Absolutely not, unless you'd also say I was being critical if I said "Winning the FA Cup isn't easy." I would argue many clubs haven't got the balance quite right, but that's not to say I'd criticise their management. Everything is always a learning process, and the only way to learn is to...
Oh sure, but that's why it's not a binary choice. It's a very difficult balancing act between investment, losses, debt, infrastructure improvements, on pitch performance and the effect those said performances have on fans. They're a horrible spider's web of interconnected factors, and I'm...
Just because that's the situation now, doesn't mean that'll be the situation if we get more players coming through from the academy. Also it doesn't really seem to have hurt Southampton to sell on players that came up via their academy system.
The problem with option 1 is what if you don't go...