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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Loans needed
« on: March 05, 2024, 02:12:36 PM »I don't think we need to panic about the health of our balance sheet (which without some poor accounting should still be 1.5m in the green at least), we just need to be balancing the budget side of the books at the most.I saw a post somewhere on the Facebook group about Justin Donawa going out to Chorley to 'balance the books' - where did that come from?
If it's true, I must say it makes me more relaxed about some of the recent decision making, as NOTHING should put our balance sheet at risk.
Could it also have contributed to Parky's slightly strained words around the support base a few weeks ago?
We've seen how it goes for clubs around us that push beyond their means, and it's very evident that we've been very ambitious already this season with recruitment.
As a bit of guide, we had players reject deals with other established National League clubs to come here - and then there was Crankshaw, Mooney etc -who won't have come cheap.
Maybe it's just about seeing the season out now, and seeing whereabouts we land.
Parky mentioned balancing the books on his pastries interview yesterday. Also said he should be back in a few weeks. But also mentioned they are looking at maybe a loan or too coming in if right person was available. So not sure how we fund that..
Smoke and Mirrors comes to mind.
We do have a very expensive bench of inactive players right now though. None of Amaluzor, Jones,Byrne, Ross & least of all Crankshaw are on low salaries. We've not given Dan Mooney 10p and a bus ticket for wages either, or Newby, who took a cut but still can't be cheap.