I'm much more interested in what Blackie was saying about only buying quality and making sure he has the specialist in place for each position. Looking at how we finished last season, I would suggest that it will only take the acquisition of two or three players to make us real contenders next season and I get the feel that Blackie thinks the same.
No club cannot be called a selling club and every player has his price. Status means as much as money for a great many players, and as far as Cahill was concerned, Bolton offered Premiership and we didn't, naff all to do with finance, or how big the club is, or the support!! We fish for players in the same pool as a good few clubs, some perceived as bigger others smaller. Dabble in the pool with fish that need more food than we can supply and we will quickly be in trouble. Ask the grunters who all thought the acquisition of Waddle, Carbone, Di Canio, Yonk, Sinton et al showed real ambition and commitment. When it went tits up and the relegation happened, then the 'buy big now, pay later' philosophy, with the consequences of offering the contracts that would induce these players to the piggery rather than elsewhere, really hit the fan!! In the words of Gordon, prudence every time for me!
I'll reserve judgement on things until later, we haven't even reached 1st July yet!
