by stmichael » Thu Sep 30, 2004 3:28 pm
There's been all sorts of gossip etc about new money being brought into the club from the far east, America and even from Morgan but does anyone actually have any "inside info" as to whats actually happening?
The club is at a stage now where it knows which players needs to be replaced in order to challenge Man U, Arsenal and Chelsea and the only way to get these players is with a big chunk of cash being made available.
It concerns me to see the big 3 improving and we only seem to be making small strides forward. The big question is where is the money going to come from and how soon?
Do you think the board should continue to let news about the clubs future only trickle out or should they be telling us what is happening behind the scenes?
More sponsership is required imo.
take chelsea for example - filthy rich yet signed a deal with orange to be their official telecommunications supplier. Next time you see Rafa interviewed after a home game - look at the board behind him - barclays carlsberg and reebok, next time you see him interviewed away from home the other teams boards are covered in adverts which i'm sure companies are only too happy to pay for.
Unless we get some really big sugar daddy, i'm beginning to wonder whether spending £80-100m on a new stadium is the priority?
Surely we could look to rebuild the main stand, and maybe push the capacity up to 50/55,000, and use any remaining money to build a team that might go half the way there to filling it!
Thoughts please?
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stmichael on Thu Sep 30, 2004 3:56 pm, edited 1 time in total.