Sun Fin wrote:Anyway, I think Spurs will finish above us, but only in 5th. I can't see you overtaking either Manchester clubs, Chelsea or Liverpool this season. If you were to finish outside the top 4 do you think that would cause you any issues on player retention Mik?
We can catch Liverpool, so I don't necessarily feel like it's a lost cause at the moment.
Personally, I don't think we'd have too big of a problem keeping key players. We can resist bids for certain players and unless it's silly money territory, we don't need to sell. Furthermore, with the upcoming upgrades to our stadium and deals with the NFL, it's definitely a club that is on the rise. And if we combine that with a relatively lengthy CL campaign, we could certainly be a very attractive destination... even without CL for next season.
There's very little short term-ism with how our clubs is currently being run so it's hard to not be optimistic regardless of what happens this season.
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Mhki was the best out of a bad situation. You could have gotten money for Sanchez but with your board/manager currently how it is, I don't know if the money would have been spent to its fullest potential. I mean, there's been many talks about the warchest the past few seasons but it hasn't really shown itself apart from a few major transfers.
As for Auba's attitude. I wouldn't worry about it too much. Dude's been angling for a move out of Dortmund for ages so maybe a new scene would do him some good. If not, getting a few seasons out of him with 20 goals minimum could still benefit you regardless.