Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 10:24 pm
woof woof ! wrote:aCe' wrote:Ridiculous discussion. Expectations are largely based on the amount spent, and transfer fees and wages go a long way in determining the success of not only the side, but also the manager and his staff.
We cant just sit there and say forget about how much players cost because its not an issue for the owners because obviously at some level it is. The club for me is at a crucial stage of trying to get back to becoming competitive at the highest level and to a large extent we seem to be relying on new purchases to make that happen. How else could spending more than 100mill in 6months be justified ?
For me, when you spend big the extra pressure comes from the forgone cash that could have been better spent elsewhere if the player fails to make a significant impact. The difference between us getting a signing wrong and ManUtd or Chelsea getting a signing wrong is a big one imo. On the one hand, we are still in the process of building a starting 11 that is good enough to challenge for a top spot while they are merely trying to improve on the excellent sides they already have. That essentially means that we need to sign players who would improve us more than their new signings would them. On the other hand, we are not ManCity regardless of what many on the forum seem to be suggesting given the owners' statements. I expect the 100+ mill spending days to be over by the end of this transfer window. That only adds pressure on us getting our big money signings (Carroll, Henderson, Downing) right because in all likelihood we wont get another shot at spending that much money in one window.
, good post aCe, couldn't agree more.
Excellent post