I have never posted before but that disgrace at Old Trafford has pushed me over the edge.....
We now seem to excel in absolute mediocrity.....poor Roy, he has spent the square root of the nowt that was available to him ....sadly, too many of our players appear to be mid-table Premiership players at best. I fear that this job may turn out to be a poisoned chalice for Roy...and he may regret leaving Fulham.
IMHO we have sold the soul of the club and we are no longer in control of our destiny....we are not a top four side anymore. We have been overtaken by Spurs and Man City and we now need to gauge our performances against the likes of Aston Villa, this is where we are now aiming for, Europa League places.
Forget the Champions League...those days are gone for the forseable future, we were humilated at City last month and the gulf between ourselves and the top four teams has never been so painfully obvious.
By the time the transfer window passes again and Roy has made every last penny work, the change from the sale of Torres, Gerrard and Pepe may well have been absorbed in the debts of the club, notwithstanding that the recent ownership news turns out to be incorrect.
It is a sad event to lose against bitter rivals....but not as sad as the lethargic showing at St.Andrews last week where we found our level.
I remember looking at the plans for the new ground and with reasonably fresh memories of Istanbul, I felt we were on the way back.....all of that has gone.
You can't survive in the this league if you are skint...and thats what we are....SKINT!!! Just how bad could this get??? Right now we are around the level of Aston Villa (quite respectable)....but if there is no money put into this side....I fear for the future trying to compete without the handfull of top class players we have now....could we end up droping into the Championship in a season or two?
Not a very positive first thread I admit...but is there anything out there to suggest I am wrong?
