So we fired Arry for this.

[O.Spurcat]

I make it we're one point up on this time last season.

You know what he means; we are 3 points worse on the corresponding fixtures.

 

[Ghoddle10]

Don't get me wrong ENIC/ Levy haven't been the most adventurous of spenders over the past couple of seasons and you could say it's cost us in regards to not meeting expectations (set by Levy) but I'd much rather know the club is stable financially and not see money we don't technically have spent on players only to see us go into financial meltdown and do a Pompey or Leeds etc.

Having said that, this week, especially with Luka's sale, they really need to pull their finger out and make some major investments otherwise we're gonna be left behind by our rivals. We need strengthening, our two main rivals for top four places - Arsenal and Chelsea - have strengthened considerably and the latter look extremely impressive now. If we're left with the squad we have now, then we can kiss goodbye to any top 4 challenge, I hate being negative but AVB's selections and the lack of investment has led me to have some real concerns about the short term aspirations for the club, personally feel we've taken a step backwards so far since the sacking of Harry.

As I say SOS, it all depends what you want. I want ambitious owners like Chelsea and City have, not 'prudence personified' ENIC. If they don't want to spend their money, fine, then I wish they would sell up to someone who will.

 

[Ghoddle10]

You know what he means; we are 3 points worse on the corresponding fixtures.

Hi OS, saved me the trouble of replying, thanks

 

[humanbeingincroydon]

Spurs have a record of making frequent changes in personnel- players and managers alike. ENIC have improved Spurs standing, but have not bucked this trend. 'Arry was consistently mixing it with the top 4 clubs; the next step was to back him financially to improve the depth of the squad. Ousting him and bringing in a young manager with different ideas has resulted in a period of transition when continuity was surely the better option. Only time will tell whether AVB proves a success for Spurs , but even this early in the season it is evident that the team is having to find its feet again- and your best player has now gone- so it's realistically a few steps backwards before you go forwards.

We were building the squad depth under Harry - the issue was that he would use a core of 15 players, so any member of the 25 man squad not in that select group would be stuck on the bench for months on end, and if they did get their chance they would be lacking any kind of match fitness and be a lot less useful. Look at Pienaar, he's been superb at Everton since January, yet for us he rarely played so could not contribute in the slightest.

 

[bigsmithy9]

I believe Sir Fergie had a hard time at the start of his management at Old Trafford,but Man U kept buying nearly everyones top players and he could hardly go wrong,so eventually he found if he could kick a few butts with his Scottish boot he could improve their performance.Other managers weren't so lucky and had trouble with their players if they tried the same thing.Money talks!..as does the Man U wage packets.......