(02-02-2022, 05:29 PM)briefcase_wanchor Wrote: I remember being completely underwhelmed by the Eisners 5 years ago and now I've re-read his words it just reinforces my initial feelings. In hindsight, none of us should be at all surprised that we are where we are today. The "Academy" certainly hasn't moved forwards and we have lost decent coaches along the way. All the while, clubs smaller or of a similar size to Pompey have moved on from this frustrating league, without hint of difficulty - look at Cov and the ground issues they had for example; Wycombe/Luton etc on their limited income.
One encouraging thing about those three clubs is that they proved you do not need to splash the cash to get out of this league. Which might be handy, cos I can't see the Eisner's changing their approach to spending on the team in the near future.
Out of interest, I'd be interested to know who on this board will own up to voting for the Eisners. I'll admit I did despite also being underwhelmed because it was clear the PST had gone as far as it could and could not afford to fix the ground. And I still believe sorting the ground out should be a higher priority than the team, because of the criminal neglect of every owner we've had since Jim Gregory (especially Mandaric) created a genuine threat to the future of the club and we were rapidly running out of time before the Eisners arrived. In that respect you can blame the ones who failed to spend on the ground for the fact that so much needs to be spent now at the expense of the team.