04-05-2018, 19:10
(04-05-2018, 03:14)Salopbaggie Wrote: Just thinking how ironic is it, that we turned down many 10's of millions of pounds this season, to hold on to players we though were needed to stay up. Now we will end up without either the players or the money we were offered for them.
The Catch 22 of Premier League football. Either cash in on your stars, buy whatever replacements you can find and struggle as a result (e.g. Southampton, Swansea), or hold on to them at all costs and then find they won't play for you anymore (Albion, Stoke).
"I would rather spend a holiday in Tuscany than in the Black Country, but if I were compelled to choose between living in West Bromwich or Florence, I should make straight for West Bromwich." - J.B. Priestley