Quote Originally Posted by Letters (TPFKA WWTL@WHL) View Post
lolz, jk, roffle, etc.

No, but seriously. What is failure this year?

Finishing below City isn't, IMO. They've blundered their way to the top through sheer force of spending.
Chelsea and Utd also have more resources than us so while I do think we should be challenging them I don't think finishing below them is a huge failure. Finishing below Spurs would be a failure though IMO, not just because of the rivalry, they're a big club but don't have the resources we do and while they've outspent us in the transfer market they can't match our wages, we really should be finishing above clubs like that.
Not winning a cup isn't neccessarily failure, depends who we get at what stage. A young side lost to City in the CC, that wasn't a failure - their reserves are people like Nasri and Dzeko.
Re Spurs - I catch your drift, but IMHO Twitchy is in it for short term gain, not long term success. Their great start to the season is mostly down to the knack the Redknapp has for doing good last minute deals - VDV last season and Greedy this. But long term planning it ain't. Plus they are beniffitting massively from non-participation in the CL, and throwing the Europa League. It wouldn't surprise me if they do finish above us this season (although they've been incredibly lucky with injuries/decisions so far, and there's no way the Likes of Ledley King are going to stay fit all season...and VDV will fade as usual come the New Year) but there's no way they are consistently going to be better than us, season on season.