Bayliss balks at AFC's new relegation budget

[Nigel Bamford]

The bit where he says "..there was a lot more talk about speculating to accumulate" sends a shiver down my spine. A "realistic budget" as he refers to it is one where you know your income will cover your outgoings and anything else is a bonus - not one which allows us to compete at the top of the league but leaves us on the financial ropes.

[Wintergreen]

I hate to be a pendant© but isn’t the word 'baulks'...?

[ttnmus]

the sooner the football and rugby go into a shared stadium the better

[barrowfan]

I hate to be a pendant© but isn’t the word 'baulks'...?

I thought that when I first saw the title of the thread. At that time I hadn't seen the article in the EM.

Then I saw the headline in the Mail.

They must be right ...surely?

[xerxes]

I hate to be a pendant© but isn’t the word 'baulks'...?

'Balk' and 'Baulk' are acceptable variant spellings of the same word.

'Pendant' and 'Pedant', on the other hand, are two completely different words!

[Jonty]

Clearly that is not a budget for promotion. That's a budget set to get the finances in order which is understandable. If we could have crowds of 1000+ then it will help us get the finances in better order. But there's the warning from Bayliss- that budget won't allow (him) to compete. The concern is if we start with really bad results then how low will the crowds go? Floating fans don't come in when we are winning so if we are struggling in BSN then even the hardy 700 or so will start to lose faith.

If we are top 5/6 gates of 1000
if we are bottom 5/6 how low will the crowds go- 600/ 500? less?

that's a lot of lost revenue

[Barrowabc]

Clearly that is not a budget for promotion. That's a budget set to get the finances in order which is understandable. If we could have crowds of 1000+ then it will help us get the finances in better order. But there's the warning from Bayliss- that budget won't allow (him) to compete. The concern is if we start with really bad results then how low will the crowds go? Floating fans don't come in when we are winning so if we are struggling in BSN then even the hardy 700 or so will start to lose faith.

If we are top 5/6 gates of 1000
if we are bottom 5/6 how low will the crowds go- 600/ 500? less?

that's a lot of lost revenue

That's a fair point jonty but after today I don't know what's true and what's mith
As reading between lines feels like he's angling for a way out, and maybe just maybe he's not been honest ! I agree with your post and a good start is a must or as you say we'll be up the swany without a paddle maybe a new start with fresh ideas don't seem to bad now when I think about it,that's if that is the case barrow AFC needs to be competing and making a good fist of it from the start IMO :flag:

[barrowfan]

According to the Southport forum they are touting for Carl Macauley as their next manager.

Wonder what he could do with the Barrow budget?

Perhaps the BOD should ask him.

[Reg]

Macauley didn't exactly cover himself in glory the last time we were broke.

[barrowfan]

Macauley didn't exactly cover himself in glory the last time we were broke.

Fair comment.

[HenneysKnee]

Wonder how much of the new budget is allocated towards the managers wage?

[Bingo]

only fair, if he DB talks figures in the paper, that the board tell us how much they pay Dave.

[mally]

only fair, if he DB talks figures in the paper, that the board tell us how much they pay Dave.

Got told today a certain Board member is saying to people that ask him,that what DB says about the budget is wrong,and that you can double it.

[woodley]

Heard on the grapevine that BAYLISS was on around 55k as manager last year ! He wonders why the club is in the state it is !

[Barrowabc]

Heard on the grapevine that BAYLISS was on around 55k as manager last year ! He wonders why the club is in the state it is !

Really can't see that to be honest ! Maybe 25k not worth 55k IMO love the man but not worth that not a chance !