I agree with the first part and I guess you could say that that was the biggest failing of Sven's side. I think Nigel will get them playing more as a team and develop a real team spirit into this group of players which you need to get out of this division. Middlesbrough biggest failing wasn't that they spent money, it was just that they spent a fair bit of it on players who weren't good enough and also they had a manager who also wasn't up to it. Whether our aquisitions are good enough, we'll have to wait and see. Personally, I think we've got a strong Championship squad. I don't think there are that many 'names' in our squad - only really Konchesky and Beckford. In fact, I'd argue the biggest 'name' has left the club now. Also, I don't think we're buying the league because you don't get promoted by opening a chequebook, you only get promoted by winning football matches. Fair enough, you can buy players who you feel can help you to win football matches and that's nothing to be ashamed of. But at the end of the day, we still have to get three points on a Saturday afternoon same as every other club. If it were you who was spending money, I don't think you'd say that you were buying the league? But, in general, I agree with you that team spirit and unity is a vital ingredient in a successful sides and it is probably that which separates us most from the teams higher up in this league. But with Pearson, I think we have the right man to steer us to where we want to go and get the best out of an expensively assembled but talented squad. Now we can see how much of our auspicious start was down to bad management and how much down to bad players.
I do think you've massively overspent whenever I look at your squad though. Nugent, Danns, St Ledger etc. are all overrated players who happened to be good compared to the **** teams they played in.
Considering Nugent and Danns were free, I don't think we over payed for them. But, in general, I think we got the majority of our players for what they were worth. Mills obviously stands out as the big one and I think we'd all agree that he isn't worth the £4 million (5.5 if we get promoted) that we payed. That isn't to say he isn't a good player mind and that brings me onto my point. I remember we on this board had the same discussion during the transfer window and I remember many drew the example of Arsenal and Man City. Arsenal and Wenger in recent years have been very cautious with the money that he's spent and has only ever spent what he feels a player is worth - which I think we'd all say is admirable. As a result though, you could say that this has ultimately cost them as Arsenal have never really challenged for the title in recent years and Wenger hasn't got the players he needs and hasn't won the trophies. Man City on the other hand have spent what it takes to get the players they want and because they have got the players they want and were prepared to pay what it took, they are now flying high. Whether we have spent our money on the right players is debatable and we can't really say, definitively, until the end of the season how good this squad is. But we now have one of the best talent spotters in the country in my opinion with us so I think the future expenditure is in safe hands. But I'd rather spend the money to get the players we want and be a Man City rather than an Arsenal. As I said, whether we've spent it well, we don't know. Personally, I think we have a good enough squad to get at least play-offs, you obviously think otherwise and I guess we'll have to wait until May to see how well we spent our money.
I'd rather be an arsenal than a man city anyday of the week. This is exactly what is wrong with football. You have just tried to give an inspiring speech to make yourself look more intelligent and it has made me hate you and hate leicester city even more than i did previously because of that one statement 'But I'd rather spend the money to get the players we want and be a Man City rather than an Arsenal' ****ing sickening
So you'd rather be 5th in the league than 1st? I think I'd be willing to bet that if it were your club in the position of Manchester City and it was Leeds Utd that, right now, were top of the league, currently in the Champions League, playing some great football and had just beat your local rivals 6-1, that you wouldn't be complaining. Are you really saying that if it were the club that you love were in Man City's position that you, as a fan, would be outraged and go and protest that Ken Bates be reinstated? My point was that, if there is a player that you feel can make such a difference to your side (like Sven did with Mills) then I don't think there's anything wrong with spending money required to get that player. We actually turned players down in the summer (Yakubu being one) because either the transfer fee or wages were too high so it's not like we were throwing money at any Tom, Dick or Harry that can kick a ball. I've always said that transfer fees are subjective. For instance, take someone like Beckford. If he goes on now and scores 20 goals this season and we get promotion then we'll say it was money well spent. However, if he flops and doesn't score a goal for the rest of the season, the we'll say that we didn't spend our money very well. It's not the Man City fans' fault that they got taken over by some rich Arab who was willing to spend money to improve the team. In the same sense, it's not our fault we have owners who are willing to spend some money to try and improve our side and get us promoted. We're grateful we have owners who will invest when they feel it's needed because we just want to see Leicester City do as well as possible and if that is helped by having owners who will invest into the club then so be it. There are clubs whose fans are even protesting over the lack of investment from owners - Leeds Utd being one of them. Again, as I said previously, whether we've spent our money wisely is a question that I feel cannot be conclusively answered until May but we've done nothing wrong by spending money.
Remember, you are arguing with a Leeds fans. And Leeds have never, ever tried to buy success. Honest.
I dont put leicester city in the category of Manchester City or Chelsea but the god's honest truth is that if we started spending 40m on every single player and buying success the way manchester city have i would be disgusted with my club regardless of there league position. I feel that much hatred to these billionaire owners right now that i wouldn't feel right for my club to become like that. I would prefer to be 10th in the premier league with a hard working team and spending within our budget than top of the league and buying samir nasri for 25m to sit on our bench.
No you wouldn't. Not a chance. If you don't then you need to bring yourselves to terms with the fact that football is now a multi-billion pound industry and clubs of a smaller size (Forest, Leeds, Derby ect) are not able to just start winning leagues and European cups with the help of a good manager or player.
Well then, i dont like modern football and would prefer us to be a mid-table prem team rather than having outside help and i cannot believe that fans of a club want there club to be like that. Im going re-state that i am disgusted with your views
If Leicester started buying top players in then it'd be fantastic. Champions league, winning the Premier League, becoming a huge club and building foundations for a great youth academy. If you say you wouldn't like that then you're either lying or seriously deluded to think that its possible to win the league without spending huge money. If you want to be disgusted by some views then go check out Leeds-18's regarding the booing during Busby's silence
Look, i like the way that tottenham have done it. They are still spending money and in the last 3 or 4 years they are probably one of the highest spenders in the prem but they havn't blown there budget, they are spending within there means and not getting outside help. Im not against spending 20m on a player, just the club should be paying for players not the billionaire owners. Tottenham are a good example, and they are looking likely to get champions league football this year as well.
So if your club was taken over by billionaire owners you'd protest just as you do with Grayson? Behave.
I dont protest grayson, i dont protest bates because i agree with his philosophy (that doesnt mean i agree with everything he does). But if roman abromovich took over leeds united, yes i would protest. I want leeds to be the best club in the world but i dont want them to buy there way there. I think what these billionaires are doing to football and i dont want my beloved club to be apart of that
hahaha, with statements like that, im pretty sure your supposed to sneak the word allegedly in there somewhere...
