We are ‘massively over budget' insists chairman Hearn (From Dorset Echo)
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We are ‘massively over budget' insists chairman Hearn
9:19am Friday 11th January 2013 in Sport By David Williams, Sports Reporter
LOOKING TO BALANCE THE BOOKS: Magpies’ supremo Shaun Hearn
MAGPIES’ chairman Shaun Hearn has quashed rumours of player wage cuts but admits the club has been “massively over budget” for the last three months.
His admission comes after Dorchester reportedly earned a six-figure sum for their run to the second round of the FA Cup last month.
Hearn told Echosport: “There are no wage cuts in players’ wages but the club has been massively over budget for the last three months.”
It remains to be seen how the news will be received among the supporters given the lucrative cash injection following the Magpies’ cup exploits.
On the pitch, the fitness of Sam Malsom, Neil Martin and Arran Pugh will be assessed ahead of tomorrow’s Blue Square Bet South trip to Eastbourne Borough (3pm).
Malsom and Martin picked up hamstring strains in Tuesday’s 4-0 drubbing by Bromley while Pugh is rated at 50-50 to shake off his groin injury.
Lewis Morgan is unlikely to make his comeback after a recurrence of a groin problem in training this week.
“We must learn from our mistakes over recent weeks and get a reaction from midweek,” said assistant Stuart Heath.
“The players must show some trust and belief in themselves and each other.”
Magpies (from): Matthews, Jermyn, Martin, Walker, Clough, Gleeson, Colson, Nicholls, Watson, Logan, Malsom, Smeeton, Thompson, Crittenden, Brooks, Pugh.
* Dorchester Town Reserves’ home game against Portchester last night was postponed because of a waterlogged pitch at the Avenue.
Comments(23)
Moreton Magpie
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10:33am Fri 11 Jan 13
212 dorset wrote:"If they the massively over budget , then there must be a wage cut or the club will go under "
This article makes no sense. Hearn states there will be no wage cuts but that the club is massively over budget . If they the massively over budget , then there must be a wage cut or the club will go under . Surely when hearn was agreeing the players contract during the Cup run , he realised it would not last forever and the money would dry up . Sounds like the club is heading for disaster.
Or.... perhaps.... just release the non-contract players and loanee's that were brought in - and subsequently pushed us over our budget - and we're back on budget.
212 dorset
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11:14am Fri 11 Jan 13
lifecoach
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11:14am Fri 11 Jan 13
Its catch 22 now in my mind as the difference between 6th and 21st is so narrow that once the games in hand dry up it could get iffy!
2 good teams will go down this year. Club stability must come first!
afcbJPR
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11:20am Fri 11 Jan 13
The equivalent of 4 Magpies homes matches (based on my assumption that home teams take virtually all the gate money).
Looking at the current league tables, it's possible that, cometh Boxing Day, there may well be a short 7 mile jaunt down the road to the minnows on the coast, for Dorset's undisputed Kings of non-league soccer x
imthere
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11:25am Fri 11 Jan 13
Moreton Magpie
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11:29am Fri 11 Jan 13
212 dorset wrote:Logan and the two Pompey lads were brought in prior to the FA Cup & trophy matches... and at that point we were on budget... so presumably we just need to release those three. Logan will be the first, I imagine, given he's the highest earner of them.
That depends how many of these players are non contract ?
afcbJPR
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11:54am Fri 11 Jan 13
imthere wrote:you're really not all there at all fella....
Undisputed kings your second from bottom you pleb !! As for the wage bill turn the electric off cancel the after match food it's cold showers all round me thinks !! How the tables turn .
dorch are 2nd from bottom - not my team . I'm having a little dig at how they like to lord it over the terras in the few years (historically) that they have been in a higher league.
lifecoach
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12:17pm Fri 11 Jan 13
When the money rolled in at DTFC this year the targets of the club should have stayed the same. Survive and be sustainable in the current league. It seems players have been bought in on daft money to try and continue the run rather than enjoy reality with the team that exist.
Dare i say it EGO has put the future of DTFC at risk unless they actually realistically believed they were gonna win the FA Cup!!
The attendances cant support the bills. 10pt deduction and administration will surely follow at some point in the next 18 months.
leo210856
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12:30pm Fri 11 Jan 13
SH says the club is over massively over budget.Why the suprise? The club no doubt would have given the manager a budget, before the season started and the FAcup run was just a dream.I believe the manager himself was concerned at that time it wasnt enough to be competitive
Yet again the Ohec suggests something in truth if it knows what is going on it should actually say it but no the reporter either hasnt asked the right questions , is delibertly trying to make trouble or the editor is not prepared to go that extra mile and report the facts.
