Quote Originally Posted by slack_pie View Post
The bros are bit like value investors but in football rather than the stock market. They see a player whose market value seems to be below their actual value for whatever reason, give them a platform to shine, and then sell them on for their actual value, or even at a premium. Buy low, sell high, repeat. In the process, the club benefits from quality players coming and going and hopefully climbs up the pyramid slowly but surely.

Every decision is about extracting maximum value, whether that's recruitment or tactics.
That theory is fine - I doubt anyone can question the logic behind the idea, if indeed that is what the owners are doing. Sustainability is key. However, we must not lose sight of the facts.

This is the weakest League 2 in many years - you do not have *big* teams with a budget exceeding anyone else. There is no Wrexham, or Stockport, or even the Stags, whose spending is at a higher level. The fact Walsall are 12 points clear with a game in hand, with Crewe and Vale coming next says it all! There is plenty of dross in this league and we have a tremendous opportunity to go up this year, potentially automatically. It would be extremely disappointing to throw that away by flogging our best players to fit a so called *process*.

I am not criticising the owners, but they need to be careful what they wish for.