today is precisely why i hope we dont go up !!!!!!

[Bill]

leighton baines is valued at nearly twice the worth of the entire squad we put out today. The purse strings need to loosen and the purchases need to be sensible.

Ned £2.5m
charlie £4m
phillips, henry, traore all undisclosed, but i can't see much more than £5m being paid for the three.

The rest were free transfers or loans.

You get what you pay for and the two most expensive players are our best players.

Make of that what you will.

loosen the purse strings in moderation,but i take it you are aware of the amount of
debt we are in now today

[TBLOCKRANGER]

We are a small club that tried to do a Man City on the cheap and failed embarrassingly. Lessons i hope have been learned but it doesnt fill me with confidence that they have when i hear TF spouting out about a 40k stadium. "Champions League in 4 years" remember that announcement? same sh1t just different owner.

Your description of tried to do a man city on the cheap.."is unfortunately very accurate.

[Bill]

we are not a big enough club or have the manager/playing staff to become anything but premier league whipping boys!

I have a mixed opinion on one hand we need to get promotion to try to deal with our debt but on the other hand
I am not sure I want us to go up to the Plastic League as in all honesty I find it overrated,hyped and full of prima donnas.

I appreciate those who want us to compete at the top,but maybe I have been spoilt having watched Marsh,Bowles,Francis,Wegerle,Thomas,
Masson,Clement,Gillard,Parkes,Ferdinand play and wear the hoops.......the list is endless

[stan_bowles]

I have a mixed opinion on one hand we need to get promotion to try to deal with our debt but on the other hand
I am not sure I want us to go up to the Plastic League as in all honesty I find it overrated,hyped and full of prima donnas.

I appreciate those who want us to compete at the top,but maybe I have been spoilt having watched Marsh,Bowles,Francis,Wegerle,Thomas,
Masson,Clement,Gillard,Parkes,Ferdinand play and wear the hoops.......the list is endless

I would be happy for us to go up,get some decent young players in looking to prove themselves,plus 2 or 3 players like Jelavic who are squad players where they are now but not silly money,and give it a go.


If we go down we won't have players like Cesar on silly money hanging around and bleeding us dry.

[supahoopsaaa]

Players these days play for the money. Not the love of a club. They like to be made to feel as if they're the proper ********. Harlington and Loftus Road don't really feed their egos. We need the training ground and stadium before we could ever compete at the top table.

Personally I completely disagree with it. But reality is, this is how football has gone.

[acricketer]

I hope we go up. Think of the money!!!!

[Shepherds Mush]

I hope we go up but with a team that isnt going to struggle in the bottom 3 all season and at the moment, that is sadly where we are.

[Timmy the Doc]

I hope we go up but with a team that isnt going to struggle in the bottom 3 all season and at the moment, that is sadly where we are.

Swansea (which people admire here) had 14 players in, 14 out during their first season in the PL. I'm pretty sure we would have 8-10 new players if we go up. No sense ''building'' a team 2-3 years in the Championship. Who the hell would we get when every good player wants PL? The sooner we go up the easier it will be.

[West London is Rss]

Don't see why we don't use the likes off Petrasso, Hitchcock and Ehmer all on loan and playing in League 1!
Petrasso looks decent!!!