thewookieisdown Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 23 minutes ago, leftpeg said: Honestly, if we started modeling our self on how Southampton recovered from League 1 to where they are now I would be delighted with that. Their scouting is top rate, the way the club is run is a benchmark for others that are not bankrolled by an entire country. very much agree with all that. That said, it's not as good for them, and won't ever be, as when in the late 70s/early 80s they were one of the best teams in the country and credible title contenders. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
room0035 Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 36 minutes ago, leftpeg said: Honestly, if we started modeling our self on how Southampton recovered from League 1 to where they are now I would be delighted with that. Their scouting is top rate, the way the club is run is a benchmark for others that are not bankrolled by an entire country. They have the best catchment area of any club in the english leagues, they also have some very good coaches, not just lots of ex players like we do. We have some very good kids too, but as been shown for the last 30+ years no one good enough on the coaching side to convert a talent kid into a first team regular. we could have produce Owen, Rooney and Beckham in our youth team and would have released them all because we are clueless on developing youth players after they get to 18. Season after season the same outcome. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mcguigan Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 1 hour ago, alanharper said: We weren't the favourites, nobody other than the OP said we were, in the article posted Francis rightly says that we'd be making signings with a view to challenging. Strange reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthefish2002 Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Think the 93/94 season was a bit of a levelling off after the success of the early 90s. Not a bad season but after the previous year unless we won a trophy was always going to be an anti climax. The success of the early 90s was built on back of some fairly experienced players that was never going to last forever and players bought in to replace them were never as good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 To be honest I can’t quite believe that it was only the 17/18 season that we were actual favourites to get promoted back to the Prem. The speed at which the wheels fell off after that optimistic time is even more frightening… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manwë Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Were things really better when we were challenging the top of the league, challenging for trophies, playing in Europe etc? I prefer things now where I get a real sense of real grassroots football.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Good team built on borrowed money. A debt that grew each passing year as it slowly strangled us with very little coming in thru selling players that sat on good contracts and then left for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roscoe P. Coltrane Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 16 minutes ago, torryowl said: Good team built on borrowed money. A debt that grew each passing year as it slowly strangled us with very little coming in thru selling players that sat on good contracts and then left for free. Just like now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 3 minutes ago, Roscoe P. Coltrane said: Just like now... I dont think so ,we lose money by the millions but that I hope is chansiri's money as opposed to borrowing from the banks like we did in the 90s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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