Quote="Mrs Barista"Rovers will be better off next season, though, as they won't be allegedly paying at least part of salaries of Cooke and Mills who don't play for Rovers, so should get more bang for their buck. I can see Hudgell trimming the wage bill, but not down to £1m - Rovers are "only" £450k off breaking even and with Luen on board, potentially he may be joining the other directors in bankrolling part of the losses in the short term.
If I were a Rovers fan, the concern for me wouldn't be the current run of performances as Morgan has proved what he can do with limited resources already and if you can get your defence sorted will comfortably make the 8. The concern IMO is attendances. I know the 2 are sort of linked, but the fact that your gates are down on a like fixture basis for all games bar the opener (with Olly Murs) and the derby (due to a kind of away fans boycott in 2009
) must be a point worth discussing in the context of needing a 10k average to break even. If it's a general economic downturn related point, then things look set to get worse before they get better. Plus, from a cashflow perspective, income from supporters will be down this year vs last year due to the £60 Club Rovers charge not being repeated. Absolutely critical for Rovers to get their finger out on the merchandising front in readiness for 2011 IMO as there has to have been a big opportunity missed last year in terms of timing of shirt launch and poor Christmas ranges.'"
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) must be a point worth discussing in the context of needing a 10k average to break even. If it's a general economic downturn related point, then things look set to get worse before they get better. Plus, from a cashflow perspective, income from supporters will be down this year vs last year due to the £60 Club Rovers charge not being repeated. Absolutely critical for Rovers to get their finger out on the merchandising front in readiness for 2011 IMO as there has to have been a big opportunity missed last year in terms of timing of shirt launch and poor Christmas ranges.'"