212 dorset
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12:47pm Fri 11 Jan 13
Moreton Magpie
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1:05pm Fri 11 Jan 13
212 dorset wrote:Where on earth have you plucked 5k from?
You cant sustain a budget of approx 4 to 5 grand a week when your home attendances are on average 400, unless you have a very rich Chairman. This club is being run into the ground and unless big changes are made , DTFC will be playing in the southern division with attendances of 150.
212 dorset
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1:14pm Fri 11 Jan 13
Moreton Magpie wrote:4 to 5 k is a fact and the sooner you accept it , the better. Look at the distance some if these guys travel and think of the travelling expenses alone. If you have a minimum of 14 players all on £200 a week , that totals nearly 3 k alone !! This does not include win bonuses and any agreed add ons etc. If you genuinely believe that 5 k is not near, then you really are in cloud cuckoo land.
212 dorset wrote: You cant sustain a budget of approx 4 to 5 grand a week when your home attendances are on average 400, unless you have a very rich Chairman. This club is being run into the ground and unless big changes are made , DTFC will be playing in the southern division with attendances of 150.Where on earth have you plucked 5k from?
lifecoach
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1:16pm Fri 11 Jan 13
Common sense still suggests its £5k plus!
Accept it..
212 dorset
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1:18pm Fri 11 Jan 13
imthere
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2:01pm Fri 11 Jan 13
Moreton Magpie
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2:20pm Fri 11 Jan 13
212 dorset wrote:Apologies, misread that and thought you were saying our budget at the beginning of the season was 5k. Will be absolutely livid if we **** up the FA Cup money up the wall like we did the Tesco's money.
Moreton Magpie wrote:4 to 5 k is a fact and the sooner you accept it , the better. Look at the distance some if these guys travel and think of the travelling expenses alone. If you have a minimum of 14 players all on £200 a week , that totals nearly 3 k alone !! This does not include win bonuses and any agreed add ons etc. If you genuinely believe that 5 k is not near, then you really are in cloud cuckoo land.
212 dorset wrote: You cant sustain a budget of approx 4 to 5 grand a week when your home attendances are on average 400, unless you have a very rich Chairman. This club is being run into the ground and unless big changes are made , DTFC will be playing in the southern division with attendances of 150.Where on earth have you plucked 5k from?
bedpans
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5:31pm Fri 11 Jan 13
Dorchester is an excellent family orientated club and should understand its position in the football pyramid.Realise quickly that there is a certain level at which you can play and as a businesss prove succesfull.It doesnt matter what league they are in the same nimber of people will attend each week.Stop trying to live the dream-a dream which will turn into a nightmare.Finally let the club be run by professionals as a viable business and not at any costs be handed to any supporters trust. I have a soft spot for the club and do not wish to see it destroyed any further.
Get a grip
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6:21pm Mon 14 Jan 13
212 dorset
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8:58pm Mon 14 Jan 13
Get a grip wrote:Spot on. Unfortunately, it appears neither sets of supporters want it to happen. I'd rather have a decent team in mid table of the football conference rather than two poor teams fighting a relegation battle every year in a poor standard of football. The Southern league is such a poor standard.
Merge with Weymouth FC
lifecoach
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9:25pm Mon 14 Jan 13
212 dorset wrote:Agreed! But people don't have t,he right mentality to make it happen. The fans equate to about 900 between the 2 clubs. Maybe the people of the towns should be asked if they would follow a merged club if it was at a higher standard of football. 100,000 live in Weymouth, Dorchester and surrounding villages. Lets see what the other 99% think. If a further 1% of the local population could somehow be engaged it would make a huge difference!
Get a grip wrote:Spot on. Unfortunately, it appears neither sets of supporters want it to happen. I'd rather have a decent team in mid table of the football conference rather than two poor teams fighting a relegation battle every year in a poor standard of football. The Southern league is such a poor standard.
Merge with Weymouth FC
212 dorset
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5:22pm Wed 16 Jan 13
Preston Terra
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10:08am Fri 18 Jan 13
The Club's are in fact stronger if they play in the same division and work together in collaboration to share equipment and support services but not grounds.
212 dorset says...
9:42am Fri 11 Jan 13