| €5m according to the BBC to get O’Neil 17:33 - Jun 23 with 6363 views | itfcjoe | Should make people stop saying that this was the lazy, or easy option. |  |
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| €5m according to the BBC to get O’Neil on 17:34 - Jun 23 with 4133 views | Mullet | Easy for Ashton no? Well might be fairer to say a known quantity etc |  |
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| €5m according to the BBC to get O’Neil on 17:34 - Jun 23 with 4140 views | bluefunk | You’d think it would, but don’t hold your breath |  | |  |
| €5m according to the BBC to get O’Neil on 17:35 - Jun 23 with 4130 views | Marshalls_Mullet | Expensive can still be easy / lazy. For clarity, I'm not one of those saying it was. [Post edited 23 Jun 17:35]
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| €5m according to the BBC to get O’Neil on 17:38 - Jun 23 with 4035 views | bazza | In Ashton we trust !! Welcome Gary !! Uppa towen !! |  | |  |
| €5m according to the BBC to get O’Neil on 17:41 - Jun 23 with 3966 views | Gary_Knows | Yeah, but terms were agreed with O’Neill so why did it take so long? |  |
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| €5m according to the BBC to get O’Neil on 17:44 - Jun 23 with 3917 views | Cheltenham_Blue | “ Should make people stop saying that this was the lazy, or easy option” You’re not new here are you? |  |
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| €5m according to the BBC to get O’Neil on 17:49 - Jun 23 with 3829 views | tractordownsouth | A very big investment. The same as a 25m signing on a 5-year deal in the accounts? |  |
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| €5m according to the BBC to get O’Neil on 17:52 - Jun 23 with 3778 views | J2BLUE | That is going to set people off even more.. |  | |  | Login to get fewer ads
| €5m according to the BBC to get O’Neil on 17:54 - Jun 23 with 3733 views | Kesgrave_Exile | No it shows that was a f***ing stupid option. €5m is a ridiculous amount for a manager with a CV.that doesn't exactly scream success. |  | |  |
| €5m according to the BBC to get O’Neil on 17:56 - Jun 23 with 3675 views | leitrimblue |
| €5m according to the BBC to get O’Neil on 17:54 - Jun 23 by Kesgrave_Exile | No it shows that was a f***ing stupid option. €5m is a ridiculous amount for a manager with a CV.that doesn't exactly scream success. |
If he keeps us up 5 million will be a bargain |  | |  |
| €5m according to the BBC to get O’Neil on 17:56 - Jun 23 with 3676 views | SmithersJones |
| €5m according to the BBC to get O’Neil on 17:49 - Jun 23 by tractordownsouth | A very big investment. The same as a 25m signing on a 5-year deal in the accounts? |
Only for the first year. A 25m player on a 5 year contract costs you 5m every year of that contract. Really hoping GON does well enough that we get to see him in his second season when his cost is £0. |  | |  |
| €5m according to the BBC to get O’Neil on 17:56 - Jun 23 with 3667 views | brazil1981 | If anywhere near true I would imagine it’ll be hugely performance related! If GON keeps us up he’ll deserve it! |  | |  |
| €5m according to the BBC to get O’Neil on 18:12 - Jun 23 with 3504 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
| €5m according to the BBC to get O’Neil on 17:54 - Jun 23 by Kesgrave_Exile | No it shows that was a f***ing stupid option. €5m is a ridiculous amount for a manager with a CV.that doesn't exactly scream success. |
To be fair, theres probably a big annual saving on KM's wage. |  |
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| €5m according to the BBC to get O’Neil on 18:13 - Jun 23 with 3487 views | Freddies_Ears |
| €5m according to the BBC to get O’Neil on 17:56 - Jun 23 by SmithersJones | Only for the first year. A 25m player on a 5 year contract costs you 5m every year of that contract. Really hoping GON does well enough that we get to see him in his second season when his cost is £0. |
If it is €5m and he is on a three-year contract, then we will amortise @ €1.67m (£1.5m, roughly) a year. |  | |  |
