Bloom in pledge to fans - 6 Aug 14

[Ian Bairds Fist]

http://m.theargus.co.uk/sport/11389547.Bloom_in_pledge_to_fans/

Assurance from our Chairman that, before the season started, we 'got our main targets'. Also mention that there would like to be more players in, but 'it's a difficult market', and we need to find the find players at the right price.

Meanwhile, Bournemouth completed their business in the first week of June. As did Chelsea.... Maybe a coincidence, maybe not.

What we, as fans, have learnt over our time in the Championship is that to be at the top you need to pay the price. Pay peanuts, get monkeys. Grabban, Ward, Clayton.. All 'too expensive'.. All playing at a higher level.

Oh yeah, that's right, we're sticking to FFP. Just as Bournemouth have done. And when they're counting their cash in the Prem, Tony Bloom may well reflect on the worst gamble of his career.

I hope I'm wrong.

 

[portslade seagull]

http://m.theargus.co.uk/sport/11389547.Bloom_in_pledge_to_fans/

Assurance from our Chairman that, before the season started, we 'got our main targets'. Also mention that there would like to be more players in, but 'it's a difficult market', and we need to find the find players at the right price.

Meanwhile, Bournemouth completed their business in the first week of June. As did Chelsea.... Maybe a coincidence, maybe not.

What we, as fans, have learnt over our time in the Championship is that to be at the top you need to pay the price. Pay peanuts, get monkeys. Grabban, Ward, Clayton.. All 'too expensive'.. All playing at a higher level.

Oh yeah, that's right, we're sticking to FFP. Just as Bournemouth have done. And when they're counting their cash in the Prem, Tony Bloom may well reflect on the worst gamble of his career.

I hope I'm wrong.

Just regurgitate it at the start of the season rather like groundhog day. Most of the words will be the same

 

[Notters]

We could've signed Messi and Ronaldo for the good it would've done with Hyypia as manager. Let's see what happens this summer.

 

[Tubby-McFat-Fuc]

Too be fair to Bloom he has sacked the two people most at blame for the season.

But he has to take most of the blame, as he keeps employing dull weak managers.

Hopefully Houghton will have a chance to change 80% of the team for next season, and come good

 

[Seagull73]

And before everybody gets too comfy, it's not over yet - Millwall still have a lot of work to do, but tonight was our last real chance for 3 points this season. And yes, I do include Saturday, because for however shit Wigan are at home, read us away from home.

 

[Ian Bairds Fist]

Not doing more to keep Gus at the club while the momentum was at an all time high was one of the greatest mistakes in the history of the football club.

If only TB gave him the extra few million quid he was asking for (considering it was before FFP came into action) then we would almost certainly be a Premier League club, all the ingredients were right.

Oh well, it's TB's money I suppose.

That was it, the Jan window 2013. Ulloa brought in, but it needed 2 or 3 real quality players to push us over the edge. It didn't happen. Speculate to accumulate etc. Never mind...!

 

[Rookie]

He should have listened to Oscar rather than the non footballing people

 

[SteveTheSeagull]

Sorry but i don't believe a word this guy says now. Think he's been playing the semi-bluff. I know this is is probably going to garner some negative feedback but i'm just saying how i feel about it. It'll be the same come next transfer. If it's not i'll put my hands up and eat my hat so to speak.

 

[El Sid]

Maybe it's time to sell up to someone prepared to take a bigger gamble?
The board don't appear to have the confidence to back a manager with a sizeable transfer pot.
Let's hope they put more faith in Hughton this summer, and early enough.

At the moment we are all fur coat and no knickers. Great stadium, shite performances.

 

[Ian Bairds Fist]

Sorry but i don't believe a word this guy says now. Think he's been playing the semi-bluff. I know this is is probably going to garner some negative feedback but i'm just saying how i feel about it. It'll be the same come next transfer. If it's not i'll put my hands up and eat my hat so to speak.

I'm afraid this might be the case. Spent all the money on an over-spec'd stadium and didn't leave enough for fielding a talented team.

Oh, and the small matter of £600k on a Chief Exec PER YEAR

 

[Miami Seagull]

Too be fair to Bloom he has sacked the two people most at blame for the season.

But he has to take most of the blame, as he keeps employing dull weak managers.

Hopefully Houghton will have a chance to change 80% of the team for next season, and come good

To be very fair to Bloom, he did not sack Hyypia. He had just left for Oz having endorsed Hyypia before leaving when Hyypia resigned. His handling of Hyypia's reign still baffles me, I am looking forward to some sort of explanation at the next fans forum.

Hughton has to be given a chance to fix things at the end of the season, but I must admit I am worried by what I have seen so far. What on earth has happened to the confidence we saw after Hyypia left under Jones and at the beginning of Hughton's reign? All very concerning and we are lucky that there are some really crap teams in this division.

 

[nicko31]

Maybe it's time to sell up to someone prepared to take a bigger gamble?
The board don't appear to have the confidence to back a manager with a sizeable transfer pot.
Let's hope they put more faith in Hughton this summer, and early enough.

At the moment we are all fur coat and no knickers. Great stadium, shite performances.

What a ridiculous suggestion? Tony is the dream owner for us we just have to be patient. Would rather wait 10 years for top flight with Tony than get an unknown foreign oil man. This club has taken gambles before NEVER again thank you

 

[Icy Gull]

He should have listened to Oscar rather than the non footballing people

That has proved very costly, hopefully it's a lesson learnt.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

To be very fair to Bloom, he did not sack Hyypia. He had just left for Oz having endorsed Hyypia before leaving when Hyypia resigned. His handling of Hyypia's reign still baffles me, I am looking forward to some sort of explanation at the next fans forum.

Hughton has to be given a chance to fix things at the end of the season, but I must admit I am worried by what I have seen so far. What on earth has happened to the confidence we saw after Hyypia left under Jones and at the beginning of Hughton's reign? All very concerning and we are lucky that there are some really crap teams in this division.

Spot on about Hyypia. I would LOVE to know.

Hyypia, clueless tho he was, is a man of real integrity and resigned thus waiving any compo.

He could have sat it out, got the sack, get the compo.

Dangerous, dangerous gamble by Bloom that. We would have been down by now with Sami in charge.

 

[Baaaald]

My absolute biggest fear with this summers transfer window is that we no longer have the pulling power that we had 2 or 3 years ago. Yes the money is a big issue but when we had momentum (and to be fair poyet) people wanted to play for the club. I'm not sure we can attract much better than we have now.

 

[supaseagull]

My absolute biggest fear with this summers transfer window is that we no longer have the pulling power that we had 2 or 3 years ago. Yes the money is a big issue but when we had momentum (and to be fair poyet) people wanted to play for the club. I'm not sure we can attract much better than we have now.

Rubbish we have the best stadium in league 1

 

[SteveTheSeagull]

What a ridiculous suggestion? Tony is the dream owner for us we just have to be patient. Would rather wait 10 years for top flight with Tony than get an unknown foreign oil man. This club has taken gambles before NEVER again thank you

So in your opinion. Would you rather keep what we have been doing by getting loanees in and scraping the bottom of the barrel. JUST hoping we hit gold with a 3rd/4th/5th ranked player who hasn't seen any gametime in about 6 months?

 

[chaileyjem]

http://m.theargus.co.uk/sport/11389547.Bloom_in_pledge_to_fans/

Oh yeah, that's right, we're sticking to FFP. Just as Bournemouth have done. And when they're counting their cash in the Prem, Tony Bloom may well reflect on the worst gamble of his career.

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Do you think Bournemouth are spending more on wages/fees than the Albion this season ?

 

[Icy Gull]

Do you think Bournemouth are spending more on wages/fees than the Albion this season ?

If they're not it doesn't say much for the football acumen of the Albion's hierarchy does it?

 

[Kevlar]

One thing is clear Mr Bloom's confidence in having a competitive squad was misplaced