Stato
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- Dec 21, 2011
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Okay, the obvious answers are 'because Chelsea gave us 200 million quid' or 'because Tony wants us back in Europe', but I'm wondering whether any of our financial whizzes can shed any light on the timing and whether there is a likely connection with the new FFP/PSR rules: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5407740/2024/04/11/premier-league-ffp-rules-new/
In my experience, Tony's strategy has always been to build, then consolidate, then build again. He did it in the Championship. We splashed out in Poyet's second season in the division and when we didn't get promoted, we tightened our belts to ensure that we met FFP requirements, then, after Garcia and Hyppia's spells, we invested again. This seems to be part of the same process, though it's scale is Cloudcuckoland stuff to long term fans.
Obviously Bloom always has a plan and always seems to be thinking some seasons ahead and in playing staff terms, it seems to be the next step in ensuring that we have replacements ready for the next harrowing of the South. I'm just wondering if anybody has any inkling of what his plan is, because I feel like I did when I re-read the first page of William Faulkner's 'The Sound & The Fury' for about the seventeenth time. Like that book, I'm sure it'll become clear eventually, but is everybody as lost as me?
In my experience, Tony's strategy has always been to build, then consolidate, then build again. He did it in the Championship. We splashed out in Poyet's second season in the division and when we didn't get promoted, we tightened our belts to ensure that we met FFP requirements, then, after Garcia and Hyppia's spells, we invested again. This seems to be part of the same process, though it's scale is Cloudcuckoland stuff to long term fans.
Obviously Bloom always has a plan and always seems to be thinking some seasons ahead and in playing staff terms, it seems to be the next step in ensuring that we have replacements ready for the next harrowing of the South. I'm just wondering if anybody has any inkling of what his plan is, because I feel like I did when I re-read the first page of William Faulkner's 'The Sound & The Fury' for about the seventeenth time. Like that book, I'm sure it'll become clear eventually, but is everybody as lost as me?
can't take it with you