| €5m according to the BBC to get O’Neil on 18:14 - Jun 23 with 3475 views | ReusersTown | Why? Also seems a bit wasteful tbh. |  | |  |
| €5m according to the BBC to get O’Neil on 18:19 - Jun 23 with 3423 views | BloomBlue | £4.3M, nothing in the overall money coming in from the PL, and if KM changes his mind and does move to another club later in the season his compensation will wipe that out. |  | |  |
| €5m according to the BBC to get O’Neil on 18:35 - Jun 23 with 3275 views | Guthrum |
| €5m according to the BBC to get O’Neil on 18:13 - Jun 23 by Freddies_Ears | If it is €5m and he is on a three-year contract, then we will amortise @ €1.67m (£1.5m, roughly) a year. |
I don't think you are allowed to amortise fees for managers. They aren't tradeable "assets" in the same way as player registrations. |  |
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| €5m according to the BBC to get O’Neil on 18:42 - Jun 23 with 3197 views | SuperKieranMcKenna | Well I suppose that was EUR, in Sterling he was a mere 4.3m lol. Chunky release fee that, fingers crossed he delivers. At least we didn’t go for someone cheap and perennially unemployed like Russell Martin .. |  | |  |
| €5m according to the BBC to get O’Neil on 18:49 - Jun 23 with 3120 views | JX19 | Not sure I’d be touting this as a positive. That’s a very high level of compensation to be paying for a manager, we know it’s not comparable to signing players. Surprised we’ve paid that level of money to be completely honest |  | |  |
| €5m according to the BBC to get O’Neil on 18:52 - Jun 23 with 3091 views | DJR | If, as seems likely, McKenna takes a job at some stage, the suggestion is that we will get £8 million, so we will make a profit on the deal. |  | |  |
| €5m according to the BBC to get O’Neil on 18:57 - Jun 23 with 3046 views | Guthrum |
| €5m according to the BBC to get O’Neil on 17:54 - Jun 23 by Kesgrave_Exile | No it shows that was a f***ing stupid option. €5m is a ridiculous amount for a manager with a CV.that doesn't exactly scream success. |
When you say 'doesn't exactly scream success', what does that mean? Success in the forthcoming season will be avoiding relegation. O'Neil has done that twice with teams either newly promoted (like us) or struggling. |  |
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| €5m according to the BBC to get O’Neil on 19:01 - Jun 23 with 2983 views | BlueMoon | Have they mentioned salary? Hopefully it’s a reduction on Kieran’s - that was £3M / year wasn’t it? |  | |  |
| €5m according to the BBC to get O’Neil on 19:02 - Jun 23 with 2979 views | WeWereZombies |
| €5m according to the BBC to get O’Neil on 17:41 - Jun 23 by Gary_Knows | Yeah, but terms were agreed with O’Neill so why did it take so long? |
I presume it was the negotiations over who he brings with him from Strasbourg and who he keeps amongst McKenna's management team. As an aside , Critchley is a curious character, I remember his post match interviews on 'Sportscene' during his six months in charge of Hearts, he seemed the least ego and most id manager possible. [Post edited 24 Jun 0:43]
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| €5m according to the BBC to get O’Neil on 19:04 - Jun 23 with 2950 views | SuperKieranMcKenna |
| €5m according to the BBC to get O’Neil on 18:52 - Jun 23 by DJR | If, as seems likely, McKenna takes a job at some stage, the suggestion is that we will get £8 million, so we will make a profit on the deal. |
I thought that was only binding for the 12 months following his resignation, so would expect he’d sit it out to be a free agent? |  | |  |
| €5m according to the BBC to get O’Neil on 19:04 - Jun 23 with 2950 views | Guthrum |
| €5m according to the BBC to get O’Neil on 19:01 - Jun 23 by BlueMoon | Have they mentioned salary? Hopefully it’s a reduction on Kieran’s - that was £3M / year wasn’t it? |
Why hopefully a reduction? If we want a decent manager with a reasonable degree of commitment and loyalty, its going to cost. Doubly so as we're not yet an established Prem club. |  |
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