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That piece, for me suggested that WF realises it is not the right moment for him to go.
Which goes to the heart of the matter which is timing. Yes, there will always be players who are bigger than we can afford to keep.
As I think I was one of the first to on here to identify what seemed to be a strategy, it is really just a recognition of that reality and playing it so that it works to our advantage as Briz hints .
And it is why we appointed a coach to be our manager. And why we splurged on a state of the art training ground.
Despite all the inevitable angst when favourite players move on to greener pastures (or not) the fact is that we have steadily become stronger so that leavers do not torpedo our club.
This is because we now 'bring on' more top players/prospects than we lose in any given season.
There is, of course a danger in the policy which is ending up simply become a supply line to those with wealth but it seems we are wise to that and play it well.
Oddly, the policy we have been debating is far older that the present. A director told me many years ago that selling our best player is 'our way' of balancing the books in the days long before FFP.
Whether or not that qualifies as an ideology is up for debate but the next couple of weeks will tell us if the board is in control of it or not...
Which goes to the heart of the matter which is timing. Yes, there will always be players who are bigger than we can afford to keep.
As I think I was one of the first to on here to identify what seemed to be a strategy, it is really just a recognition of that reality and playing it so that it works to our advantage as Briz hints .
And it is why we appointed a coach to be our manager. And why we splurged on a state of the art training ground.
Despite all the inevitable angst when favourite players move on to greener pastures (or not) the fact is that we have steadily become stronger so that leavers do not torpedo our club.
This is because we now 'bring on' more top players/prospects than we lose in any given season.
There is, of course a danger in the policy which is ending up simply become a supply line to those with wealth but it seems we are wise to that and play it well.
Oddly, the policy we have been debating is far older that the present. A director told me many years ago that selling our best player is 'our way' of balancing the books in the days long before FFP.
Whether or not that qualifies as an ideology is up for debate but the next couple of weeks will tell us if the board is in control of it or not...