Brighton Jambo Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 6 x £1m players to supplement the good players we already have (£6m) Each given a three year £15k a week deal (£14m) Should ensure the quality to have a real crack at winning the league and progressing in Europe. If after 3 years we have failed we release the players and get wage bill back to normal so no harm done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 16 minutes ago, Brighton Jambo said: 6 x £1m players to supplement the good players we already have (£6m) Each given a three year £15k a week deal (£14m) Should ensure the quality to have a real crack at winning the league and progressing in Europe. If after 3 years we have failed we release the players and get wage bill back to normal so no harm done So all the other players just accept that? Usually forces the whole wage bill up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton Jambo Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Just now, Mikey1874 said: So all the other players just accept that? Usually forces the whole wage bill up. Unless any of the other players can honestly look the manager in the eye and convince him they have a market value of £1m then I am sure it could be justified. Also the message to them is step up and ensure success for the club, prove they can operate at that next level and they will see reward either in the form of performance related bonuses or a better salary when their contract is up for negotiation (funded by the additional prize money from the club doing better) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WageThief Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 17 minutes ago, RudiHMFC said: Aye I can see men's football becoming almost irrelevant in comparison, stadiums will be packed out every week and women footballers will be going for astronomical transfer fees. It will be a changed world. Phil Neville will be one of very few men still employed in Britain. He will clean up the guts of the suffragents who throw themselves under the horses. The female players will still choose to holiday in Dubai though which will be transformed from backwards kitsch-hole with giant revolving mountains and men in dresses to a futuristic place where everyone can wear a dress and purchase land reclaimed from the sea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italian Lambretta Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 We could build another Michelin star restaurant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfhearts Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Just imagine we could maybe squander it all on an academy we own this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown user Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Fitzroy Simpson and Gordan Petric please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig_ Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 46 minutes ago, Italian Lambretta said: We could build another Michelin star restaurant And get Willie Miller in to run it?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armageddon Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 I would buy 200 pairs of stilts so those in the SkyBar could see the Castle. I would recruit Jack Ross on a 30 year contract. I would pay the Scotland Ladies team to fall pregnant with the children of our George Burley squad and sign them up to 30 year contracts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tynecastle Valhalla Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Buy players that score and create goals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 I would spend it all on mediocre players who have suddenly got much better since leaving Hearts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bauld Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Put a long term sustainable plan in motion which would allow us to boost our level but maintain it. Ideally build a squad that doesn't burst the 20m but gives us a chance to get into Europe and earn that kind of money again. Truth be told if Souttar was playing in England's championship and he was English he would already be worth 25m. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Gin Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 13 hours ago, Barack said: "Lazy" option for some supporters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a safe pair of sells Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 15 hours ago, FarmerTweedy said: What would you do with the other £19.9m? Made me giggle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc2607 Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Think its fair to say that the whole lot wouldn't go straight back into the team. A good chunk would be used against operating costs, debt, and other business. I reckon less than half would go into the team. But lets say with £8M, we could actually pay transfer fees for players instead of always relying on free transfers and loan deals, and we could pay slightly more competitive wages to have a better chance of luring players away from other leagues. I wouldn't want to see us spend £1-2M on players, more like £300k, 400k, £500k and so on, just build up a strong squad over the course of a couple of seasons, with plenty depth and youth. Once we have some success, finish higher in the league, win trophies and play in Europe then the increased wages should take care of themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highlandjambo3 Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Seems like a lot of dosh but, in the grand scheme of things, in football terms is it really a game changer?? I know mad Vlad took us places we had not been before and brought in players way above all our expectations, I had read somewhere that his total input was around 50 million quid during his time here (tell me I’m not making this up) but, what did we really achieve?? Success is something to be built on but 50 million quid and a few years later we nearly go bust so what would 20 do......I think a couple of big signings on high wages would not be the thing to do, a bit of hit and hope there. I think investment in youth and, top quality facilities/coaches (better than we have now, although it is very good as it stands) as well as a bit of an increase in capped first team wages to try and attract a higher level of player, we bit on the stadium and a big bit in reserve...... not an overnight game changer though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalstonjambo Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 55 minutes ago, mc2607 said: Think its fair to say that the whole lot wouldn't go straight back into the team. A good chunk would be used against operating costs, debt, and other business. I reckon less than half would go into the team. But lets say with £8M, we could actually pay transfer fees for players instead of always relying on free transfers and loan deals, and we could pay slightly more competitive wages to have a better chance of luring players away from other leagues. I wouldn't want to see us spend £1-2M on players, more like £300k, 400k, £500k and so on, just build up a strong squad over the course of a couple of seasons, with plenty depth and youth. Once we have some success, finish higher in the league, win trophies and play in Europe then the increased wages should take care of themselves. What operating costs, debt and 'other business' do we have that amounts to £12m? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudi must stay Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 How I would spend it? Some on the team Some on the Infrastructure. Scouting. Staff etc 50/50 on each Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchy frog Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Surely the correct answer is 1000 players from the Scottish junior leagues. One of them might come good at 20k a pop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GYL Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 8 hours ago, Italian Lambretta said: We could build another Michelin star restaurant We have a Michelin star restaurant? Where can I book this...