cptrios wrote:There is definitely an element of "inability to attract top players without Europe" here...but without Europe, we would not be Leeds. We're still one of the most recognizable names in football, and any player who joins us will know immediately that millions and millions of people around the world will become his fans.
And of course we lost Torres and may lose Reina, and players like them will definitely be less inclined to join us if we're not in Europe. But as was said upthread, the new philosophy appears to be players for the future...and most of them are just going to be hungry for the chance to play for us. And the ones who really care about football will relish the chance to be a part of LFC's renaissance. And I'd rather have a team full of guys like that who improve as the years go by than a team full of Ronaldos and Torreses who might take us to a few pieces of silverware and then follow the money somewhere else after a couple of years.
i dont believe whether we play in the el or not will sway a player into signing for us or not.the pl is the most watched league in the world and far outweighs the audiences the el gets.
nesv's policies are directed towards youth and building for the future but we need to have a mix of both young and old and having the likes of the torres's and ronaldo's is integral to that.
big name players are who the younger one's aspire to be and to get the best out of them there has to be both.
we already have some youth in the ranks and i would like to see a few more real promising one's arrive,players who are currently plying their trade week in week out and not from some clubs academy.
add 2 or 3 solid proven players to that in or around 26-29 yrs old and we will be set up for many years to come and with what we already have silverware will surely follow.