Russian Roulette!

[swaledale]

[quote="chili756"]I do not wish to sound smug, but I did say this last season.

We cleared the decks and under Clough rebuilt, but the downside was the decline in crowds. SR bought in Mac and we had a pretty much instant upturn and almost gained promotion. Last year we collapsed, and I am still adamant it was done purposefully to gain promotion this season and get the 100m tv deal as opposed to going up last season and more than likely coming straight back down with "only" 65m.

I know the club didnt injure Martin or destroy the confidence in our defence, but we could have acted faster to cover the injuries if we really were serious about it.

I am however in agreement with Rattea. Our current level of spending in unsustainable, we have now got a very good squad, with depth in all areas. We could even afford to lose one or two more, and we are still to use the loan system, which Clement has said he is already looking at. Should we fail to win promotion, what

[chili756]

[quote="swaledale"]I do not wish to sound smug, but I did say this last season.

We cleared the decks and under Clough rebuilt, but the downside was the decline in crowds. SR bought in Mac and we had a pretty much instant upturn and almost gained promotion. Last year we collapsed, and I am still adamant it was done purposefully to gain promotion this season and get the 100m tv deal as opposed to going up last season and more than likely coming straight back down with "only" 65m.

I know the club didnt injure Martin or destroy the confidence in our defence, but we could have acted faster to cover the injuries if we really were serious about it.

I am however in agreement with Rattea. Our current level of spending in unsustainable, we have now got a very good squad, with depth in all areas. We could even afford to lose one or two more, and we are still to use the loan system, which Clement has said he is already lo

[Sma11ytheRam]

[quote="chili756"]I do not wish to sound smug, but I did say this last season.

We cleared the decks and under Clough rebuilt, but the downside was the decline in crowds. SR bought in Mac and we had a pretty much instant upturn and almost gained promotion. Last year we collapsed, and I am still adamant it was done purposefully to gain promotion this season and get the 100m tv deal as opposed to going up last season and more than likely coming straight back down with "only" 65m.

I know the club didnt injure Martin or destroy the confidence in our defence, but we could have acted faster to cover the injuries if we really were serious about it.

I am however in agreement with Rattea. Our current level of spending in unsustainable, we have now got a very good squad, with depth in all areas. We could even afford to lose one or two more, and we are still to use the loan s

[blackandwhite56]

[quote="chili756"]I do not wish to sound smug, but I did say this last season.

We cleared the decks and under Clough rebuilt, but the downside was the decline in crowds. SR bought in Mac and we had a pretty much instant upturn and almost gained promotion. Last year we collapsed, and I am still adamant it was done purposefully to gain promotion this season and get the 100m tv deal as opposed to going up last season and more than likely coming straight back down with "only" 65m.

I know the club didnt injure Martin or destroy the confidence in our defence, but we could have acted faster to cover the injuries if we really were serious about it.

I am however in agreement with Rattea. Our current level of spending in unsustainable, we have now got a very good squad, with depth in all areas. We could even afford to lose one or two more, and we are still to use the loan sys

[chili756]

[quote="blackandwhite56"]I do not wish to sound smug, but I did say this last season.

We cleared the decks and under Clough rebuilt, but the downside was the decline in crowds. SR bought in Mac and we had a pretty much instant upturn and almost gained promotion. Last year we collapsed, and I am still adamant it was done purposefully to gain promotion this season and get the 100m tv deal as opposed to going up last season and more than likely coming straight back down with "only" 65m.

I know the club didnt injure Martin or destroy the confidence in our defence, but we could have acted faster to cover the injuries if we really were serious about it.

I am however in agreement with Rattea. Our current level of spending in unsustainable, we have now got a very good squad, with depth in all areas. We could even afford to lose

[swaledale]

[quote="chili756"]I do not wish to sound smug, but I did say this last season.

We cleared the decks and under Clough rebuilt, but the downside was the decline in crowds. SR bought in Mac and we had a pretty much instant upturn and almost gained promotion. Last year we collapsed, and I am still adamant it was done purposefully to gain promotion this season and get the 100m tv deal as opposed to going up last season and more than likely coming straight back down with "only" 65m.

I know the club didnt injure Martin or destroy the confidence in our defence, but we could have acted faster to cover the injuries if we really were serious about it.

I am however in agreement with Rattea. Our current level of spending in unsustainable, we have now got a very good squad, with depth in all areas. We could even afford to lose one or two more, and we are still to use the loan s

[chili756]

[quote="swaledale"]I do not wish to sound smug, but I did say this last season.

We cleared the decks and under Clough rebuilt, but the downside was the decline in crowds. SR bought in Mac and we had a pretty much instant upturn and almost gained promotion. Last year we collapsed, and I am still adamant it was done purposefully to gain promotion this season and get the 100m tv deal as opposed to going up last season and more than likely coming straight back down with "only" 65m.

I know the club didnt injure Martin or destroy the confidence in our defence, but we could have acted faster to cover the injuries if we really were serious about it.

I am however in agreement with Rattea. Our current level of spending in unsustainable, we have now got a very good squad, with depth in all areas. We could even afford to lose one

[roger_ramjet]

test test

[Rattea]

Swale..... I predicted the slump in October and won a bet on it..... How shrewd does that make me!!!!

[dcfcdavecov]

Yes, it does, Roger. It could be that we are sat in the Championship in 3 years time with no room for maneuver with rising transfer fees and wages. Hopefully that never happens.

Edit - didn't see the second page as it never loaded . Now my comment looks about 5 years too late.