13-03-2023, 12:00 PM
(13-03-2023, 10:30 AM)blueandwight Wrote: This is largely unrealistic rubbish, we're dealing with Pompey here not a club of similar standing with genuine ambition.Why is it an ‘awful league’?
If you look at the constraints of our playing budget one of the things that Cowley actually did right was to build a half reasonable squad. The problem was he didn't know how to make the best use of it!
To embark on another wholesale rebuild is madness when we should be looking at some consistency and continuity based our better performers from yet another disappointing season. So the idea of a radical rethink should be a non-starter unless Eisner and his bean counters have a change of heart and decide to show some genuine ambition to escape from this awful league.
The loan signings are likely to return to their respective clubs. The Mouseman for reasons known to him will be keen to hang onto Dale but has another year left on his contract on Championship money so he'd better off staying at Blackpool. Macey should be a 'yes' and although only a reserve keeper he came down from Scottish Premier just last summer (fee involved?) and he's another who'll be on Championship money. Another one is Piggott but he's on something like £8,000 a week at Ipswich.
Do you see where I'm going? I agree that Freeman and Robertson should be let go. We might be able to move on Hume and hopefully recoup some of the £200,00 we spent on him despite numerous warnings from those up on Wearside as to his ability. The jury is out on Jacobs and Thompson because one is clearly injury prone and the other simply can't do ninety minutes. The idea of letting Ogilvie go is non-sensical, where Curtis is concerned he should definately stay and, in any event, we have a duty of care until he is fully fit and Tunnicliffe under the Mouseman has proved beyond doubt he is worth another year.
If we have the sweeping changes advocated by some perhaps they should ask themselves exactly how we are going to improve on these players within the parameters of a playing budget that doesn't compare with the promotion candidates this season
Could be argued that there are and have been bigger clubs than you find in the championship. At least it’s competitive.