It may be pretty hard to have a good back back up keeper but when was the last time one of the 'old big 4' plus City put out a 42 year old in a key Prem match. City had problems with Hart, they bring in that fellow whose name I can't spell, Papillon, I'll call him
Woolwich had problems with Chesney, in comes Fabianski, are these 42 year olds? I don't think so. The really serious contenders just don't do things like we do. And to repeat I'm not blaming Brad, I'm blaming the club for being so ill-prepared.
Of course there are other reasons why we won't be winning the Prem in the foreseeable future, which I've already detailed in other posts in this thread and elsewhere. Here are some more reasons BTW, we needed a centre back in Harry's last season, so did Chelsea. We got Ryan Nelsen on a free, who Harry hardly played, Chelsea got Cahill. They won the FA Cup and CL, we came 4th and got fucked over. I could go on, the thing is time and again we are left short in vital positions, remember the striker debacle last season?
We just lack the money/vision/determination call it what you want to push through the 'glass ceiling'. We've seen it season after season, when we haven't pushed on when we had the chance. This season is heading the exact same way re the Prem. TBH as I've said before today, I don't get too hooked up on the mirage of 4th, let alone the complete fantasy of the title, because it all gets too frustrating. I'll take 6th and a trophy and think its a brilliant, fantastic season for us.
But us winning the Prem this decade, nah. We need a new stadium/new owners before I can start even thinking we're serious contenders.
For me the biggest game left this calendar year will be the QF v West Ham, that's when I want our best team out. A Wembley win and revenge on them that'll keep me happy all next summer