The major obstacle is that we approach things backwards or at least uniquely for a supposedly 'big' club. We first wait for the manager to demonstrate that he can make a silk purse from pig's ears, and then it is as if he 'deserves' investment. And even then there is no guarantee he will get that investment, as Poch found out. This approach is logical in the business world, but not in modern day football. I think it is fair to say that Ange hasn't sewn enough purses yet. Last season should be seen as a success if for no reason other than the fact that the post-Kane collapse many of us feared never came to pass. But it also wasn't mind-blowing, which I think is what led to a pretty cautious 'bet hedging' summer whereby we gave him one player he wanted (Solanke) but spent the rest on players who would outlast him if it all went Pete Tong and he got the sack. Again, makes lots of sense in the business world but very little sense when you consider the fact that on the pitch, the security you get from your cautious approach undermines the probability of making the kind of progress which would justify a less cautious approach. It's the Spurs Catch-22.
Can't argue with any of that, it's just now hoping that we finally do approach a window like the big club we are and target players at our level, not below. Couple of top signings could make a massive difference for the second half of the season. They may as well sack Ange now if they have no intent to add or only want another Werner type or two.
The only reason Ange is still here is because no manager of any kind of standing will want the job unless they are presented an offer they can`t refuse, and even then some may still turn down the chance to work for Levy. We have seen it before where top managers turn us down and we end up with the likes of Nuno, and the likes of Conte only take the job because the offer was too good not to. Levy has sacked managers with better records than Ange, but these days he is short of options, which is why Ange may well be given more time than his predecessors.
Celtic managers can't go wrong there anyway. It's when they go somewhere else we see what they are capable of.
Howard Webb says it was sight that Moses Caicedo avoided a red card for trying to break Pape Sarr's leg at the weekend **** off Howard
It's absolute nonsense: https://www.premierleague.com/news/4193287 Caicedo leaves one on Son, gets nowhere near the ball and absolutely smashes into Sarr's shin. The fact that Romero's challenge is used as their example of Serious Foul Play says it all. Absolute bunch of useless, dishonest ****ers.
And now the icing on the cake: Paul O’Keefe now saying he’s waiting to confirm a definite timeline but van de Ven likely out for 2-3 weeks. Superb decision to play them both early
And somehow people are trying to blame Sarr, saying he should've done a grounded pirouette to get the decision Just how ****ed is refereeing in this country if officials need players to help make their minds up for them?
