If rafa wants the very best then he needs to get into the real world and pay the inflated prices because if he doesnt some one else will. Dead simple.
I've always been led to believe we had sod all cash in previous summers, hence second and third choice signings, because lets get this straight here Rafa has had to budget. So that extra few million for Alves was turned down by Rafa, not because he wanted to, but because he needed to spread the money over the squad.
That time is past. If the new owners arnt prepared to put their hands in their pockets and get one or two REAL QUALITY signings, the kind of signings that are the difference between drawing/losing and wining those tight games or those games you dont perform in then whats the point?
Whats the point in having a bigger stadium? Bit more revenue yeah - but unless you've got the team on the pitch you might as well forget it. Theres no time for sentiment. Theres no time for sodding patience. Those gets down the M62 are two behind us. Two! We were out of sight from them 17 years ago and now look.
Too much faffing and pi$$ing about by our club and its cost us. So if the new owners dont want to break the bank they should move on, or we may well have to get in a second rate manager who will put up with low players and we can consolidate our 4th 5th 6th places in the prem.