(26-04-2022, 07:53 AM)exgaffer Wrote: Let’s face it, there is nothing these blokes could say that would satisfy the discontents.
Nothing short of ‘we are going to spend millions increasing the capacity of FP to 50,000 and building a new bridge to Fratton station and out spend all the other clubs in the division on players’ would appease them. Even then they’d moan that the bogs weren’t fragrant enough.
They are doing what they said they would do.
I’d like a different manager but we won’t get one, so I’ll just get over it.
The summer is coming, be happy .
If they said they were going to do all that those people would moan about that too!
Nobody is saying that we want a mega stadium and billions spent on players. That's a red herring argument.
In my opinion, every penny that has been spent on this club by the Eisners so far has been to a) protect their assets and b) maintain us at the level at which we they bought the club. Comparatively negligible amounts have been spent at preparing for our future or any intention to head for the next level in the future. They have displayed zero ambition as displayed by being quite happy for our team to fail so disgracefully last season and be so underwhelming this year. Our academy is still a joke. As for the future, we still allow players to work out their notices and close season will continue to be scraping the bins for talent. Do you think last season's desperate free agent trial festival represent the actions of an ambitious, progressive club?
Anything that requires any major commitment, the Eisners try to get other organisations like Network Rail or PCC to blame for their lack of action. Im still out about Cowley but I'm tired of our owners and fed up being outperformed year in year out. Just like what we demand of our players, all we want is some forward-looking sign that is club is going places, and we haven't really had that for so long.
But hey you enjoy those wood-effect bar kiosks in the North Stand, whilst we probably wave Forest Green (or another L2 club) through on their way to the Championship.
Lawrence - totally agree I have missed a handful of games in 50 odd years … like you have seen it all … I think Eisner messed up with the Topps deal last year lost the franchise for allegedly not spending enough which wiped out share price and he lost millions ..like others have said I am not asking for millions to be spent on Pompey ..
I sit here in the stand tonight going underwhelmed … the lowest placed club on the south coast looking at other clubs that pass us by . I know we have no divine right…. I just want some hope that we are going in the right direction … and if we have the festival of trialist again at the start of the season and have no permanent forward on our books …it will be embarrassing. Give me some hope and ambition …. I seem a bit short on that as I wave
All the best to Jack and Tom Naylor tonight…
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