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H FSG and strategy are 2 words better not being displayed simultaneously IMO.
If you have a squad good enough to finsih second in PL, you simply don't make wholesale changes before next season starts. That's a big No NO!
If you happen to lose your best player then you simply just replace him. That's it.
If the cureent squad is too thin (as ours were), you then go ahead and look where you need to strengthen. Make sure it's class players you buy, and let them bed in and gel with the squad.
What we have done is throwing in 2 handful of "prospects" and stir the pot.
A sticky smelly dish is what we have to serve now!
Bloody mess is what it is! Strategy? Hahahahahahahaha! If your strategy is to win things yes crazy if your strategy is to make money then maybe FSG are on the right lines
IF YOU WANT TO BE HEARD SPEAK SOFTLY - BOB PAISLEY
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I think they might think they're on the right lines, but I'm pretty sure that's a mistake from FSG. No top class players means no CL football, which means less income. But cheap players means of course less outlay- oh wait - we haven't bought cheap players - just of questionable quality - but we have paid over the odds for them. I just can't figure out how these owners think. I mean if they hadn't made all that transfer money available for KD and BR, then it had been very simple to write them off as cheap skates. But they have actually invested in the squad - but in too many bad players. Just doesn't add up at all! 
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I think they might think they're on the right lines, but I'm pretty sure that's a mistake from FSG. No top class players means no CL football, which means less income. But cheap players means of course less outlay- oh wait - we haven't bought cheap players - just of questionable quality - but we have paid over the odds for them. I just can't figure out how these owners think. I mean if they hadn't made all that transfer money available for KD and BR, then it had been very simple to write them off as cheap skates. But they have actually invested in the squad - but in too many bad players. Just doesn't add up at all! That baffled me as well, giving funds to Kenny whom they designated as an interim manager to build a squad. Why bother if he was never going to stay that long.
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Because FSG actually have no strategy/long term plan, but are merely trying to learn as they go?
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I'm not sure about all this to be honest. For all we know, Pearce could be saying this to heighten the fans belief in BR, over FSG, while results have been poor.
Let's be honest, it was madness to think we'd finish close to Chelsea and Man City. We can attract better players, but to suggest that we'd be able to sign anyone because we qualified for the CL once was dreaming. Would I have liked to see more signings? Yes. Do I think we'll make signings in January? Yes. Did I see the team suffering quite so much? No. Did I expect us to be worse off than last season? Of course.
I think BR is partially at fault. I think FSG are partially at fault. I think the support of the team is partially at fault. To be honest, I blame the players more than anyone else. They are professionals and a lot have underperformed. I'm going to post a mid-season report once we've played game number 19 in the league. Feel free to read it and comment. I have an opinion on most things, happy to debate.
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I think they might think they're on the right lines, but I'm pretty sure that's a mistake from FSG. No top class players means no CL football, which means less income. But cheap players means of course less outlay- oh wait - we haven't bought cheap players - just of questionable quality - but we have paid over the odds for them. I just can't figure out how these owners think. I mean if they hadn't made all that transfer money available for KD and BR, then it had been very simple to write them off as cheap skates. But they have actually invested in the squad - but in too many bad players. Just doesn't add up at all! That baffled me as well, giving funds to Kenny whom they designated as an interim manager to build a squad. Why bother if he was never going to stay that long. That was about appeasing the fans, having just sold Torres. (The Carroll money anyway) The rest of Kenny's spending in my opinion was just new owners trying to win the fans over with a bit of a spread.
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Then this merry-go-round may never end.
We bring in a new manager, he decides he wants such and such a player(s) for his style of play and philosophy, lets go of players the previous manager had purchased, takes too long implementing his system/players gelling, gets sacked, new manager appointed, lets go of players purchased under previous manager and makes new signings to implement HIS system, takes longer than tolerable, gets sacked, you get the picture. The vicious cycle continues....
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That's basically why clubs appoint DOF's, isn't it?
Managers come and go, but the playing system/philosophy remains a constant at the club.
Works in other clubs and sports, but I guess football in general and England more specifically haven't yet started to see the benefits of such a system.
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