Radu Drăgușin

[Finney Is Back]

What's really interesting is he knows it ..

Quote from last night -> "I'm so happy they're at our football club and you know, in two or three years' time, I just pray to GHod I'm the beneficiary of their talent, mate, because if somebody else is getting it, I won't be happy."

Think I mentioned elsewhere, really good group, with probably 3-4 that the ceiling is extremely high on.

It is why we need some of our fans (about 23% on here judging by the poll) to sway away from their short-term mindset and embrace the medium term change this manager is trying to perform at this club. He doesn't want to bumble around between 5th and 7th interspersed with the odd 4th place finish. He wants to do something significant and win big trophies. He is even prepared to somewhat sacrifice his hard earned reputation to do this.

The only way a club like ours could do that is by almost ignoring the here and now and building for the future. Very few managers would be prepared to do what Ange is prepared to do at Spurs. If it works out it would be one of absolute most glorious things ever in football. If it doesn't work out then we're simply in the same position as we've been in the last quarter of a century plus.

 

[Raziel]

It is why we need some of our fans (about 23% on here judging by the poll) to sway away from their short-term mindset and embrace the medium term change this manager is trying to perform at this club. He doesn't want to bumble around between 5th and 7th interspersed with the odd 4th place finish. He wants to do something significant and win big trophies. He is even prepared to somewhat sacrifice his hard earned reputation to do this.

The only way a club like ours could do that is by almost ignoring the here and now and building for the future. Very few managers would be prepared to do what Ange is prepared to do at Spurs. If it works out it would be one of absolute most glorious things ever in football. If it doesn't work out then we're simply in the same position as we've been in the last quarter of a century plus.

Logic says you are a 100% correct, the challenge is everyone's view is tainted by history.

As example, you have some strong view of our ownership, if after all these years, they decide to stay the course, not pull the trigger too early, and continue to back in Jan window and summer, are you willing to wait till the end of next season?

And to be clear, not picking on you, as a fanbase in general, with stadium build, with the rise from BMJ days, it's felt so much an "almost" a project for 15+ years, and no one really wants to hear, we have done the right things (finally/this time) and you have to wait another 2/3 years.

It's one of the reasons I really hope Ange can pull off a trophy somehow this season, it will buy time/patience at a time when we need it.

 

[thfcsteff]

Logic says you are a 100% correct, the challenge is everyone's view is tainted by history.

As example, you have some strong view of our ownership, if after all these years, they decide to stay the course, not pull the trigger too early, and continue to back in Jan window and summer, are you willing to wait till the end of next season?

And to be clear, not picking on you, as a fanbase in general, with stadium build, with the rise from BMJ days, it's felt so much an "almost" a project for 15+ years, and no one really wants to hear, we have done the right things (finally/this time) and you have to wait another 2/3 years.

It's one of the reasons I really hope Ange can pull off a trophy somehow this season, it will buy time/patience at a time when we need it.

As you will have guessed, I agree wholly with Finney. In answer to your very valid question about public patience, I'd say that it is important people remember how utterly close to ultimate glory we were with Poch under extenuating circumstances, and how everyone's patience snapped when the 'chance' for an 'easy win' hitched their skirt. We saw how it turned out. Why not try the 'patience' path this time? The only rational reason I could see for not, is if somone simply does not like the style of football and actively missed a Conte-esque approach.