14-03-2023, 06:04 AM
Whoever we keep, we will need to invest in a proper promotion campaign. Not play-offs, straight promotion.
When Harry was asked ahead of the 2002 campaign what his target was was that season, he said to win the league. When questioned whether that was over-reaching things for a side that finished the previous season in the botom half od the table, he said "If you aim for mediocrity, you get mediocrity." If the play-offs is our ambition, we will probably fall short of that again.
If we fail to invest, there are others coming down from the Championship and perm three from the current top six who will happily step up to the financial mark. And we're not talking about the Wycombes, Accringtons and MK Dons anymore. Clubs with decent backing like Bolton, Derby and Ipswich.
Two windows should be enough and as we're not talking about a major overahul, we should have the resources to buy the four or five quality players that will make the difference.
When Harry was asked ahead of the 2002 campaign what his target was was that season, he said to win the league. When questioned whether that was over-reaching things for a side that finished the previous season in the botom half od the table, he said "If you aim for mediocrity, you get mediocrity." If the play-offs is our ambition, we will probably fall short of that again.
If we fail to invest, there are others coming down from the Championship and perm three from the current top six who will happily step up to the financial mark. And we're not talking about the Wycombes, Accringtons and MK Dons anymore. Clubs with decent backing like Bolton, Derby and Ipswich.
Two windows should be enough and as we're not talking about a major overahul, we should have the resources to buy the four or five quality players that will make the difference.