Two quotes from Ron?

[hindle_666]

20/04/10

“This reduction in ticket prices will not as a consequence reduce the level of planned investment in the squad.”

27/04/10

Martin also confirmed that "the club would cut the wage bill for next season".

So does it or not Ron?

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

The two aren't mutully exclusive. He could / will have been planning to cut the wage bill. And then he could / will have an amount that they are going to invest in the squad.

 

[Eastblack]

It depends what his planned level of investment is.

If he had planned all along to reduce the wage bill, he's spot on in what he says. If he planned to spend a certain amount, that also happened to be less than the current wage bill, he's spot on.

Did he say on 20/4 that he would be spending big to attract the best names?

The key word here is planned, not investment.

Without wishing to sound off unnecessairly, this is another example to try and twist what Ron has said. Just because an ailing business is cutting it's overall expenditure, it doesn't mean it's not investing still.

 

[Jam_Man]

You can get rid of two £2000 a week players and get 3 league two players for the same amount and satisfy both of those statements....

 

[South Bank Hank]

20/04/10

“This reduction in ticket prices will not as a consequence reduce the level of planned investment in the squad.”

27/04/10

Martin also confirmed that "the club would cut the wage bill for next season".

So does it or not Ron?

Why must cutting the wage bill mean less investment in the squad? Where exactly have high wages got us this year? I suppose it depends on whether people just want to jump all over any single word that comes out of Ron's mouth.

While we're on the subject of investment, what our club needs is a combination of experienced pros supported by younger, hungry players coming up from the lower leagues - a core nucleus of talent supported by Dervitte/Stanislas-style loan players that we might otherwise never hope to attract.

As for wages, we need to set these at a competitive level for the division with substantial opportunities for bonus earnings linked to points gained, clean sheets kept and, most crucially, crowd attendance figures. Not only does this collectively and individually reward players for success but it should also go hand in hand with our ability to pay the wages promised.

Massive investment doesn't always bring results. However, correct incentives (wages linked to performance and paid at the right time) will always drive behaviour. Always.

 

[BrettieAngell]

We have a wage cap to adhere to so that means reducing the wage bill.

 

[Somerset Ex-TTB]

I do hope that he means reducing the wage bill from the past season (including 6 months of Freedman, Revell, Barnard, Joyce, plus a million loan players, and any others that I have forgotten)

Rather than reducing it from where is currently is, as that will be impossible as we need to increase numbers by at least 6 even if nobody leaves.

 

[bigmolt]

I would expect him to go to Sainsbury's when there doing a buy 1 get 1 free offer !