Sorry, edited the post - I meant that the reality of our finances is what it is, and isn't the unacceptable part... but the bullshit public statements saying that the stadium isn't a factor is. We agree.
I bet A&C is laughing his tits off at that bold bit, btw.
I guess it depends on who those we sell are. Kane and Alli - then I think we would all be pretty pissed about that and that wouldn't keep us competitive. Walker and Dier - then I think, whilst not ideal, as long as our scouting is up to scratch and we can bring in replacements who can develop into players of similar quality, then we should be able to remain competitive.
Talking beyond this season. Basing it upon we have to sell first, and will become the mandate for the 'short term'? Does not bode well.
This is one reason why I'm not extra-fussed about Walker moving on, as long as we get a good price. I can't quite put my finger on it, but there's something about the body language when eg they come together to celebrate a goal, that suggests he's not quite as tight with the rest of the squad as the rest of them. IYKWIM.
Daniel Levy said "the new stadium won't have an impact on transfers"
Did anyone ever really believe that "stadium wouldn't impact the transfers" baloney though?
No, but why say it in the first place? Better to keep schtum than peddle an outright whopper: even if we can't afford to say we need to run a really tight ship in public for strategic reasons, we shouldn't really be saying otherwise when our actions so clearly demonstrate what our limits are.
I always thought Atlanta Yid's connections were in the Joe Lewis ballpark rather than the Daniel Levy ballpark, so I imagine JL is the 'big man'. However, not 100% sure if my recollection of AY's contacts is correct, and I'm sure SC will correct me if he's in the Levy loop rather than the Lewis loop.
If Levy went out and got absolutely sloshed and then drove his car into a wall, the sons would say the pub shouldn't have sold him the beer and the wall shouldn't have been there.
