I do hate a false extrapolation, especially at this time of the morning. However, having now read the article I'm inclined to agree with Fran on this point. Having said that, I found the spirit of the article largely in line with what we must all surely fear. I don't (just) mean the fear that Lallana will come back from Brazil and sign for Real Madrid. But the very real concern is that, yet again, the big boys in the playground have made sure that their positions in the pecking order are maintained. Cortese obviously saw through this so called "Fair Play" sham. If it is true that we will never again see a Jack Walker at Blackburn situation then it is a sad day for all of us. Let's re-site the Manchester teams in London, and leave them, Chelsea and Arsenal (perhaps?) to play out a mini league. They might invite Liverpool and Everton to join them, while the rest of us scrap to win a devalued league.
The author may be a prat, I really can't comment (anyone who puts his name to the Daily Mail is under suspicion in my book). However, he is right to say that this is the moment for SFC. We have a nucleus of very good young players. This is our opportunity to demonstrate to Shaw et al that they are playing for a club with real ambition. Whether our owner wants to invest in a world class striker is a moot point. If she chooses to keep the piggy bank intact is for her to decide, and if she does she'll have to accept that players will go in search of honours elsewhere. But if the author's suggestion that she may be restricted by the rules is correct, then this is absurd.
