Luxury Tax a no go..

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Originally Posted by Ragatino

Damn Tut mate, you're an optimistic one ain't ya?

The trajectory from the take over & Howe coming in to today shows we're going to be challenging for the league in 2 or 3 seasons. Definitely in the mix for Champions League qualification.

Klopp going from the Bid Dips, Salah probably gonna leave. The dumpster ratchers will experience the same issues as ManUre post Fergi. They'll not maintain their status at the very top of the league consistently. VDV is old and soon to be gone. Allison is 31 and will be considering a nice move to Italy or Spain to end his career in the Sunshine, picking up one last big signing on paid day.

Arsenal look well situated & Arteta seems stable and in for the long haul.

Spurs, We need to see if Ange is a genuine top manager, 2nd Season Syndrome will tell us a lot more about the cowardly whites and the Aussie.

So there is plenty of room for NUFC to establish ourselves as regular top 4 contender. That combined with another 2 full transfer cycles (4 windows +) replacing the Frasers, Richies, Murphy's with top quality young players of course we will be in the conversation for a title.

The PiF didn't buy the club to sit on their hands & take 10 yrs to be a force to be reconned with.

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Not to mention the wealth of talent to come up from the academy.

You only need to compare what has been available during the last two years compared to what was produced under FatSlob during his almost a decade and a half.

We need to build up the youth teams like Chelsea or City, even if they are stuck by ffp. They have youth teams with sellable assets.

Agree with that Scott.

Look at Chelsea, gona be smacked by FFP but have plenty of saleable home grown talent to make a serious dent in the debt.

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Originally Posted by ex_pat_magpie

Not to mention the wealth of talent to come up from the academy.

You only need to compare what has been available during the last two years compared to what was produced under FatSlob during his almost a decade and a half.

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Yes indeed, we've seen a clutch of quality youngsters brought it who have the potential and the road map to make it through to the first team squad. Alfie Harrison looks like a very exciting prospect indeed!

We're in great shape and within the parameters progressing amazingly.

A win against Man U & Spurs on Saturday put us right in the mix for a European place next season. European competition two years in a row. A massive step forward in development terms.

Playing in the Europa League isn't quite the Champions League but it is European Competition. The 22-25 yr old players we're targeting in the transfer market will be content to join the project to fight for a top 4 Premier League position & challenge themselves in the Europa on route to UCL qualification and regular participation.

We should also take into consideration this is Eddie Howe's 2nd season. We're suffering our '2nd Season syndrome' the injuries are the impact of that.

Next season will be a very interesting and exciting one.

It really is only a matter of time with a bit of patience.