mike channon´s windmill said:
johnmc said:
Who actually said we would sign them - most said they were confident and we were in the box seat, which could have been the truth at the time. Maybe Isco wanted us but we were at our max bid and Madrid gazumped us.
Not sure any respected posters said it was a "done deal" did they?
Problem is WHY are we being gazumped by a club which has to go running to bank which is now 70% government owned - oh wait....
"El equipo de gobierno y verguenza del pais - hala Madrid , hala Madrid ....."
In fairness mate, Real are arguably the biggest and most decorated club in the world (irrespective of anyone's opinion on the means by which they have done it).
We are still a nouveau riche upstart club who are going through the process of establishing themselves. A further hindrance is having those bastards down the A56 and the mythology that surrounds them.
It's something we're going to have to keep chipping away at and that unfortunately is going to take time. Some will buy into the whole project thing but we are always at risk from teams like Real, Barca, Bayern etc.
