I usually avoid the owners topic as its all been said really but I fear they would point at the spending following the Pellegrini apponitment and the lack of success tvereafter as proof that they shouldn't or doesnt need to spend money.palerider wrote: ↑Fri Feb 26, 2021 9:30 am Whether or not Statler & Waldorf decide to cash in on Rice will define their tenure.
Either by luck or judgement, and I'm pretty sure I know the answer, the balls have fallen into place. I still maintain that CL football is beyond us but not impossible. But Declan appears to be loving life at at the ILS and I'm certain he won't rock the boat if he doesn't get a move or we don't qualify for Europe, especially if they give him the pay rise he deserves.
In the past however, most notably after the 3rd place finish in '86 but with a special mention to building on the Payet season with the inspired addition of Simone Zaza, our respective owners have adopted the Captain Rum stance of expanding on a great season with decent squad additions and keeping the stars we already had.
All the other owners say it's what you should do. We say it isn't.
So. After our plucky mauling tomorrow and hopefully a swift dusting down to regroup, it was be all eyes on the dwarf this summer.
We could be on the verge of something meaningful, not just a flash in the pan.
But in all honesty I wouldn't trust that little cunt to button his shirt up the right way, let alone build for the future.
If we qualify for either european competition we clearly need to add players, not replace them.