The Lower League Thread

http://blogs.examiner.co.uk/oneupfrontathuddersfieldtown/2013/01/the-cost-of-waging-war-on-the.html

An interesting analysis of the Championship's wage structuring. From a Town POV, but interesting nonetheless.

Marcus Marshall is back at Grimsby after a Bury and Luton cock up!

Blackwell can fuck off aswell, accusing us of underhand tactics, the lad actually enjoys his football here you nob. Not out fault you dont know the loan rules!

All of it, in terms of transfer outlay. Haven't bought a single player since we sold Rhodes, but have instead brought in Beckford, Danns, Hammill, and Simon Church on loan. The latter two have left already. It means we're very light for Saturday, with 10 players potentially out. We need to bring players in, and quickly.

I'm more surprised at the timing - if I'd have been doing the sacking, he'd have been gone first thing on Monday morning and given Mark Lillis and Steve Eyre the week to work with the team. But 12 without a win tells its own story. We've been unlucky in more than one of those, granted, but we've capitulated too readily in recent weeks and looked like getting dragged into the dogfight.

I didn't knew about this 24 hour rule aswell and I bet you didn't knew about it either

My guess is that Scott talked with Marshall about his situation and told him to play down his contract at Grimsby and then they will sign him on after his contract is down so they don't have to pay him a fee. Clever, but you may admire him at BSP just to find out he won't cut it at L2 level.

I'm not really sure what this article is trying to say? Bigger clubs spend more than little clubs seems to be the conclusion.

Bolton, Blackburn and Birmingham, will be burdened with the likes of Zigic on huge wages, who they can't get rid off, and is busing up funds needed to rebuild the team.

I didn't know about it no, but then it's not for me to know. Blackwell accusing us of all sorts just because he doesn't know the rules is ridiculous. I think its fricking awesome Marshall has told Luton where to go. You can't just arrange a deal for someone without the player even wanting to move.

Our managers spoke with Marshall and his agent to see what he wanted, and he said himself he didn't want anything permanent until the summer. We might not even sign him in the summer, but we'll see. He's doing well for us, he's no world beater but he's decent enough. Hope he bags the winner against Luton on Tuesday night.

And also, L2 isn't really that much different to the BSP, especially the bottom half of L2, all much of a muchness.

We have a Wednesday fan around here somewhere, don't we?

But are those three names 'bigger' clubs in terms of regular financial income than such as Town and Charlton? Take the parachute payments and mad Indians out of the equation, and all five sides are in the 13,000-17,000 bracket in terms of attendance and will, therefore, have similar incomes assuming similar ticket prices, merchandising, etc - and you can even throw in TV money. Yet three are still spending £40m+ on wages a year, while the other two are sub-£10m. What the article does show is the massive disparity between sides who have just come down from the Premier League and those who have just gone up, even though there's no real difference in the 'size' of the clubs.

I heard his wife told him not to leave before summer, but that's not for me to know.

I think you're being a bit harsh on Blackwell. Obviously he's a bit angry about your behaviour but you have to understand his point of view. We just paid a PFA loan and got our transfer embargo lifted and the money we could have got for Marshall (fee and wages) would have been very helpful. KB can be a bit choleric and emotional at times, we all know that but I'd rather have a choleric manager than someone just accepting everything and saying nowt.

We have a Wednesday fan around here somewhere, don't we?

Bonjour. Apparently Marcos Lopes is possibly joining us on loan, I've heard he's very promising, but will he be ready for the championship?

This was what I was going to ask about. Not entirely sure if he's ready for the Championship but my concern is more about the physicality of it than anything else, he's quite small. That said, he's ridiculously talented; very good technically and he's quick so if nothing else he'd make a great impact sub.

This should give you an idea of what he's capable of:

Was interested to see Dave Jones talking about a possible 'agreement' between City and Wednesday too.

But what did we do?!

Shebby Singh talking absolute shit again.

Sodje has returned home.

legend.

I consider going to our reserve game tomorrow against Shrewsbury

We breezed past Luton last night, played them off the park, 3-0 in the FA Trophy Quarter Final.

We've got a 2 legged Semi Final against either FC Halifax or Dartford now, great chance of getting to Wembley.