But they're in the Premier League

The issue we'll have is that our players won't be prepared to play in the Champs when they are offered a shot at remaining in the Prem. And players have all the power now - they'll be able to make it pretty much impossible for us to keep them. We'll make a show of trying to play hardball but in reality we don't have any bargaining power. If we hang on to a seriously pissed off player who won't give 100% with no funds for a replacement we're the big loser, we'll just waste half a season before we have to sell (for less probably) in January.

Posted By: mr carra, Aug 8, 19:54:56