I don't get this obsession with 'Net spend'. Players left and there wasn't anything Brendan could do. He perhaps didn't want them to go, but they clearly didn't want to be here. (Suarez and Stirling.) everyone else that has left, has done so with Brendans blessing, and quite a few were forced out. ( Carroll, Reina, Kuytt,) So where ever the transfer money came from, FSG, or player sales, Brendan has in effect bought £70m worth of players pre season, or thereabouts. This is his spend, on his selected players, for his system.
It's failing. It's not getting any better now. He has had a similar transfer philosophy for the last three seasons and we are going backwards.
His squad, his selections from his player pool, his tactics, his substitutions, his team set ups.
His loyal assistants have been replaced. Brendan is still in control, and nothing has improved, so who else could be at fault.
To say FSG don't care as long as they make a profit is a deluded statement. The higher we finish in the prem, the bigger the payout. Into the CL and more payout. The further we proceed in the CL, the bigger the payout. Cup runs, more revenue.
Attractive attacking football, more t.v. coverage = more revenue.
Of course they want us to succeed on the pitch. Success = more profit. Is there someone who doesn't understand that ?
They perhaps didn't understand quite what they had taken on with a prem club such as ours, but sure as eggs are eggs, they will be hurting as much as we are, even though it may be for different reasons.
I'm sure they will concede that even with a different team around him, Brendan is failing to hit the heights he has aspired to hit. He's on borrowed time now, thats for sure.
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