We lost Murray for years because we couldn't match, or even come close to, the deals offered by our competitors. We lost Barnes for the exact same reason. Seems the club don't know what they've got til it's gone. Absolutely LOVELY to have a well-run Championship club, if that's what everyone...
Sadly for us, every top level club on earth is in exactly the same game as us. There ARE no unearthed untracked gems beyond the age of 8. Pay up or ship out.
Our wage structure, if reported accurately, is the one element guaranteed to get us relegated sooner rather than later. A well run club is the ideal, but not when you're running a Premier League squad on Championship wages. How is that going to end well?
And yes, you're quite correct, it's NOT...