SissokoWasGood (BoL)
Pat van den Hauwe
Without delving into the detail I agree.
Liverpool and Arsenal are well within the same orbit as us. And the reason they are important is they have shown they can be successful with those similar resources. (Although Arsenal haven't been successful yet, let's remind ourselves).
So beyond them maybe having a bit more legacy pull than us when chasing players, it is possible to achieve.
One thing I would say, is I know Man U, Liverpool and Arsenal fans that looked at us with envy during Pochs time here (although Liverpool then started to reap the benefits of their Messiah arriving).
And we certainly didn't have more money then, just simply a manager that knew what he was doing.
Agreed with your last point, and this ties into what @Muttley was saying. I also agree that I’d like us to be as successful as possible within this new financial paradigm we have. Unfortunately we’ve made routinely terrible decisions on the football side. Haven’t shown patience with the right people. But Poch showed what was possible during his run.