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To use your analogy, a good gambler knows when to raise and when to fold. He’s seen the absolute mess clubs get into chasing the dream with no hope of sustainability. Everton, Leeds, Bradford, Sheffield Wednesday, Portsmouth, etc etc etc etc.

In a microcosm yes, because we are playing poorly and have been for months. It doesn’t actually change the strategy; short termism isn’t Barber and Bloom’s style. When we’ve beaten top teams against a fraction of their playing budget we were over-performing.

Well it is about that, because a number of posts above are complaining about our business practices, which are being blamed for our current awful form. I’m pointing out this is the model because there is no alternative, except for asking the owner to invest hundreds more millions of his own...

There is a massive and direct correlation between wage spend and league position. The largest clubs with huge, full stadiums and much bigger commercial income can afford the highest wages - therefore getting the best players. It’s really not complicated. We can’t compete on income with the vast...

🤡 Tom Hark dodododododooo 🤡 Any criticism of the owner and his £500m+ interest free debt to get the club a beautiful stadium and European football for the first time in our history should be cause for immediate removal of Albion supporting status. Expect a letter in the post.

Utterly ridiculous :lol: :fishing:

I don’t see anyone using it as an excuse. They are using it in a pejorative sense.

Absolutely zero reasons for failure here boys, the easiest passage into the next round is all but secured. Simple victory for the boys in front of a bumper Amex crowd - 4-0 to the good guys. Mitoma with a hattrick, but I’m not sure about the other four goals. Come on lads!!!