Or a huge loss on players they have massively overpaid for
The Chelsea thing looks like one of those take a half decent idea and overcommit to it and watch it burn
- Buying players under 25 is not a bad thing, but you need to you need some leadership/experience in a team
- Buying promising is ok, but you don't buy a team full of promising
- Overpaying for a single player or couple of players you think the manager wants or will pay off (e.g. I think we probably overpaid for Porro & Johnson a little), but not every player and not by huge amounts every time
- Team balance matters more than names/spend, how the fudge you spend £1B and don't end up with a recognized striker is beyond me
- They already would be screwed if "conveniently" Saudi teams hadn't suddenly wanted some Chelsea players (I'm sure nothing to do with Saudi being part invested in the PE that owns Chelsea)
When people go after ENIC/Levy and say they know nothing about football, Chelsea & United say "hold my beer"