by Owzat » Tue Sep 08, 2009 6:47 am
They might well ask Rafa to sell players at a premium, buy players at bargain prices and go that way first. Rafa has a tight budget, everyone likes to point it out, but then don't bat an eyelid when he spends near £40m on two players - a crocked CM and a full-back. Don't underestimate the impact Rafa's lavish spending might have in the long term, maybe the transfer market has gone mad but Rafa seems too willing to go mad with it and buys his targets at whatever price. If the price isn't right, don't come on down. I think a few shrewd deals are still about and have gone through, when was the last time we bought a quality player like Alonso, Reina, Torres at a price that very few considered OTT? If I was owner I wouldn't keep funding the signings like Keane £20.3m, Babel £11.5m, Johnson £17.5m, Dossena £7m, Cavalieri £3m, Aquilani £20m, Riera £8m. Seven players at £87.3m, one went within six months, most of the fans seem to want two others gone, one isn't set to play for weeks/months and another is a ritual benchwarming GK. There are counterexamples of successes, but the point is you might expect better returns for players costing an AVERAGE of £12.5m. The spending has gone up, has the (average) quality?
So do feel free to HOPE the owners will leave, but I would FEAR the owners opt to force the manager to sell to buy, or get rid of the manager.
Never buy from PC World, product quality is poor and their 'customer service' is even poorer