Quote Originally Posted by 21_GOONER_SALUTE View Post
Yeah.... probably should have just said their scattergun approach in the last 20 years has only led to them winning 5 EPLs, umm 4 European Trophies, ahh countless players and nights their fans couldn't forget in a decade; while effectively usurping us as Top Dawg in these parts......but I'm sure you'll be able to counter by listing the excitement our carefully thought out meticulous approach has elicited in you and the rest of goonerdom.
All their achievements have been bought at the largesse of owners. You can bemoan all you like the fact that we’ve not adopted that model, but it is what it is. If we’d lost out to someone like Liverpool who we seem to largely be trying to emulate to various degrees I’d see your point, but Todd Boehly is doing drunk silly spending which you imagine will catch up with them long term.
Listen I get the disappointment I really do, but the main difference between what we offered and what Chelsea offered is that they offered 60 odd million cash up front, unless the Kroenkes are prepared to do that for us…I can’t see how it comes down to a failed negotiation strategy.
You can complain that the Kroenkes are not giving us enough funds to compete but that’s a different matter entirely

That our alternative target appears to be Raphinia, suggests there is a downside to clubs spending beyond their means in the hope of short term success. For all we know, we might end up with Mudryk in a year or two because Chelsea are having to do a fire sale.