FogBlueInSanFran
Well-Known Member
I really don't get why you need to add cretins there. It really isn't a load of nonsense, we both know there's a pretty obvious correlation between net spend and success. You really telling me that if you'd sold De Bruyne, Silva, Otamendi and Aguero to balance the books so your net spend was around 0 you'd be anywhere near as good as you are right now? We both know the answer to that is you wouldn't. Working on a budget is far harder than working with near infinite resources, it's the exact reason Sean Dyche is pushing Pep for Manager of the Year, if that wasn't the case they wouldn't even be comparable. Like I said, I have absolutely no qualms with you guys spending and I'd absolutely love it to see us spend £250m this summer, just feel like it needs to be taken into account when judging a club.
The reason Dyche is pushing Pep for manager of the year is because Pep was successful with money, not because Dyche was successful without it.
There's a difference, illustrated thusly: if Burnley were 14th, Hodgson would be pushing Pep for MOTY, or Klopp. Being successful with money doesn't count.