Unfortunately the era we are in prevents us from holding onto our best players as they all want to play in the champions league and them clubs are able to offer larger wages than us due to their income and the fact they play in the champions league. If Villa started offering high wages then we would go under as we dont bring in the amounts of money the bigger clubs do. MON tried do that and got quite close but always fell at the final hurdle.At least we gave it a go when MON was in charge but I cant see if happening again for sometime.
I wonder if we would have signed Bent instead of Harewood what would have been?
The gap has got too big during Lerner's tenure. I wonder how we would have fared had he been at the helm a decade earlier.
Quote from: eamonn on June 24, 2011, 04:57:43 PMThe gap has got too big during Lerner's tenure. I wonder how we would have fared had he been at the helm a decade earlier.Most thought provoking and possibly depressing post of the day. We coulda been top dog!
Quote from: eamonn on June 24, 2011, 04:57:43 PMThe gap has got too big during Lerner's tenure. I wonder how we would have fared had he been at the helm a decade earlier.This is the most important change. City coming from nowhere,Spurs spending big year on year,and the usual big four forever being in the CL gaining more dough every year have made it virtually impossible to crack. Randy gave it a good shot in those first 3 years or so,shame a lot of the money was spunked on very average signings.
I'll ask again, as no one has given a satisfactory answer - who said we are not going to spend any more large amounts of money?
Quote from: Neil Hawkes on June 24, 2011, 08:20:14 PMI'll ask again, as no one has given a satisfactory answer - who said we are not going to spend any more large amounts of money?Martin O'Neill last January.
Quote from: Villadawg on June 24, 2011, 08:25:03 PMQuote from: Neil Hawkes on June 24, 2011, 08:20:14 PMI'll ask again, as no one has given a satisfactory answer - who said we are not going to spend any more large amounts of money?Martin O'Neill last January.Subsequently proved to be wrong. Next?
Quote from: Neil Hawkes on June 24, 2011, 08:27:11 PMQuote from: Villadawg on June 24, 2011, 08:25:03 PMQuote from: Neil Hawkes on June 24, 2011, 08:20:14 PMI'll ask again, as no one has given a satisfactory answer - who said we are not going to spend any more large amounts of money?Martin O'Neill last January.Subsequently proved to be wrong. Next?No it hasn't. He said we needed to sell to buy and that's exactly what we've done. If you're saying we'll spend plenty because we'll raise plenty in sales, I wouldn't argue with you.
I still wonder if we signed sheringham rather than cascarino what would have been?