I’d rather if Southgate stayed at EnglandThis. Just hire a yes man instead.
People love to climb in on Levy but you really need to know what the issues are or are not before you destroy him.
I'm 100% behind Conte but there has to be some give and take even if Conte is irreplaceable to us in a sense, not mad for the club to say can we develop some youth players.
Equally the time has come for Levy to show mega ambition, I’m sure they will get there.
What does mega ambition look like - financially? How can we invest £200m to a manager who has committed himself to perhaps see out that ambition? Its like you say give and take but what ive been reading on here is Conte this Conte that and tickling his balls. I would like us to keep Conte (even though im not hig biggest fan) to have this view that whatever he wants we should give - is nonsense.
We have several players on our books we need to get rid of - lets not forget theyre still on our books - Ndombele, GLC then we have players in the squad we need to get rid of (Gil, Emerson/Doherty, Sanchez et al) - we cannot just add add add. That is just not sustainable. I just dont get what some of us want, we all want to win and be successful but you need, both on the same page and currently it appears theyre not. Both parties need to contribute to that.
People need to have some perspective. We were a mess when Levy took over. Nowhere remotely as competitive as we are today. That’s not even getting into the “best stadium in the world, best training ground in the world stuff”. We had managers like Gross, Francis & Ardiles back then, compared to Poch, Mourinho & Conte now. Regular European football, compared to none back then.
Ok, we all wish he had been looser with the chequebook on the playing side at different junctures. But people calling for Lewis’s daughter - who we know nothing about - to force him out; that’s completely mad chat, worse than wanting to sign the latest hot young Ligue 1 star on the basis of some 2 min YouTube clip. This is the standard “will he, won’t he?” that accompanies every Conte transfer window & contract discussion. We need to chill out.
For me it means outspending Arsenal that needs to be the minimum, they haven’t been in the CL for 6 years and we have all these revenue streams from the stadium. If Conte sees them outspending us he has a right to be pissed off.
Levy is never gonna change. He’s been here 20 years and his patterns of behaviour have been consistent.People love to climb in on Levy but you really need to know what the issues are or are not before you destroy him.
I'm 100% behind Conte but there has to be some give and take even if Conte is irreplaceable to us in a sense, not mad for the club to say can we develop some youth players.
Equally the time has come for Levy to show mega ambition, I’m sure they will get there.
Everyone is spending more.To be fair we have been spending more, it just doesn't quite feel like as much as we expected & is disappointing when clubs like West Ham outspend us in the Summer.
Everyone is spending more.
I understand on the face of it the spending requirements seem obscene but that's the competition were in.
Keep up or fall behind
Disagree.Everyone is spending more.
I understand on the face of it the spending requirements seem obscene but that's the competition were in.
Keep up or fall behind
Nail on the head.It's not just about spending though, Bentacaur and kulu were less than tanguy, son was 20m, it's about getting the players the manager wants to fit into the system he wants to play
They need to sort it out quick, can't see levy spending much in Jan if Conte won't commit
If we brought back Poch, there is no way that it wouldn't go tits up again. Why is it always quick fixes at the club?Absolute amateur hour if we force Conte out to bring back Poch, we would be a joke. How is there not money to spend? What is going on with the naming rights? Where is the rest of the 150m from the summer?
The argument against giving Conte what he wants when he’s not committed does seem sensible on the face of it, but think of it this way…Exactly, everyone knew what getting into bed with Conte would be like when they were desperate to have him. He needs assurances.... and without even knowing what they are people are convinced he is asking for something completely reasonable and is happily giving his own assurances, equal to what he is asking for, in return.
I am sure there are those at the board level who are sceptical about giving him what he wants, based on his actions at previous clubs before. Surely it is the CLUBS long-term interest to make sure they are giving control to someone who is gonna stick around themselves....
Disagree.
Recruitment isn’t just about how much you spend. It’s about, how wisely you can spend it.