12-01-2015, 23:39
(This post was last modified: 14-01-2015, 17:47 by Stathemwasthebestever.
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I think it does make a difference. If we all knew Ideye had been bought for 2.5m plus multiple add ons (or whatever it was) as opposed to to 10m (or whatever it was) it would have changed the weight of expectation on the player. Who knows, he might still be struggling but some footballers do labour with a transfer fee on their heads.
If this was just an attempt by the hierachy to make it look as though we were spending it seems pretty short-sighted, cheap, etc etc. We'd all prefer a cheap buy who works out as opposed to the opposite. Cyrille Regis - 5k (long before we had 'recruitment departments').
I admire JP's financial management of the club. As far as I am aware he does not have a fortune (in premier league terms) to bankroll the club and we all know of the numerous examples of want to stay PL clubs who have overeached themselves and are now trying to rebuild in lower leagues.
I suspect it is all part of the slight seige mentality that seems to exist. I believe the club would be better served by being more transparent with the fans. The above is an example but there are others. Team selection has been a huge issue this season yet, as a supporter, it is often impossible to know if a player is out of favour, dropped for tactical reasons for a specific game or deemed unfit by a fitness department that is derailed by the lack of a pre-season.
We all appreciate we're a smallish fish in a big pond. The club should appreciate we understand that and treat us accordingly.
If this was just an attempt by the hierachy to make it look as though we were spending it seems pretty short-sighted, cheap, etc etc. We'd all prefer a cheap buy who works out as opposed to the opposite. Cyrille Regis - 5k (long before we had 'recruitment departments').
I admire JP's financial management of the club. As far as I am aware he does not have a fortune (in premier league terms) to bankroll the club and we all know of the numerous examples of want to stay PL clubs who have overeached themselves and are now trying to rebuild in lower leagues.
I suspect it is all part of the slight seige mentality that seems to exist. I believe the club would be better served by being more transparent with the fans. The above is an example but there are others. Team selection has been a huge issue this season yet, as a supporter, it is often impossible to know if a player is out of favour, dropped for tactical reasons for a specific game or deemed unfit by a fitness department that is derailed by the lack of a pre-season.
We all appreciate we're a smallish fish in a big pond. The club should appreciate we understand that and treat us accordingly.