We all know that the club will have spent an awful lot of time (already) analysing this season - and will spend more time over the coming weeks. That analysis will be forensic and wide-ranging….and won’t just be about little ol’ BHAFC. It’ll take in the rest of the EPL and much of the rest of...
And we got Barco, who is also making an impact, and has probably got a higher ceiling than both Wharton and Rogers (although I agree both of them are very decent players).
We also (incidentally) bought four other youngsters who are definitely “ones for the future”, and did the deal for Osman.
It is incredibly difficult to challenge the Big Six (or Eight is it now?). To do so is a long game. The only realistic route is to (a) unearth under-priced gems, and (b) build revenue through player sales. We try to do both. We may succeed, but it doesn’t happen overnight.