by Royalclapper » 08 Dec 2012 19:21
by Libertine » 08 Dec 2012 19:24
Maguire The other things I'd be interested to hear from our American correspondent is which players exactly does he think will be raided by Premier League clubs?
At the moment I reckon we'd probably get to keep all of them.
by Rex » 08 Dec 2012 19:24
Royalclapper It's the fact that we don't have to sell that's most troubling me.
by Maguire » 08 Dec 2012 19:26
LibertineMaguire The other things I'd be interested to hear from our American correspondent is which players exactly does he think will be raided by Premier League clubs?
At the moment I reckon we'd probably get to keep all of them.
Pearce, Morrison, McCarthy for starters...
by Libertine » 08 Dec 2012 19:27
royalexileLibertine Whaddya mean there is nothing to what I am saying? After the sale went through the ownership stated, and this was after they knew we were promoted (as some here are saying prematurely), that the plan was to have us be a top half Premier League club in 5 years. And with teams in the Championship preparing their squads to get promoted we will see our best players targeted by PL clubs which will make it doubly tough to make it right back up. With the young players who will be poached by bigger clubs, the rest of the squad on the other side of 30 years old and the teams aversion to spending money I say 5 years might be optimistic to see us get promoted again...
This time around we don't have to sell. It might be the luxury that comes out of possible relegation. We went for broke the last time we were relegated and came so close. This time we could have the platform needed to make a dent in the championship which is akin to big fish in a small pond. We shall see.
by Scutterbucketz » 08 Dec 2012 19:31
by Royal Rother » 08 Dec 2012 19:33
MaguireLibertineMaguire Relegation's not the end of the world m8, calm down.
True...but it would completely blow the "We are looking to become a top half Premier League club within 5 years" plan we were told about out of the water.
We might get promoted back to the Premier League in 5 years if we are very lucky...and spend our one season up and go back down. Unless we free fall like some clubs occasionally do after relegation.
There's nothing to back up what you're saying.
Promotion was clearly a bonus this year and if we go down then with the extra money we've made plus steady investment from the new owners why would we need to be "very lucky" to get promoted in 5 years. I'd say we'd be well set for it.
West Brom are doing ok after all.
by Scutterbucketz » 08 Dec 2012 19:38
by Silver Fox » 08 Dec 2012 21:17
by Royal Rother » 08 Dec 2012 21:30
by Victor Meldrew » 08 Dec 2012 21:31
MaguireLibertineMaguire Relegation's not the end of the world m8, calm down.
True...but it would completely blow the "We are looking to become a top half Premier League club within 5 years" plan we were told about out of the water.
We might get promoted back to the Premier League in 5 years if we are very lucky...and spend our one season up and go back down. Unless we free fall like some clubs occasionally do after relegation.
There's nothing to back up what you're saying.
Promotion was clearly a bonus this year and if we go down then with the extra money we've made plus steady investment from the new owners why would we need to be "very lucky" to get promoted in 5 years. I'd say we'd be well set for it.
West Brom are doing ok after all.
by Victor Meldrew » 08 Dec 2012 21:34
Royal Rother I don't want him to go, and I don't even think he should go - but I think he will because modern fandom with all its impatience and vitriol usually has its way.
by cmonurz » 08 Dec 2012 21:37
by Royal Rother » 08 Dec 2012 21:37
by USA_Loyal_Royal » 08 Dec 2012 21:44
by Victor Meldrew » 08 Dec 2012 21:47
Royal Rother There would still be 3 teams relegated and, however much he might have spent, we would still have been one of the favourites to get relegated.
And what causes those Chairmen to get trigger happy? Very often it's the fans, yes?
by Royal Rother » 08 Dec 2012 21:52
cmonurz Ah yes, West Brom. Worth mentioning again, as they are being held up again as an example of doing things 'the right way', that they spent over £30m transfer fees in two Championship seasons (07-09) as part of creating a quality squad and solid base by which to subsequently stabilise in the Premier League.
by Royal Rother » 08 Dec 2012 21:57
USA_Loyal_Royal im with libertine on this one...morro, pearcey, mccarthy, guthrie, pog, and jem could all very easily go. even HRk could get snapped up the way he has been performing. as regards to the players that are struggling to make the team ie: pog, guthrie, pearcey. their past teams and managers will know how quality they are and will want to snatch them up if we do go down. also i cant see them being out of the squad for much longer anyways so if they play and we still go down then there will be more suitors for them.
by cmonurz » 08 Dec 2012 22:00
by Madstad to Nadderud » 08 Dec 2012 22:05
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