– why exactly would he prepare for life in the Championship run his only true nest egg into the ground…cos the club would be worth less
– why would he spend £2m on Martinez when he could have used it to line his coffers
– why would he let Cattermole go on the cheap
– why would he give the naming rights of the stadium to himself instead of getting cash in for that too
Despite his faults, he is a shrewd businessman, and despite all his crap and our worries before we are still here 5 years later.
That said, why would he spend money on and choose an allebit yet unproven manager as Bruce’s successor.
And dont tell me thatit’s all down to Whelan is telling Martinez to buy cheap from the Championship. If that was the why would we be spending £4m on Moses (yes £4m is still a lot of money).
What I don’t get is why is Martinez not looking at any proven premiership players to give us that experience and leadership we are currently missing (tip of the hat to notapatchon’s log)?
Two of Jewell’s master stokes when our defence and team needed experience and leadership were getting Harry back days before we began life in the Prem and in season 2 signing Unsworth . That’s what Bob needs to give us now. If Scharner had any nous he’d be putting himself forward for both.
Sol Campbell’s not got a club. I’d sign him, AND Dystan. Or someone like Luke Young and then if you start Edman as well, you’d have some real qualigty in your back line.
