Barry Sanchez

You could it was not a comphrehensive list merely one showing that to compete we would need many new players, this obvious practice is beyond most on here.

Cheers Glasgow, its posters like you that keep me going, aint nobody got time for that.

So you can see Hooiveld Lee Guly Butterfield Barnard Sharp Martin Dickson Fox Playing a part in taking us to the top 7? Or maybe our youth without any experience of the Premiership? Isgrove Sinclair Gape Moore Chambers etc etc.

No he was not playing.

Why when the lowest they have finished in the last 5 odd years is 8th?

Chelsea were relatively unknown? Carry on. The issue was they went to unfashionable clubs as they were offered an awful lot of money, we will have to do the same to get the cream? Its not that difficult, the days of getting Keegan are long gone, that era is over.

No sometimes you seem a pedantic ***** on spelling on here, carry on Perkins.

I like the odd roll up, given up smoking you see bar when having a drink, hopefully this will downgrade me.

This sounds great I am in, when is Christmas again?

The proof will be in the pudding if we keep them at bay, not only of the clubs intentions to try to get into the top 6/7 but of Cortese's resolve and determination to keep the bigger clubs away from our star players.

I guess we should of beaten Leeds then? Buffet would not touch a Premeirship football club to make money, Carry on Perkins.

So that comes to the point of us overpaying to get these players, will Cortese do it? Why do you see players like Eto Drogba and Beckham go to these clubs? Money.

Yes and the history and appreciation of football outside of that powerhouse that is known as Hampshire...................................

I should of put spend more money, they do and they are skint. Their wage bill is far higher as well, this is simply over zealous children thinking their club is bigger than is actually is. http://www.financialfairplay.co.uk/latest-news/wage-and-the-premier-league-scaled-table

Everton used to be the Mersyside Millionaires, compared to those days they are skin, they still have more money and pulling power than us. I feel like a teacher on this forum most days.

Spending money does equate to success, its not right but the facts you can not ignore. Your opinion is subjective and not fact. rofl lol lols

There are some right ballons in that photo......................Is that fellow on ecstacy? Look at that gurn.....................

The chasm between 1-6 to the rest is huge, Everton are the most catchable and still have the resources and pulling power we dont, and they I will add have been skint for the last 20 odd years. We can bridge that gap no problem, well the only if we spend millions and keep our players, it really is that simple.

Ooh you are a one.

I thought we were 7th in the form table.

No not yet, if we win at Reading I would say so though.

I stated this yesterday, the clappers seem to think we should of been oN the tv last night playing PSG..........................

As an example Philippe Coutinho.

Thats true, we have to pay more to get the better players, will Cortese do that for nearly every known or prospective quality player? We are in essence buying players that dont want to come here, would Ramirez in all honesty rather be at Southampton or Liverpool/Spurs? Thats the reality of it all. The same for City, they have to pay over the odds as players would rather be a Barcelona/United or Madrid.

Lets keep this belter.