by SCIAG »
09 Jul 2008 18:18
Royalee Southbank Old Boy
Because it's a two way street.
Coppell is happy with a limited budget (limited in comparison to most of our Premiership rivals that is). Madejski made that available to him and so Coppell was happy that he had the full backing of his chairman. He still didnt actually go and spend it though
Another manager might've wanted a bigger budget in order to improve the squad. Coppell didn't.
It's one of the clubs weaknesses, and it's strength, that the manager isn't pressuring the board for more money. You could argue that a manager with a different outlook and different methods might've been knocking on the chairmans door demanding more money to avoid the squad drifting to relegation.
I find that hard to believe given Coppell's comments about the game now revolving around money, particularly at the top clubs. He'd have to be incredibly naive to think that you can survive in the Premiership on a low budget, which would worry me even more than he already does.
Hang on- there's more than one budget!
We have a fair bit to spend on transfers, but not so much to spend on wages. Madejski gives Coppell money to spend- but a lot of players won't come due to lack of wages.
Plus, out of the players who went to other clubs in the relagation dogfight, who would have improved our squad at the time?
McFadden- strikers were playing well, Hunt and Convey were playing well.
Taylor- Shorey, Hunt and Convey all playing well.
Zarate- strikers playing well.
Reid- you'd have laughed him off as not good enough. Championship winger, relagated with Charlton, not exactly the best in the Championship either.
Barndsley- possibly improves us at RB, but would he have come? Keane attracted him (and Evans) using his ManUre connections.
Cahill + Steinsson- one of these two would strenghthen us at CB, a Cahill/Bikey partnership wouldn't let many in.
That's all I can remember. Discounting Derby, who definately wouldn't have improved us.
