Quote from: Drummond on November 01, 2022, 04:15:12 PMSoooo, given our commitment to Emery, of the longest managerial deal in our history, as well as nice long deals for some of our better players, and the redevelopment of Villa Park and it's environs, are we now satisfied that the owners really are still as committed as we thought? There were some questions before but given the quality of the man coming in, and the things I guess he was promised, are we all feeling positive again?My gut feeling is that these guys really are in it for the long haul, they want to succeed and are putting the framework in place.I have never doubted their commitment and all the trappings of infrastructure, stadium etc are great but i would like to see us starting to pay the big bucks for top class players.Our biggest purchase to date is Buendia (£33m) which for the larger clubs is below the cost for an average full backOur keeper - as great as he is / was cost £20m where the hopeful European clubs are buying them for £70m+ I am not just talking about the Cite£ lot either, quite a few clubs are spending £50+ for players yet we seem stuck with a glass window on transfer fees
Soooo, given our commitment to Emery, of the longest managerial deal in our history, as well as nice long deals for some of our better players, and the redevelopment of Villa Park and it's environs, are we now satisfied that the owners really are still as committed as we thought? There were some questions before but given the quality of the man coming in, and the things I guess he was promised, are we all feeling positive again?My gut feeling is that these guys really are in it for the long haul, they want to succeed and are putting the framework in place.
Surely we'd be hamstrung by FFP if we started throwing the really serious money around...
Quote from: Dick Edwards on November 02, 2022, 11:18:12 AMSurely we'd be hamstrung by FFP if we started throwing the really serious money around...As DW has stated several time - it only seems to be an issue with us