Can't disagree with any of that mate if I'm honest, FSG have a lot to answer for too, IMO they have the perfect employee in Ayre, doing exactly what's required and following strict financial parameters , then you read what that f***in committee get up to is it any wonder 'things just ain't happening'
Bring back the good old days where scouts went out and watched a particular target and did their own analysis, all these stats and nerdy KUNTS trying to tell us how this player or that isn't really what he is so don't buy him bollocks gets on my f***in tits,
F**k the committee off pronto and let's get back to judging a player on his merits and not what it says on a computer screen ....... And breathe ...
Rant over
YNWA
As a club, we can't match city, chelsea or even utd when it comes to wages and in probably transfer fees.
This doesn't rule us out of the running though.
What we simply must do is work smarter in all our transfer dealings.
It's easy to sit here and shout that we should just throw money at the problem, but that way will lead to ruin.
At the same time though, one of the things included in working smarter is that sometimes it pays to pay over the odds for a player who is in demand.
I feel Ayre is too rigid and risk averse. He'd rather play it safe and risk a bollocking than stick his neck out.
Now on top of that we also have a very inexperienced manager, and frankly, I'm not sure how much I'd trust him if he were given free reign to spend the available funds how he wants.
I'd trust Rafa, but he has a much better track record when it comes to building a team and paying the necessary amounts for the players that improve his teams.
I know people go on about Keane, but he was only one part of the plan Rafa had, and for one reason or another he didn't get to put all the pieces into place.
When I see BR's transfer dealings, there doesn't seem to be a coherent plan. It may be that I'm too stupid to see it though.
So when I add all these things up, it's clear to me that the financial restrictions we have in place are there for a reason.
We are once again approaching 70% of turnover being paid in wages.
We have a large-ish squad, but at this moment in time we lack quality, especially up front.
Something needs to change regarding our defense, and how the players are being coached, and we need to get the right players in, not necessarily the most expensive.
Of course there's always a risk that a player won't work out, no matter how talented, but having an experienced money man on the committee would go a long way to helping us work smarter.
Oh, and get rid of the c**t with the computer.