Football : Season 2007/2008

[Russ]

Originally Posted by TheDaddy

Look what happened when the transfer policy was taken from his hands, in came Shevchenko and Ballack, out went Gallas, so much for money!

I've not said he hasn't made good decisions.

Originally Posted by TheDaddy

You don't buy success Russ, if you could Arsenal would be in the Championship not the top of the premiership, money only helps you if buy the right players, if it were about spending money Leeds, Spurs and Newcastle would have a cabinet full of trophies and have you considered the squad Chelsea had before Roman took over, they'd have probably challanged anyway

Your point would hold water if those teams had spent the same amount of money as Roman. As for the squad before he bought the league, yes it was good - his cash made it better.

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Originally Posted by Shadow Demon UK

Oh dear what happened? Maybe you need to rub your lamp a bit harder

Anfield's becoming a second home for us

There are few pleasures in life as satisfying as beating the scousers at Anfield

[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by Russ B

I've not said he hasn't made good decisions.

Thats the thing, they weren't his signings, they cost the most interms of transfer fee and wages, if it were all about money, these two would have sent the premiership on fire

Your point would hold water if those teams had spent the same amount of money as Roman. As for the squad before he bought the league, yes it was good - his cash made it better.

Think back Leeds and Newcastle spent absolute fortunes, might not be as much as Chelsea but they still broke transfer records and yes his money did make it much easier for them to compete, however it also brought unforeseen consequences like pressure to win things and intolerable interference, money isn't everything, in fact to Jose and Ranieri it was a poisoned chalice

[Russ]

Again the difference is that before Roman, Chelsea were already a pretty good team, so spending £20m+ on players is always going to make a significant improvement - Newcastle were a mid-table table team and didn't spend anywhere near what the Russian splashed out on.

[pedantic]

Originally Posted by Shadow Demon UK

Oh dear what happened? Maybe you need to rub your lamp a bit harder

Anfield's becoming a second home for us

I wonder if the scousers on here will now go AWOL, just like the Gooners are famous for doing.

Originally Posted by Russ B

There are few pleasures in life as satisfying as beating the scousers at Anfield

Indeed!

[Bulky]

would have been different if torres would have played

[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by Russ B

Again the difference is that before Roman, Chelsea were already a pretty good team, so spending £20m+ on players is always going to make a significant improvement - Newcastle were a mid-table table team and didn't spend anywhere near what the Russian splashed out on.

Newcastle finished 2nd, then broke the transfer record signing Shearer

[Russ]

And failed to continue to make big name (and equally large fee) signings - therefore your comparison to Chelsea ends there.

[Shadow Demon UK]

Originally Posted by sherer

we played rubbish I don't even think Giggs touched the ball in the second half but what a win. Top of the league for the moment

We must have been watching different matches, we didn't let them get any decent chances on goal, only long shots from outside the area which were no trouble, apart from two or three very poor mistakes from VDS they never really looked like scoring, whereas Rooney missed a howler in the second half for us.

Originally Posted by bulkylad

would have been different if torres would have played

Torres did play

[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by Russ B

And failed to continue to make big name (and equally large fee) signings - therefore your comparison to Chelsea ends there.

Actually their manager left and things fell apart under the stewardship of others despite being backed to the hilt in the transfer market, therefore the comparison might be quite prophetic

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Originally Posted by Shadow Demon UK

Torres did play

The wink indicates he was anonymous ...... I think

[Russ]

Originally Posted by TheDaddy

Actually their manager left and things fell apart under the stewardship of others despite being backed to the hilt in the transfer market, therefore the comparison might be quite prophetic

Just let me see if I'm hearing you correctly - you're saying Newcastle's spending power in the mid 90s is on par with that of Chelsea's?

[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by Russ B

Just let me see if I'm hearing you correctly - you're saying Newcastle's spending power in the mid 90s is on par with that of Chelsea's?

No but then things are relative, 10 years ago they spent a lot more than most and ended up with a couple of losers medals to show for it, showing that simply throwing money at is isn't always the answer

[BBKing]

I feel like a beer. What to have? Ah, yes, a London Pride fits the Bill (Gallas).

Oh, and what happened with the northern monkey's friendly earlier?

[DocDutch]

well at least Manure was top of the table for what...2 hrs?

[Russ]

Originally Posted by TheDaddy

No but then things are relative, 10 years ago they spent a lot more than most and ended up with a couple of losers medals to show for it, showing that simply throwing money at is isn't always the answer

No, but throwing mega-money at it seems to help.

Originally Posted by BBKing

I feel like a beer. What to have? Ah, yes, a London Pride fits the Bill (Gallas).

Oh, and what happened with the northern monkey's friendly earlier?

Ah welcome back. Arsenal won then did they?

[pedantic]

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