by UFGN » Sat Feb 03, 2018 1:59 pm
Fans should crack a book and read a little football history. The here and now is different only because there are more zeros on the cheques nowadays
But there are also more zeros being earned.
When our greatest ever manager, Herbert Chapman, took over the club and revolutionised football he did so with a healthy budget, but not a huge one. He used to sign players on the cheap by getting his opposition manager drunk during transfer negotiations. He'd slip the waiter a few quid to make sure his own drinks contained no alcohol, while the Oppo would be getting hammered on doubles.
He had to defeat much bigger and richer clubs to achieve what he did.
Then you have the legendary George Graham. A legend on the pitch, he was given the job despite having limited managerial experience. Did he spend a lot? Well yes actually, quite a lot but not as much as some of our competitors. He signed David Seaman for £1.8M at a time when a match ticket cost about £14 iirc, and there was hardly any TV money in the sport.
He won the league twice against the all powerful Liverpool. If any of his players had been caught celebrating finishing fourth they'd have been fined on the spot and sent training with the reserves.
At every turn, to achieve success our club has had to take on bigger and more powerful rivals. Throughout the decades that has included Huddersfield Town, Leeds, Nottingham Forrest, Liverpool and Manchester United.
Now we have Chelsea and City.
The only difference now is that we have a manager who hasn't got the stomach for a fight and some fans who are only too keen to feast on his regurgitated cowardice.
Corinthians 15:57; But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus