Originally Posted by
Carpe_diem
I said in October last year that hard work, determination and team spirit would only get you so far (after we'd lost to Leicester in the cup for the first time this season) and I think my words have been proved correct. We need a higher class of player if we're to push on, and in order to get that kind of player we need to a. cast our net a little bit wider than just the UK and Ireland and b. increase our transfer and wage budget. If we don't, we're going to end up in this exact situation year after year whilst other clubs continue to leave us behind.