30-05-2024, 02:30 PM
I find this making money obsession a bit confusing and probably a red herring. Yes it helps, but to be honest, an extra £10M a season or perhaps a bit more would not make as much difference as just buying the right players in the first place (which is impossible to be perfect) but just playing well on the pitch and being well run - plus a supportive home crowd!! There is plenty we could do at the current stadium without renovations to make more money if that's what it's all about.
Yes, all the big teams have bigger stadium and facilities.....but is that causation or effect of the success?? These teams have also built up their playing staff in periods where there was no PSR, so have completely stolen a march on us and a lot of others. They have been successful during a period of ridiculous growth in the English game, which has allowed them global support and all the sponsorship opportunities and tv deals that brings - which is real game changing money. They are also based in larger cities, London, Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool etc. That in itself puts them in a much better position to monetise as well as make the most of larger grounds.
I'm not anti large stadium, great facilities etc, I think it would be great to improve things on this front significantly. But it is not going to improve how we play. Yes, it might mean we can afford 1 extra £40M player every 3 or 4 seasons, but we will never be a Man United, Arsenal, Man City, Liverpool, Spuds, Chelsea etc who can buy 'success' through multiple high cost players every summer.
Yes, all the big teams have bigger stadium and facilities.....but is that causation or effect of the success?? These teams have also built up their playing staff in periods where there was no PSR, so have completely stolen a march on us and a lot of others. They have been successful during a period of ridiculous growth in the English game, which has allowed them global support and all the sponsorship opportunities and tv deals that brings - which is real game changing money. They are also based in larger cities, London, Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool etc. That in itself puts them in a much better position to monetise as well as make the most of larger grounds.
I'm not anti large stadium, great facilities etc, I think it would be great to improve things on this front significantly. But it is not going to improve how we play. Yes, it might mean we can afford 1 extra £40M player every 3 or 4 seasons, but we will never be a Man United, Arsenal, Man City, Liverpool, Spuds, Chelsea etc who can buy 'success' through multiple high cost players every summer.