So the question is will the 3 Musketeers Stand and Deliver or are they just Jolly Highwaymen..? To be fair they answered a lot of the questions well, but we've heard it all before in the last two seasons, so it's time to deliver. There seems to be a lot in limbo stuff. They are waiting to see how FFP will change, and sounds like they won't go overboard is the transfer market. (yet last week Symons was saying they will be making lots of changes). All 3 of them have an input to which players get signed. (So we've got 3 managers song can start again ) On the Riverside Stand they are progressing, have permission to develop the Thames foundations (and have bought part of the Thames Bank !!!?), and are now just past the point of consultation for objections (something I thought had happened two years ago?). They are looking to upgrade The Cottage and player dressing rooms, and the facilities in The Hammersmith End. Ruiz contract was extended so we can get some money back on him as he wants to move. (Which means we have to find another skilful player that will cost a bit). Symons acknowledged the poor season and said he had to accept the fans criticism, but that would drive him on to produce better things.
Fair and good summing up SuperBri. Obviously the triumvirate would be aware of the questions in advance but nonetheless they were the appropriate questions - like Kit being asked about his response to criticism from the fans - so plus points to the Club for that. As always though there is the Big But .. loads of fine words like 'vision' and 'strategy' but very little detail on how they will be achieved. Guess the two main messages for me were; * Any speculation about Kit is put to rest and (apparently) firing him was never a consideration * The Riverside Development is definitely starting next year. [Would love to know precisely what this "chunk of the Thames" that we've bought is.]
