The club loses money simply by existing, so the money to pay for Forster has been borrowed from somewhere - more directors' loans possibly. All the money Dougal mentions is long spent.
I think I've argued with most of you on this thread at sometime or another about prudence over speculation, i.e. the long-term survival of the club being more important than short-term success on the field, and thus (even more) money shouldn't be borrowed to speculate on potential Kitsons or Dodds. However as we ARE losing money just by existing, and as CJD points out even our hard-core support is getting less I have to say the signings of Whing and Forster are absolutely brilliant. Looking at the posts on NSC recently their arrival has galvanised a bit of enthusiasm into the even some of the most pessemistic souls, and consequently I think it's well worth the extra stretch on the borrowing. A decent cup run, a sniff of the play-offs and the extra outlay will be covered and the decline in support halted. Plus football IS all about excitement not balance sheets (although they ARE important) and after all the shit and setbacks we've had over the last few years the feel-good factor alone is probably worth the outlay.
I think I've argued with most of you on this thread at sometime or another about prudence over speculation, i.e. the long-term survival of the club being more important than short-term success on the field, and thus (even more) money shouldn't be borrowed to speculate on potential Kitsons or Dodds. However as we ARE losing money just by existing, and as CJD points out even our hard-core support is getting less I have to say the signings of Whing and Forster are absolutely brilliant. Looking at the posts on NSC recently their arrival has galvanised a bit of enthusiasm into the even some of the most pessemistic souls, and consequently I think it's well worth the extra stretch on the borrowing. A decent cup run, a sniff of the play-offs and the extra outlay will be covered and the decline in support halted. Plus football IS all about excitement not balance sheets (although they ARE important) and after all the shit and setbacks we've had over the last few years the feel-good factor alone is probably worth the outlay.