Zaliukas Joins Gers

Whosthedado · July 11, 2014

Have to say I am delighted we have signed Zaliukas. Maybe sums up where we are just now but he has to be a step up from what we had last season

the gunslinger · July 11, 2014

And you'd say that not signing players and shedding half of those we have will bring us closer to break even (and as we all know most clubs this side of Saturn's rings achieve that)? And once that is done we should find those elusive high-quality people who are willing to come to the Scottish Championship and play for us for a hopefully minimal wage?

Well, we'll see soon enough whether we have the cash to sustain this period of low income.

Running at a loss to win lower leagues is incredibly stupid.

the gunslinger · July 11, 2014

You are never satisfied (which is sometimes fine) but right now we have to be realistic.

Zaliukas is proven at SPL level and was captain of Hearts. That's about as good as it gets right now. How do you know we can't afford him, how much is he being paid then; it's self evident that we can.

I would think a lot less than Jig or Cribari for that matter. Don't you think he's better than Cribari, so can't you accept it as a step in the right direction?

Are they leaving?

Zappa · July 11, 2014

How do you know we can't afford him, how much is he being paid then; it's self evident that we can.

Signing players or handing out new deals doesn't necessarily mean we can afford them. Craig Whyte handed out 20 to 25 grand a week contracts knowing full well that a point would come where he couldn't afford to pay them.

Willie_Vass · July 11, 2014