I think we have to consider that Patto needs to bring in a few players this summer and certainly can't afford to blow a significant part of the budget on one player."Mally" wrote:Agreed. The way that he did it was not good. Ultimately it comes down to money. I hope Patto's valuation was corret and Torquay paid over the odds. The alternative being that Patto either misjudged his worth or was being restricted in what he can offer by being given a lower than expected budget."Isaac" wrote:I dunno, from the sounds of it Green hasn't conducted himself very well - to verbally accept the offer but then head somewhere else the morning it was due to be signed is not very professional. Assuming that is what happened obviously. His actions aren't deserving of the pile of vitriol he'll doubtless receive from our lot when he plays (and scores).
There's a question for OxVox to ask - Is the club budgeting to spend up to the limit of the wages cap this season?
My guess is that Patto has set himself a limit of, for arguments sake, £1000/week for a striker. Green was offered more by Torquay and, knowing Patto would go no higher, took that offer. That's life unfortunately. I think most people on here, in general, view money as a fairly important factor when considering a new job.
The question remains as to how big a budget Torquay have. They seem to have a lot of players which i would assume are on pretty decent wages. Maybe they're the next Halifax.