Match Reaction vs Mongs

[RomfordPele]

Hopefully this is to underpin a proper push for players in the summer.

Do you really believe this?

I mean, they've sold us the same old shit every year since 2004. We will sit on our hands this summer as we do every summer. Wenger will blame the World Cup for inflating prices, talk about how competitive the market is for world class strikers, and say what a difference theo is going to make when he comes back.

Rinse and repeat.

[Niall_Quinn]

Do you really believe this?

I mean, they've sold us the same old shit every year since 2004. We will sit on our hands this summer as we do every summer. Wenger will blame the World Cup for inflating prices, talk about how competitive the market is for world class strikers, and say what a difference theo is going to make when he comes back.

Rinse and repeat.

It's not a question of belief. Summer 2014 is when the financial plan matures by their calculations. It certainly seems to be the case with the much improved commercial deals coming online. I doubt we'd have seen a £42mill signing if there hadn't been a significant change in the financial environment. The purpose of the stadium move was to position us to compete with the top clubs in Europe. Now whether they meant in terms of success on the pitch or purely financially we'll see. The point is, this is a football club and come Summer 2014 there are no more financial excuses that can be used to cover lack of investment in the business end of football - the shit that happens on the pitch. This is crunch point, after all these years. Either they were genuine or they were lying. We'll know in a few months.