ETH - the double-edged sword of success

Originally Posted by Bunker Buster

There's no double edged sword to success ...

We've won the league and champions league under the glazers....

We still want them out...

Absolutely this. Our last CL was achieved despite the Glazers though, because Gill and Fergie kept them away from the football side.

My concern was more that success will increase the "value" of the club in their eyes (even though the value of the stadium is continually decreasing).

Fan ownership is an impossible dream. Ten quid from every Red around the world wouldn't be enough to buy it. No point owning the powerless block of shares either. Fans shouldn't need any power in the club, it should be run properly. Still waiting to see what happens with the stadium and other issues but at least the glazers know that the fans have the power/ability to cause matches to be postponed.

Originally Posted by 92ToBury

I'm sure we're all glad we're finally looking like building for a challenge again. The big downside is that the Glazers will be far less likely to sell - the cash starts rolling in again, regular CL runs, some trophies, etc.

How many will fall off the Glazers Out train when that happens? Is it green and gold until we start winning again for some?

Or is that too pessimistic a view and they'll simply be happy to cash in once the value is back up with what they expect?

Start to challenge again? Regular champions league runs? We’re £#%&!ing miles off.

Originally Posted by dunk

I reckon the splurge is an attempt to boost fortunes and share price tbh, the money is going to have to be paid off at some point and this clearly isn’t a sustainable model under the current owners, and with the market as it is, plus the stadium and training ground needs, they cannot spend the required funds long term imo. Something has to give regardless.

This.

Originally Posted by Sparky***

Start to challenge again? Regular champions league runs? We’re £#%&!ing miles off.

Tbf we have won two whole football matches

Originally Posted by Zorg

Tbf we have won two whole football matches

We probably have the second best squad in the league....

It can and will happen very quickly, next season is a huge season....

Originally Posted by Bunker Buster

There's no double edged sword to success ...

We've won the league and champions league under the glazers....

We still want them out...

Originally Posted by Bunker Buster

We probably have the second best squad in the league....

It can and will happen very quickly, next season is a huge season....

100%. I understand we've been through a bit of a shit time but it doesn't take that long to build a good side with a bit of luck.

Originally Posted by Bunker Buster

There's no double edged sword to success ...

We've won the league and champions league under the glazers....

We still want them out...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-NMoJN3Gu8

Originally Posted by Bunker Buster

There's no double edged sword to success ...

We've won the league and champions league under the glazers....

We still want them out...

Exactly. Bizarre to think otherwise, they've taken hundreds of millions out of the club. What the £#%&! has trophies got to do with it?

Any success is in spite of them. Not because of.

Originally Posted by silv

100%. I understand we've been through a bit of a shit time but it doesn't take that long to build a good side with a bit of luck.

Yep. Finally looks like we've got a guy who knows what he's doing, and is signing players made of the right stuff.

Fantastic to see after the lunatics had taken over the asylum for the last few years.