ivaldo
Mediocre Horse Whisperer, s'up wid chew?
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And I didn't say you called them stupid. Stop finding an argument where there isn't one, and while we are at it, try to stay to the one point you made in the original post. On several occasions now you've tried to pivot to a discussion on the competency of the owner or their intentions, as opposed to focusing on expenditure, the point you originally made and I responded to. Besides, I don't think anyone has said they are after glory?The owners only spend to get the club back into Champions League, this is the trend, this is the strategy. I never said the Glazers were stupid, stop making arguments up in your head. The Glazers and Woodward are doing exactly what they planned. Money is the reason the Glazers own the club, not glory, so of course prize money accounts for the decisions made at board level. The Glazers have shown little to no interest in closing the gap to first yet spend twice as much in transfer windows following a season with failure to qualify for Champions League. I really do not understand the argument you are presenting at this stage.
There's an incredibly obvious link between success and profitability for clubs. Honestly, it's like some people don't even realize we are in the middle of a global crisis. Are we just pretending we are the only ones watching pennies this window in order to find a pattern? You realise that Chelsea are the only top 6 club that has a bigger net spend so far this window? Coincidentally, a club owned by a sugar daddy, that spent nothing last window and was banned the window before that. Barcelona has a net spend of £7m. Madrid has signed no one. Bayern has signed one player. Dortmund have signed Bellingham and Can. Even PSG have only spent £50m
Again, prize money accounts for very little. Commercial income matters considerably more, and guess whats easier to sell: Scraping 3/4th place in the PL or winning the champions league? I know it's an inconvenient truth, but if you don't think the Glazers understand this then you're in denial about it. The world is on its arse right now. Let's not pretend otherwise.