Yeah thew 2017 window for me is where we signed a bunch of players who have ultimately not been good enough.Not backing Poch properly which broke him and sacking him ended up being the right decision but I think not backing him when he wanted was where the rot set in
Fair pointLife didn't begin and end with Poch. we didn't back 'Arry and paid dearly for it. For me that was when the ENIC modus operandi became clear and we've suffered ever since
True, but think the point they making is if ENIC didn't back Poch and provide him with players he needed then it highlights them for what they are. Poch I think had earned the right to be given the money and time. ENIC have no intention in putting a squad together that will be serious contenders. Doesn't matter who manager is.Life didn't begin and end with Poch. we didn't back 'Arry and paid dearly for it. For me that was when the ENIC modus operandi became clear and we've suffered ever since
I think you’re right. I remember being high up in the ground that day and seeing the penalty being given and thinking game over and Poch era over, it was a horrible horrible feeling and a decision which with VAR and new handball rules probably wouldn’t have been given.Sissoko handball 20 seconds into the Champions League Final. Had we won that game we would always have that triumph to look back on that even Levy couldn’t take away with subsequent financial buffoonery. But it’s gone. And here we are.
Also this… Jol built us up into Europa league then Harry Redknapp took our football to a whole new level, I genuinely think we had a chance at the title that season and instead of Gary Cahill and Tevez we get him Ryan Nelson and Saha and our season peters out.Life didn't begin and end with Poch. we didn't back 'Arry and paid dearly for it. For me that was when the ENIC modus operandi became clear and we've suffered ever since
I was in the second row, it happened right in front of me. On my birthday. It was shit.I think you’re right. I remember being high up in the ground that day and seeing the penalty being given and thinking game over and Poch era over, it was a horrible horrible feeling and a decision which with VAR and new handball rules probably wouldn’t have been given.
We had a chance that day but 1-0 down so early on killed everything Poch had built over the last 5 years.
I was in the second row, it happened right in front of me. On my birthday. It was shit.
That one moment can sum ENIC up perfectly - Mane v Sissoko, both were around same fee, however Mane wages were more. So ENIC went with cheaper option.I was literally just putting my bottle of water down under the seat, looked up and saw Sissoko point and penalty given....terrible moment
20 years of no achievements should tell you that alone.True, but think the point they making is if ENIC didn't back Poch and provide him with players he needed then it highlights them for what they are. Poch I think had earned the right to be given the money and time. ENIC have no intention in putting a squad together that will be serious contenders. Doesn't matter who manager is.
Poch, Jose & now Conte have all called the club out and I'm not so sure alot of our fans are getting the message. Under Levy we will never be a serious football team.
Yes it’s been constant sliding doors momentsEvery summer from 2016 onwards.
2016: could've won the league with better investment
2017: replaced Walker with Aurier, unspectacular signings in Foyth, Sanchez and others
2018: no signings was an obvious calamity
2019: signings this time, but they were so bad and so costly it sometimes tricks me into thinking we had the right idea in 2018
2020-present: mostly shit recruitment and managerial hires to boot. Definitely improved since Paratici came in but we've been left with so much to do thanks to all the previous years we're still well short of where we need to be
Whilst I agree, my original point at the start of the thread is mostly..Life didn't begin and end with Poch. we didn't back 'Arry and paid dearly for it. For me that was when the ENIC modus operandi became clear and we've suffered ever since
Yeah not really sure why but against Barcelona, Ajax and City I had a sensation that those games were not totally dead and fate was with us. Despite my eyes telling me differently.I think you’re right. I remember being high up in the ground that day and seeing the penalty being given and thinking game over and Poch era over, it was a horrible horrible feeling and a decision which with VAR and new handball rules probably wouldn’t have been given.
We had a chance that day but 1-0 down so early on killed everything Poch had built over the last 5 years.