Gucci Massive
Striker
i think you are correct in what you are saying.
We struck lucky to be honest, we invested JUST at the right time, the start of the prem, we invested and kept on investing, almost to bankruptcy but i think it gave us more of a global reputation, certainly a local reputaion which gave us more fans. Sky Tv wanked all over us for the entertainers (and to be honest you can see why, we played some good football) and we live off that reputaion.
that wasnt sustainable though, micky mouse signings like owen almost ruined us as a club. Thankfully Ashley came in and has given us the medacine we didnt want but we needed. we are now sustainable and have a proper well thought out recrutment policy, where players are not just bought on reputation and "ability". We scout the players that we NEED and we scout players that will have financial value for re-sale.
you are right that as a club at the moment you are not foreward thinking. i think you were when you had quinn and the irish consortium. i think you need to follow suit (i think alot of clubs are going to find similair plans as us) and have an indipendant scouting network, realise that as a club (we think this too about us) you are a stepping stone for the big clubs. so the transfer policy should be young hungry players. experience and age is all well and good, and i belive a mixture is good, but young hungry players the way forward. like n'dye (sp?) whickem (sorry, again sp?) bye players that can fit straight into the team. whickemi dnot understand that decision.
ohh fuck ive rambled on and made no point, i am gunna get fuck off mag anyway though
in a nutshell, yeah i think taking a leaf out of our book wouldnt be a bad thing. we copied arsenal, they aint doing to bad either
Nobody gives a fuck about Newcastle (or Sunderland for that matter) south of Scotch Corner. Try getting out once and a while you know, broaden your horizons.
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