RodneyRodney wrote:I'm hoping, as I've read somewhere today, that Falcao has done just enough to get himself over the line ; for them to spend 45m permanent transfer fee + fkw a week in wages x 4 years , for an imploding sicknote , will be superb. Sign him, LVG, please sign him !!
Piccsnumberoneblue wrote:Im interested in views on whether the rags will continue to spend. As discussed by Ted and John, the Glazers refused to spend for years until crisis point last season. I did read that they budgeted for top 3 in the Prem and last 8 in Europe under Moyes, so do you think that will be their aim again?
Will the spending continue to put them among the Euro elite or return to former levels?
Will that depend on Euro qualification? And if they miss out on that, how much trouble will they be in after throwing millions at transfer fees and having the highest wage bill in the country again?
Piccsnumberoneblue wrote:I certainly think they would rather not be spending so much and that we have foisted that upon them. I also believe there is too much at stake for football for them not to get the decisions they need.
I dearly wish that Arse or Spurs,or even Southampton would pull their finger out and keep them from the top four. I wonder how much their chums in Europe actually miss them or feel they need a strong scum, for their own benefit.
Piccsnumberoneblue wrote:I certainly think they would rather not be spending so much and that we have foisted that upon them. I also believe there is too much at stake for football for them not to get the decisions they need.
I dearly wish that Arse or Spurs,or even Southampton would pull their finger out and keep them from the top four. I wonder how much their chums in Europe actually miss them or feel they need a strong scum, for their own benefit.
iwasthere2012 wrote:Piccsnumberoneblue wrote:With the Glazers, I'm not so sure that they didn't underestimate City.
john68 wrote:Having to spend so much just to keep pace with us was definitely not part of their plan, nor was failing to qualify for any European comp this season.
Im_Spartacus wrote:john68 wrote:Having to spend so much just to keep pace with us was definitely not part of their plan, nor was failing to qualify for any European comp this season.
Do you think they are bothered about first place?
It seems to me that success for owners like the Glazers, is counted in the end of season accounts, and as Arsenal have proved, top 4 and getting to the champs league quarter finals is more than enough to keep the money pouring in, and bollocks to the fans who want them to win something.
I very much doubt that, barring us appointing a manager who has a mare, the rags have the ability to catch city or Chelsea in the near term without breaching FFP, and this one year splurge is simply an over reaction to being out of the top 4, not a reaction to being unable to compete with City and Chelsea.
Beefymcfc wrote:Im_Spartacus wrote:john68 wrote:Having to spend so much just to keep pace with us was definitely not part of their plan, nor was failing to qualify for any European comp this season.
Do you think they are bothered about first place?
It seems to me that success for owners like the Glazers, is counted in the end of season accounts, and as Arsenal have proved, top 4 and getting to the champs league quarter finals is more than enough to keep the money pouring in, and bollocks to the fans who want them to win something.
I very much doubt that, barring us appointing a manager who has a mare, the rags have the ability to catch city or Chelsea in the near term without breaching FFP, and this one year splurge is simply an over reaction to being out of the top 4, not a reaction to being unable to compete with City and Chelsea.
As David Gill said before he stood down, 'We only have to be competing, not winning'.
Im_Spartacus wrote:john68 wrote:Having to spend so much just to keep pace with us was definitely not part of their plan, nor was failing to qualify for any European comp this season.
Do you think they are bothered about first place?
It seems to me that success for owners like the Glazers, is counted in the end of season accounts, and as Arsenal have proved, top 4 and getting to the champs league quarter finals is more than enough to keep the money pouring in, and bollocks to the fans who want them to win something.
I very much doubt that, barring us appointing a manager who has a mare, the rags have the ability to catch city or Chelsea in the near term without breaching FFP, and this one year splurge is simply an over reaction to being out of the top 4, not a reaction to being unable to compete with City and Chelsea.
Hutch's Shoulder wrote:Beefymcfc wrote:Im_Spartacus wrote:john68 wrote:Having to spend so much just to keep pace with us was definitely not part of their plan, nor was failing to qualify for any European comp this season.
Do you think they are bothered about first place?
It seems to me that success for owners like the Glazers, is counted in the end of season accounts, and as Arsenal have proved, top 4 and getting to the champs league quarter finals is more than enough to keep the money pouring in, and bollocks to the fans who want them to win something.
I very much doubt that, barring us appointing a manager who has a mare, the rags have the ability to catch city or Chelsea in the near term without breaching FFP, and this one year splurge is simply an over reaction to being out of the top 4, not a reaction to being unable to compete with City and Chelsea.
As David Gill said before he stood down, 'We only have to be competing, not winning'.
But they will need to find a manager like Wenger who is both capable and happy to settle for that, with all the abuse it brings from the fans etc. I can't see LVG being that man.
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