- Jun 27, 2012
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This place seems like a ghost town now. Has everyone left the ship?
I'm still very curious to know from the ITKs as to what happened in the last few days of the Window.
What happened to the 'jaw-dropping' player that was mentioned?
What happened to the 'two, maybe three' that more than one of the ITKs (I think) said that we should expect.
We did well to bring in so much new talent over the summer but the last few days was a bit of a come-down for me.
I feel that this Forum was used by the Club to perpetuate a possible myth that 'Uncle Joe' was stumping up extra cash for a real charge up the table when it was probably only a bridging loan until the Bale money from RM was sorted out. Do others feel the same?
In the end it was a net-spend summer, while our competitors actually spent considerably more than they took in from player sales. Good as our team looks, does this reality concern others in this Forum or is everyone perfectly happy?
If we fail to make it into the Champions League spots this season does it mean we can look forward to any of Vertonghen, Sandro and who knows leaving next summer?
Lots to think about...
Would love to hear updates from the ITKs!
Why would this concern us? We sold a player for close to double what he's actually worth and brought in 7 full internationals that gave us a much more balanced squad. We didn't have to use any extra money and can invest in the stadium/pay off anything we owe on the training ground. We linked to new markets in Spain, Romania, Argentina, and Denmark, while strengthening our markets in Brazil, France, and Belgium.
Not sure how that is construed as a negative, especially with our model of self-sustainability.