Quote Originally Posted by Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie View Post
Clubs like Chelsea, Liverpool in terms of personnel number have far more than us, and the kind of expertise we need would cost us too much in wages especially when even after clearing out the dead wood we are crippled by our wage bill. With Podolski, Walcott, Ozil, Ramsey all on 100k a week or more, a club that can't afford to run at a loss can't afford that kind of wage bill and afford to sign players without selling.
We're operating at a loss? Is that including the new sponsorship deal? Where are you guys getting this info? It's the opposite of what Ivan and Wenger were saying in the summer. Regarding backstaff, we've just brought in the former Assistant Coach to Van Gaal, Andries Jonker and two of his men to work with the kids. He brought through Muller and Kroos for Bayern. That can't be a cheap appointment. We could have promoted from within, that would have been the cheaper option.