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watt-Zeefuik Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 If it were this summer, £5m straight into the first team squad b/c there's a window for us to win the league. If it were two summers ago, with Celtic spending silly money on Rodgers' squad, sock it away in savings or invest in revenue producing stuff. First obviously clear all debts. That's the easiest one. Buying real estate around Tynecastle like the old high school makes a lot of sense, particularly if with a bit of money you could get profit-producing entities like a hotel that could sock money back into the team. Explore putting a second tier on the Wheatfield. I know Ann has said Tynecastle is now fully built-out, but I think the Wheatfield could be redeveloped into a 10k stand without too much fuss, maybe just a bit of land including the community pitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridge of Djoum Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Ching and a couple of strippers. Maybe a new Audi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig_ Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 28 minutes ago, Ugly American said: If it were this summer, £5m straight into the first team squad b/c there's a window for us to win the league. If it were two summers ago, with Celtic spending silly money on Rodgers' squad, sock it away in savings or invest in revenue producing stuff. First obviously clear all debts. That's the easiest one. Buying real estate around Tynecastle like the old high school makes a lot of sense, particularly if with a bit of money you could get profit-producing entities like a hotel that could sock money back into the team. Explore putting a second tier on the Wheatfield. I know Ann has said Tynecastle is now fully built-out, but I think the Wheatfield could be redeveloped into a 10k stand without too much fuss, maybe just a bit of land including the community pitch. Have genuinely never heard the word sock used in this context before, is that an American thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamboiain13 Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 22 hours ago, Van Wilder said: Fill in the corners this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETTY29 Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Lawrence Shankland. 15 years ago Dennis Wyness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETTY29 Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Set aside an additional £4.5m per year on player budget. £2m to finalise the infrastructure projects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTT Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Ugly American said: If it were this summer, £5m straight into the first team squad b/c there's a window for us to win the league. If it were two summers ago, with Celtic spending silly money on Rodgers' squad, sock it away in savings or invest in revenue producing stuff. First obviously clear all debts. That's the easiest one. Buying real estate around Tynecastle like the old high school makes a lot of sense, particularly if with a bit of money you could get profit-producing entities like a hotel that could sock money back into the team. Explore putting a second tier on the Wheatfield. I know Ann has said Tynecastle is now fully built-out, but I think the Wheatfield could be redeveloped into a 10k stand without too much fuss, maybe just a bit of land including the community pitch. This is where I'm at. An expanded and redeveloped Wheatfield could really help put some distance between ourselves, the dons and hobos financially speaking long term. Of course, we'd need to be able to fill it. But nonetheless, its something which should be explored if attendances remain strong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DalryJambo Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Over a 5 year period I’d buy 5 of the best 18-19 year olds (per year) from around Europe we can get for £200k each. Over a 5 year period these players should hopefully improve our first team for a few years and then possibly get a fee for us. It’s a similar model to other clubs like Celtic or lower EP teams but on a lower budget/level of player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTweedy Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 21 hours ago, novoman said: Long term projects..... buy the community pitch.......... 1/ room for expanding the wheatfield making a second tier 2/ or filling in the corners. buy the old tynecastle school...................develop it into luxury flats or a hotel buy the Hearts academy from Herriot Watt uni..........saving on rent every season short term projects..... Develop the old ticket office (wheatfield stand) into a match day bar. renovate the second floor of the main stand into 7 day projects ( soft play areas, gym , conference rooms ) Build a marquee type tent in Gerard’s yard pre match entertainment .. Get rid of all the discoloured seats in the roseburn stand. Put in safe standing into some lower tier areas. whatever is left , buy ’ olly lee’s left boot’ his fake boobs that he longs for ? Or you could do the vastly more sensible thing of putting safe standing into some upper tier areas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTweedy Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 11 hours ago, wallace_mercer said: Buy players that score and create goals Realistic suggestions only please! This thread isn't meant for silliness and frivolity! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovecraft Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Spend 10M on 4 or 5 players with good potential. Sell them to Southampton with a large fee plus even more addons. Invest profit in squad and youngsters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Mulk Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 A statue of Medhi Taouil dressed as a WW1 soldier (made entirely of diamonds) any spare would go on bringing Cole Stockton back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTweedy Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 8 hours ago, highlandjambo3 said: Seems like a lot of dosh but, in the grand scheme of things, in football terms is it really a game changer?? I know mad Vlad took us places we had not been before and brought in players way above all our expectations, I had read somewhere that his total input was around 50 million quid during his time here (tell me I’m not making this up) but, what did we really achieve?? Success is something to be built on but 50 million quid and a few years later we nearly go bust so what would 20 do......I think a couple of big signings on high wages would not be the thing to do, a bit of hit and hope there. I think investment in youth and, top quality facilities/coaches (better than we have now, although it is very good as it stands) as well as a bit of an increase in capped first team wages to try and attract a higher level of player, we bit on the stadium and a big bit in reserve...... not an overnight game changer though. To be fair, Romanov ****ed about so much with clueless coaches, interfering with team selection, ludicrous signings, and so much other shambolic running of the club, that it's utterly pointless to use what happened under that regime as a basis for what significant spending in the future might result in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watt-Zeefuik Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 On 14/06/2019 at 14:54, Craig_ said: Have genuinely never heard the word sock used in this context before, is that an American thing? Must be. I don't know the etymology. Probably something to do with stuffing in a sock drawer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwidoug Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 I'd spend it all on getting Moyes in. What a coup. Just because he's been an abject failure as a manager doesnt mean he will fail with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taffin Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Squander most of it on a new stand and then bring in a 2k per week player from a lower league team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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