Ramekin

17 hours ago, Chris_Martin said:

thats optimistic

Give it a rest mate. You’re becoming tedious and boring.

2 hours ago, Caerphilly Ram said:

I know, I keep falling into the trap. I get people don’t like Warne, we’re all entitled to our opinions on him and some of the observations on tactics (at times!) last season I agreed with, I had real concerns with his in game management. He has acknowledged a number of his own failings himself, is talking about improving on last season and building a team. I just don’t get what’s stopping people getting behind it for now, he’s clearly not going anywhere. 

When Cloughie came to Derby we heard a lot of the same stuff. Only managed a lower league club, got a big mouth, rubs the players up the wrong way etc etc.

Even when he left some people were saying he’ll never do it at another club. Now I’m not suggesting Warne is another Clough but some of the stuff being posted on here is twaddle. Give the guy a chance then, if he messes up, have a go at him if you must.

On 11/06/2023 at 09:54, Bris Vegas said:

There is no doubt there was a significant initial investment. But that was only to accelerate the process and was kind of expected. I mean, grab any midtable side and you’re going to need to pump £500m+ into it over say 3 seasons to ge them consistently challenging just in the top four.

Newcastle will be a further example of this. They’ve already spent £200m. They’re going to need to spend another £150m this summer just to try and get 4th again with Liverpool likely to improve. They are still way off City and United.

City’s process started in 2008. That’s 15 years ago now.

I don’t envisage them needing to outspend their rivals anymore. All the foundations are in place for them to just keep ticking over now as illustrated by their moderate net spend.

Ultimately, City’s recruitment has been the key to their success. Some will say it’s easy with a bottomless pit. But if that was the case, why aren’t United or Chelsea enjoying similar success? City have just simply been smarter.

Summed up beautifully.

Tommy Docherty. Close thread.