| The spine of the team 08:19 - May 19 with 1964 views | GlasgowBlue |
Ed Schwartz
Mark Ashton
Kieran McKenna
Sam Morsy
Not only elite level professionals but decent human beings as well. I would hope Kieran recognises that as tempting as offers from clubs further along the journey than we are, he is part of something very special and the support and dedication from above and below doesn’t happen so perfectly very often.
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| The spine of the team on 09:12 - May 19 with 1779 views | nodge_blue |
Hes stated that his ambition is to manage in the champions league. So the question he has is at what stage does he jump to a top 6 club.
Thats partly why i dont aee him going to Brighton. He doesnt need a stepping stone club.
For money he will stick with us for another season or two but you cant second guess someone elses thoughts. |  |
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| The spine of the team on 09:15 - May 19 with 1762 views | BrockleyBlue78 |
Plus:
Mike O’Leary
Martyn Pert |  | | |
| The spine of the team on 09:52 - May 19 with 1666 views | MK1 |
I wouldn't under estimate the job that Martyn Pert does either. |  |
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| The spine of the team on 10:31 - May 19 with 1562 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
Don't give me that sentimental, socialist nonsense. Surely at your Tory core you want him to go to the highest bidder...it is the only sane selfish choice!  |  |
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| The spine of the team on 10:35 - May 19 with 1509 views | Keno |
| The spine of the team on 09:52 - May 19 by MK1 |
I wouldn't under estimate the job that Martyn Pert does either. |
or Phil Ham
He has a grip on the throbbing pulse of the fanbase |  |
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| The spine of the team on 12:12 - May 19 with 1343 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
| The spine of the team on 09:12 - May 19 by nodge_blue |
Hes stated that his ambition is to manage in the champions league. So the question he has is at what stage does he jump to a top 6 club.
Thats partly why i dont aee him going to Brighton. He doesnt need a stepping stone club.
For money he will stick with us for another season or two but you cant second guess someone elses thoughts. |
Not having a go at you nodge_blue, but it is starting to frustrate me that peoples pre-conceived notion is that if he manages in the Champions League it can't possibly be with us.
I think the ambition of this ownership group is endless and they will be planning to reach the European competitions within 5 years.
It's the key reason I don't think McKenna will be leaving for Brighton, is the structure of this club, the owners and that journey back to Europe. We're back in the Prem now, and it has happened far quicker and with considerably less money spent than the owners would have imagined. They won't slack off now. |  |
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| The spine of the team on 12:31 - May 19 with 1307 views | witchdoctor |
that’s exactly what I was saying the other day …that the stars sure have aligned for us..👍 |  | | |
| The spine of the team on 12:42 - May 19 with 1251 views | Churchman |
| The spine of the team on 12:12 - May 19 by Cheltenham_Blue |
Not having a go at you nodge_blue, but it is starting to frustrate me that peoples pre-conceived notion is that if he manages in the Champions League it can't possibly be with us.
I think the ambition of this ownership group is endless and they will be planning to reach the European competitions within 5 years.
It's the key reason I don't think McKenna will be leaving for Brighton, is the structure of this club, the owners and that journey back to Europe. We're back in the Prem now, and it has happened far quicker and with considerably less money spent than the owners would have imagined. They won't slack off now. |
I think you make a very good point CB. I suspect the ambition of the owners is greater than many people have realised. This is no Evans style ‘quick flip’. Evidence? The way they’ve gone about it and what they’ve put in place.
This club is structured now. Now more total reliance on a man with a coffee cup, dirty t shirt and a tendency to blow his top. There are defined departments for all elements with expertise and all pulling in the same direction. Got right, this is a very powerful thing.
I noticed when Ashton was asked about recruitment within the club he was quick to point out that while media will need beefing up, recruitment everywhere else is largely in place. In other words, they’ve largely geared for the Premier League.
We are no longer a shrinking club; a byword for mediocrity with a faded badge. Who knows what’ll happen/what the future holds, but I don’t get the impression the owners are ‘going to slacken off now’. It’s very exciting. |  | | |
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| The spine of the team on 12:59 - May 19 with 1201 views | FoghornGleghorn |
And we haven't at any point given any reason to doubt that we can match his ambitions. |  | | |
| The spine of the team on 15:48 - May 19 with 1083 views | Guthrum |
| The spine of the team on 12:12 - May 19 by Cheltenham_Blue |
Not having a go at you nodge_blue, but it is starting to frustrate me that peoples pre-conceived notion is that if he manages in the Champions League it can't possibly be with us.
I think the ambition of this ownership group is endless and they will be planning to reach the European competitions within 5 years.
It's the key reason I don't think McKenna will be leaving for Brighton, is the structure of this club, the owners and that journey back to Europe. We're back in the Prem now, and it has happened far quicker and with considerably less money spent than the owners would have imagined. They won't slack off now. |
In 1998-99, ManCity were in the third tier. A double promotion and one yo-yo later, they gained a permanent foot-hold in the Prem. Eight years later they were qualifying for Europe. Two years after that they won the Prem, then repeatedly thereafter.
Not saying we can exactly emulate that trajectory (one heck of a lot of money was spent), but it's not impossible to get somewhere close. |  |
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