I see an awful lot of people trying to re-write history, and to be honest it gets on my tits. I find it really dishonest when done deliberately.
As an example, when I first joined here I had an impression of Rafa that seemed solid enough to me until I started reading s@ints posts, particularly regarding money spent and what he did (or didn't) say in speaking out against the owners.
S@int changed my mind in quite a few ways about Rafa, and exploded a few myths.
Then there's the "FSG saved us from bancruptcy" line which also turns out to be less than truthful as well.
My point is that some seem less interested in "truth" than they are in promoting a particular viewpoint, and with all the myths and nonsense flying around it's hard to separate the wheat from the chaff at times.
I do agree .. There is no point trying to sensationalise just to make a point.
I hope I don't come across that way with my view on the owners.
What you replied to Debs..
Sorry to pick out one part of an excellent post reddebs, but surely this part isn't quite true?
They came in, saw what the fans thought of Hodgson, sacked him, brought in the fans favourite KK and gave him a load of money to spend (loaned).
It was only after their KK venture failed (and at a guess I reckon KK told them if they gave him money he would get top 4 etc in first season) that they turned back to their preferred method which they have since carried on under BR.
Am I remembering wrongly here?
If you take away the actual detail..
They came here with the ultimate goal of sorting us out of the field, clearing the debt and making us self sufficient?
Now the points you made are valid yes but still don't ultimately steer from that do they? As to what they have done overall?
They came in with a lack of knowledge and have had to learn as they go and have corrected 'mistakes' they believe were there or they made themselves.. But their ultimate goal hasn't changed it's fair to say.
Hodgson was never going to survive with attendances dropping
Kenny and Brendan [or their buying/scouting teams] have been given the money we generate..
That feel like a lot of money but we generate a lot of money.. But ultimately it's not a mass amount in terms constantly restarting the process with the squad again and again for varying reasons. It's 30 million net or thereabouts per season.. It's what we generate.. That's what they said from the get go.
They have changed manager and structure a few times, their 'mistakes'.. But the ultimate goal hasn't changed from day one..
They haven't once bankrolled us against what they originally said and then put a stop to it.
As I said mate I
think I try to be level on them.. They aren't crooks, they aren't asset stripping.. They aren't terrible men from across the pond
But their original and indeed current idea for us won't get us winning things. It has a ceiling.
I don't class that as rewriting history.. I've bored you for 3 years on it mate
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