren and Kev are frustrated and they want more from this group of players & their determination is evident.
Simple. Far better recruitment.
Morecambe had one of the smallest budgets in League 2 when they won promotion last season to League 1.
Well also look at managers.....They sign a 4 year contract and are fired after 2 years and in some cases walk way with a fortune......How different it is out here in the real world.
