Aberdeen: There is nothing specifically Scottish about the choice between reducing the size and quality of a squad and maintaining a league position. However, Scottish football faces broader financial problems and being in Scotland provides an opportunity to address them.
Aberdeen: There is nothing specifically Scottish about the choice between reducing the size and quality of a squad and maintaining a league position. However, Scottish football faces broader financial problems and being in Scotland provides an opportunity to address them.
Queen of the South is one club that has faced these financial challenges. The season before last they made an unsustainable £450k loss and have cut the playing budget by £300k. Most players are now on one year contracts. This restricts the ability to make money by selling them on, but little could be made in that way anyway.
The loss has been reduced to £250k which represents a significant improvement. One boost has been receiving £120k for selling a small area of land outside the ground, but is a one off increase in revenues. Meanwhile, the team is at the bottom of the division, albeit on goal difference,
Dumfries is a ‘stand alone’ town with no significant rivals that near and a large rural hinterland. Supporters rallied round in May by staging an auction at which a bull and a heifer were sold to benefit the club, as well as a farm gate and two large bags of dog biscuits. Every little helps and the club is certainly rooted in its community.