:kaboullol:Sounds more like pigs at the trough .
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:kaboullol:Sounds more like pigs at the trough .
Please do us all a favour and don't write any more articles.
Anyone involved in/see the scuffle break out in our end yesterday? Had a chuckle.
Not quite sure, a few of the lads in front of the east stand gangway started chanting after it was 1-1, I think some other fans took issue, one bloke in particular.Over the Levy Out banner?
What happened..?
I think it's a lot of people projecting narratives onto events, but no one really knows the why of the thing, and we're all simply arguing our own pet theories.Seems to be the general arguement is that Levy has made a lot of fucks ups in terms of players/managers and his controlling nature but most are happy for him to stay simply because it's better than taking the risk of a Glazer cunt turning up?
I think it's a lot of people projecting narratives onto events, but no one really knows the why of the thing, and we're all simply arguing our own pet theories.
justin - while AVB would destroy the Russian League and play Champions League football AGAIN next season. Guess who'll go on to be the more successful manager.
In your own time, son
Zenit finished 1st, 1st, 2nd, 2nd in the past 4 years. It's not hard to "destroy the Russian League" when you're one of the richest clubs in the world, spending £20 million in the summer. CSKA Moscow are their main rivals, they spent £163,000 in transfer this summer. Some achievement that
The fact a supposedly class manager got sacked twice, lost the squad twice and then ran off to Russia says everything ochbye:
We've been run differently for a whole lot of reasons. Looking at net spend from an aribitrary starting point, or gross spend, or any single number, won't explain why though.That's probably because levy keeps his cards close to his arsehole and it seems we don't get much other than clues from the likes of past managers about the state of play in the Ivory tower.
However it does seem odd having a lower net spend than the likes of hull and West Ham and all the coming and goings of managers and players, we certainly are run differently than most clubs.
We've been run differently for a whole lot of reasons. Looking at net spend from an aribitrary starting point, or gross spend, or any single number, won't explain why though.
I suppose you can say from a business model we have done well in terms of keeping our spending quite low. My arguement would be that spending that bit more to provide the extra quality gets you more points which gets you EL or CL football and kind of pays for itself, I do wish we where a little more ambitious, I really hope Levy backs Poch in Jan.
Well, I suppose that reinforces the idea that Levy Out banners in WHL can cause trouble.Not quite sure, a few of the lads in front of the east stand gangway started chanting after it was 1-1, I think some other fans took issue, one bloke in particular.
But is it spending a little more, or a lot more? The difference between Spurs resources and those above them is pretty large, as is the difference in wage bills. The difference isn't really something that an extra 20 million fixes. It's a much larger gap than that.I suppose you can say from a business model we have done well in terms of keeping our spending quite low. My arguement would be that spending that bit more to provide the extra quality gets you more points which gets you EL or CL football and kind of pays for itself, I do wish we where a little more ambitious, I really hope Levy backs Poch in Jan.
There are consistencies though that we can look at. The OP's article is very rosy in it's take on managerial appointments. For instance, he states that Ramos was hot shit when he was hired. Well, I certainly wasn't convinced of that at the time. One quick look at his record showed that he'd had a totally mediocre managerial career for years until his cup[ wins at Sevilla. What's the commonality? Well....I think it's a lot of people projecting narratives onto events, but no one really knows the why of the thing, and we're all simply arguing our own pet theories.
But is it spending a little more, or a lot more? The difference between Spurs resources and those above them is pretty large, as is the difference in wage bills. The difference isn't really something that an extra 20 million fixes. It's a much larger gap than that.
There have been several Januarys where we needed one striker to really push on. We were 2nd in the league during Redknapps reign at one point, his last season. A new striker in January would have really helped.
He wanted Remy for years, we didn't get him. As soon as he moved to QPR he got him, now he's a Chelsea player which just shows his quality. He could have been ours two years ago for 8-10 million. Maybe we'd have finished third (Maybe higher? Who knows) and then the transfer would have paid for itself in CL money.
Levy keeps his wallet shut when he needs to spend, and then splurges it poorly when we don't need to spend. Guys a complete tool when it comes to money and transfers. Wouldn't surprise me this Jan if we bought no one.