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    ENIC

    Typical short term thinking, evolution doesn't take a summer. So I've mapped out the baffling alternative to the current status quo. i.e. to trim the squad and spend more money on fewer transfers, i.e. quality in its many forms over quantity. To fill any short term gaps we use u21s. Based on...
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    ENIC

    We are arguing? I am looking at the same data and analysing it a bit deeper. 1. The six players we signed are not as good as bale/modric when we signed them. I am not a big fan of them but they will be good replacement for Dawson. I would not have signed anybody but dier and the Sevilla...
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    ENIC

    Yes lots of players went through...too many but like I say above it's silly to judge the process as successful on the basis of selling bale. Bale may well end up being the best British player of the modern era which makes him unique. Sent from my iPad using Fapatalk
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    ENIC

    Your right, if you don't think about it. Sent from my iPad using Fapatalk
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    ENIC

    There are two very serious shortcomings with your analysis. 1. The significant majority of that income came from two sales, Modric and Bale. As discussed above these have been the only examples of success rather than the norm. 2. I am not sure how you saw these signings at the time but out of...
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    ENIC

    Good example but it's not happened consistently enough even to base our whole future on. Sent from my iPad using Fapatalk
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    ENIC

    I am saying that we need to maintain one world class player in our squad at all times. Since we sold bale we haven't had one and before bale you could argue we haven't had one since klindsman. These two individuals were so good on and off the field for the fans, players and the club...
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    ENIC

    It's not about short term thinking, about trophies or specific matches. You certainly don't sign a world class player every summer. Only when the player is needed and right for the club. They have to be a good fit and to have the right character. Somebody for younger players to learn from and...
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    ENIC

    I am not talking about specific players here, just our overall transfer dealings since 2004 when it's clear the current policy started. Sent from my iPad using Fapatalk
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    ENIC

    Almost, I am saying that transfers should 95% largely follow the current policy plus maintaining one world class player. It's just a rethink of what we do. The focus should be to build a smaller squad of higher quality and to target the premier league only. Europa cup and league cups should be...
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    ENIC

    Bale is not really a good example as he was a teenager and an exciting prospect. We also signed him under the noses of arsenal and man utd. He was signed for the future rather than to plug a gap in the the Europa team. Sent from my iPad using Fapatalk
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    ENIC

    Thanks for the data. However all these data do is illustrate my point. We are in the football elite, a few places above the winners of the Spanish league and champions league finalists. Obviously we aren't Real Madrid so we would need to do it within our budget. I am just saying let's rethink...
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    Why are we such a pushover against the top sides?

    We did but those two seasons are an outlier in a long term trend of underperformance. We don't even have a single smash and grab result in 25 attempts at Stamford bridge. Sent from my iPad using Fapatalk
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    ENIC

    Why? Out of our league how? Pay the money get the player, utd just spent 145m w/o champions league football. Sent from my iPad using Fapatalk
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    Why are we such a pushover against the top sides?

    No much longer than that, the point was about the period 1990-2014 when the no win records at old Trafford and Stamford bridge started. Sent from my iPad using Fapatalk
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    ENIC

    Its moot point because we don't sign potential world class players at 10m. We sign reserve team or Europa cup players. Sent from my iPad using Fapatalk
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    ENIC

    It's a question of priorities, I understand that certain contacts are in place but these can be changed over time. Taking your metaphor on board, you may not be able to have both the Mercedes and the flat but you might be able to afford one of them. The smart decision might be to go for the...
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    ENIC

    I largely agree with this. The stats on net transfer spends, profiteering from transfers, buying only young players with potential say it all really, why can't we stop spinning and be direct with the fans. My gripe is that our budget never stretches to just one world class player. A single...
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    How much will we spend this summer?

    Nest egg? Ha! Nobody would save for a stadium, it's an asset which can be paid off over 25 years. I would guess that the business plan for upgrading the stadium will have expected for us to maintain our current net income plus any additional season ticket sales. The only risks to income...
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    How much will we spend this summer?

    Wages are also typically not small...I think that we changed our wage structure recently too. Our squad is still bloated many of them earning many millions per year.
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