I have put this into an article for the London clarets which will be published in the issue after the one that is currently being dispatchedCrosspoolClarets wrote: ↑Mon May 22, 2023 11:53 pmI’d accept that in a net spend way overall but we should factor in circumstance and league position. Far easier to spend money in the Premier League and selling on exit and buying in the Championship will always generate a surplus.
I wrote about what we fans experience on the pitch and I was thinking in terms of the amount and value of incomings per season, under ALK the club has spent about 100m in a short space of time which is a much bigger investment per year. We can only speculate about what the old board would have done on relegation after selling a few players but I bet the signings and loans wouldn’t have been so ambitious.
Giving the new owners some credit and allowing them to bask in our promotion without the criticism (at this moment of euphoria) is really all I am saying.
" people forget that it is possible, reasonable and acceptable to be thrilled by what we see on the pitch, offer praise where it is deserved and still be critical of the board for other actions."
I would add that it is even desirable for this to be the case
In an article that is in the current issue I said this - the whole article should be published via twitter in the next week or so here https://twitter.com/LondonClarets
"Both Vincent Kompany and Sean Dyche, in their time at the club, have spoken about the need to
be mindful of not being too up or down in the immediate aftermath of singular events, moments
or results, of the need to see through the moment to keep focus on the bigger picture. It is a
lesson many supporters would do well to learn from. By all means acknowledge the very evident
capabilities of ALK/VSL in overcoming the financial challenges it has faced (many self-inflicted) and
in both identifying and recruiting the managerial team. Celebrate the magnificent season just
gone, rejoice and be hopeful of what is to come, I certainly will and do. Just don’t confuse that
with believing that everything else is being done in a manner that could be perceived as the ‘right’
or ‘desirable way...’"
. For the record re transfer business I reckon names will be more exciting than money which I feel will appear low - I expect a few loans with a view to buy, like Beyer, as a way of spreading risk. Interesting to see if that’s what the guys think.
