Quote Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn View Post
By "go mental" do you mean not being the only manager in Europe who didn't sign an outfield player because in his crazy little mind he thought this squad was already good enough?

Why is it always pushed to the extreme? We spend nothing because the only alternative would be spending like the chavs and the gypos? Nothing in between? Like a decent midfielder or striker? Would it have been "mental" to go into this season properly prepared to make a serious challenge? And it's not just this season, it's every bloody season. Again, a massive convenience. Coincidental of course.
You don't think our squad enough to finish above Leicester? Our failure this year is not because our squad isn't good enough. Clearly a top striker would help but do you really need that to beat a depleted Utd side or Swansea at home, or Watford in the Cup? Let's not confuse two things. There was a time when the dopers were having a big impact and we couldn't compete (although we could have spent more). But we have spent pretty big in the last few years since the money has been available, our failure this year isn't because of frugality.