nayimfromthehalfwayline
Andy Thompson
Well he will know that demading players on high wages and high fees would push the club into the FFP danger zone so he is hardly working on the clubs interests at heart more his own.
Yes they are younger and its longer terms but its also three times more costly because not only is he spending huge on Fees but Also Wages with no hope of recouping that unless they sell for a fortune down the line which never happens. How many of the initially expensive young long term players are sold for profit down the line? Go back to Mancini and Pelegringos wonders and see where they are now and at what cost.
City are an odd choice to fixate on, given they have effectively unlimited resources.
Any manager will spend what he is given. Some will service only their own short term needs, others will work on a "what is best for the club" approach.
I favour the latter, and I feel it is the responsibility of every manager to have that consideration in how they operate.
At no point do I absolve the club owners/board of responsibility here. Just as - their own responsibilities dont absolve the manager of any for me either.
You disagree, thats fine, but Ive really nothing more to say on it.