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I think with Bloom it is probably somewhere in the middle. Running things with his heart (i.e. the money he has put in, the fact he is involved with the Albion at all), but with his head making sure he is doing it the right way (i.e. spending on infrastructure, working towards FFP). It is a...

I agree. If he was running it with his head, he wouldn't be stumping up £8million a year to cover losses on top of the £130million plus he has basically given the club already.

Andy Naylor is accurate in his assessment that this is something of a crossroads for the Albion. The investment, or lack of it, over the coming weeks will show how serious the club are about getting promotion this season. I think there is a difference in that and what some supporters seem to...

Statistically, teams will almost always finish in roughly the same place as their wage bill falls in the division. Thankfully, the play off system keeps it interesting and promotion achievable for those further down the pecking order. Personally, I would rather any funds generated by selling...

Wasn't it last January (or thereabouts) we signed Matthew Upson and Leo Ulloa? Both were hugely influential in our superb second half of the season. Can't imagine us adding two players of that calibre to the squad this window.

Exactly. As I said earlier in the thread, the Albion are hardly going to dampen expectations just before trying to get everyone to renew their season tickets. Unrealistic of people to think they would.

Imagine the accusations of lack of ambition if Tony Bloom or Paul Barber came out and told fans we were not going to promotion this season at a time when the club sit seventh in the table... And the club HAS invested significantly in the squad. Matthew Upson, Keith Andrews, Stephen Ward, Kemy...

Can't imagine any expectation cooling going on in the run up to season ticket renewal time.