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A return of two wins in 11 Premier League games
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21-12-2009 2:07am#1
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deisedevil wrote: »Some day a man will come with the money and the respect of history. He'll give the time required and he'll reap the benefits.
His name is Randy Lerner
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He has always said he'd back O'Neill wherever funds were needed and has yet to give any indication that this is not the case . I would strongly doubt the availability of mega mega bucks would spur O'Neill to spend his kitty any differently. He has put together a strong squad and the youth development side of things is in great shape.
He has indeed built a strong squad. So the answer to what I was wondering about what MON would do with mega bucks is sort of a case of only spending slightly more than what he has spent before. I sort of assumed he was on a tight budget.
I'd love to know how much in total the Villa squad cost to put together compared to the old top four
I'd say it's a big difference and if he gets them at least a top 4 spot or more it will be one hell of an achievement, maybe manager of the year stuff.0 -
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deisedevil wrote: »He has indeed built a strong squad. So the answer to what I was wondering about what MON would do with mega bucks is sort of a case of only spending slightly more than what he has spent before. I sort of assumed he was on a tight budget.
I'd love to know how much in total the Villa squad cost to put together compared to the old top four
I'd say it's a big difference and if he gets them at least a top 4 spot or more it will be one hell of an achievement, maybe manager of the year stuff.
MON getting Villa into the top four will be a triumph of proper development though (just to get this baby back on topic). A methodical, gradual ascent so that at no point is he or his coaches burdened with the enormous pressure of getting instant results to justify a huge spend at any given point.
MON's spent big, but it's been over 3-4 seasons now (I think the total figure is around 125m gross spend, but he's also brought in funds from sales). Fergie, likewise, spent big. Relative to the going rate, players like Steve Bruce, Brian McClair, Mark Hughes, Gary Pallister, Eric Cantona were not cheap. But he was also afforded the time to develop the likes of Neville, Scholes, Beckham and Giggs, which all amalgamated into such a dominant side.
We (or at least I) always observed the continental revolving managerial door as a complete farce, but in many respects Mourinho's success at Chelsea showed that it is possible for a manager to spend big and dominate overnight in the contemporary EPL. In other words, the get rich quick model that's so lusted after by narrowminded, megalomaniac businessmen was suddenly validated, if even in an isolated case.
And I can't help but feel that as a consequence we're going to have certain club owners chasing a scenario that may never be repeated. How long will Mancini get to develop his City side? How long will Fergie's successor be given? It's worrying.0 -
deisedevil wrote: »I'd love to know how much in total the Villa squad cost to put together compared to the old top four
since hes been at villa £125,000,000 give or take a few bob
hes never been left wanting for cash, whatever he wants is there for him0 -
deisedevil wrote: »I sort of assumed he was on a tight budget.
I'd love to know how much in total the Villa squad cost to put together compared to the old top four
I would imagine it has cost more than Arsenal's. O'Neill has always been backed at Villa regards buying players.
Edit: I'm estimating Arsenal's current first team squad cost in the region of 100 million or so.0 -
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