it's easy to forget just how little we had 3 years ago. we had to make a whole lot of acquisitions and we didn't have much money and no reputation as a destination place to get top youngsters.

One thing to keep in mind is that we've retained most everyone we wanted to retain during his tenure. totally different than during the dark years. Have to give a lot of that to the DOF. it's easy to go after the "bright and shiny objects" and I think a lot of what Scum, Citeh, Hotspurs, Arsenal and Chelski are experiencing reflect chasing these players. Not that Pool and others dont' as well but they tend to have a squad and fill in some spots. Fat Lampard and scum have all but blown up their squads.

If we settle down and play to our potential and keep developing these super youngsters we have we could be really good

One thing is for sure that I'm grateful for. We are not relegation material and that means a lot the first year up in the prem!