once again by the start of August we are out of the Premiership running. Attractive though Brendan Roger's style of play is, and difficult though the early fixtures are, this is not good enough. We have offloaded a bunch of players, so the wages bill will be reduced. But we have bought sparingly, and the team is basically not good enough. Promising though some of the youngsters may be, we are now down to one world class player in Suarez.
I suspect that the owners are playing a long game and waiting for FIFA rules to impose a level playing field on finances. But that is still years away, and we wait to see whether it will actually happen. In the meantime, we are restricted to playing for cups again this season.
It is now a long time since under Rafa Benitez we were pipped at the post for the Premiership. This will be 4 uncompetitive seasons in a row. We are now a (top of ) mid table club playing on our history, and no longer real contenders.
I suspect that the owners are playing a long game and waiting for FIFA rules to impose a level playing field on finances. But that is still years away, and we wait to see whether it will actually happen. In the meantime, we are restricted to playing for cups again this season.
It is now a long time since under Rafa Benitez we were pipped at the post for the Premiership. This will be 4 uncompetitive seasons in a row. We are now a (top of ) mid table club playing on our history, and no longer real contenders.
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