You can't build without strong foundations

[Collymore]

There was topic I started to reply to tonight - credit to @Silva Fox with "Have we progressed this window?" and I just wanted to start this topic from it.

 

it opened my eyes up a little to the long term goals and high targets that Vichai and Top have set and how we might be reaping the rewards now...

 

When our great owners took over from Mandaric we were a laughing stock. We had thrown money at players like Mat Mills and Beckford and I must admit during that time I felt empowered and excited by it, especially after the decade of what can only be described as "hell".

 

At the beginning I remember questioning why we were doing little things like  buying a new pitch, new TVs, new fascia etc.. Why is this ever going to make a difference I asked myself...    What a lesson! 

 

We have just sold an England international defender for a record fee

We have signed a Spanish player that has ambitions for being an international super star and values our family values  

We have signed one of the best midfielders potentially in the world

We are about to move into one of the best training grounds ever built

 

 

 

We have this 

 

 

 

not this

 

Great post @Silva Fox but I think our progress goes far beyond a transfer window and perhaps we sometimes forget the bigger picture? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[urban.spaceman]

You can't win anything without the manager's son having a racist orgy on a goodwill tour of your owner's homeland...

[Poznan34]

I get your point, but Mills and Beckford were signed under Sven, the first manager appointed by King Power. 

[Collymore]

38 minutes ago, Poznan34 said:

I get your point, but Mills and Beckford were signed under Sven, the first manager appointed by King Power. 

Yeah but that was when Rudkin's evil twin brother ran the show... 

[Charl91]

1 hour ago, Collymore said:

 

 

We have signed a Spanish player that has ambitions for being an international super star and values our family values  

 

 

 

Great post, but am I missing something here or just being thick? Have we signed a Spanish player?

[RoanClawson]

12 minutes ago, Charl91 said:

 

Great post, but am I missing something here or just being thick? Have we signed a Spanish player?

Ayoze perez

[Arriba Los Zorros]

12 minutes ago, Charl91 said:

 

Great post, but am I missing something here or just being thick? Have we signed a Spanish player?

Might look like Leo's skinny brother but he's indeed Spanish

[Charl91]

Whoops, that was a massive error on my part.  

 

I dunno why I thought he was South American!

[Arriba Los Zorros]

2 minutes ago, Charl91 said:

Whoops, that was a massive error on my part.  

 

I dunno why I thought he was South American!

I did too, just has a South American face (if that makes sense.....) but turns out he's from Tenerife.

[Wolfox]

1 hour ago, Arriba Los Zorros said:

I did too, just has a South American face (if that makes sense.....) but turns out he's from Tenerife.

Which is In Brazil right???

[Jaspa]

3 minutes ago, Wolfox said:

Which is In Brazil right???

Canary Islands

[Wolfox]

1 hour ago, Jaspa said:

Canary Islands

Oh…. Thanks for cleaning that up 

[HighPeakFox]

Currently my favourite topic of conversation, this.

[foxfanazer]

thought this was gonna be about the possible stadium expansion

[Collymore]

Having slept on this I actually think my example of Kolo was a misrepresentation as we've probably done some things that were a bit naughty, even recently. 

 

I just wish posters such as ... I don't know that's just pick at random @Captain... we're as reflective as me rather than just sitting there quietly taking everything I say as gospel. 

 

Shame on you all. 

[Ian Nacho]

Is this ConstructionTalk? 

[Captain...]

8 hours ago, Collymore said:

Having slept on this I actually think my example of Kolo was a misrepresentation as we've probably done some things that were a bit naughty, even recently. 

 

I just wish posters such as ... I don't know that's just pick at random @Captain... we're as reflective as me rather than just sitting there quietly taking everything I say as gospel. 

 

Shame on you all. 

Seems my post was deleted, not sure why. I am very reflective on what an amazing job our owners have done and what an incredible journey it has been, but parts of that journey have been negative and that's ok too. In fact it makes it even more of a journey as we have faced tragedy and scandal and just plain ridiculousness along the way.

 

I think my main problem with your original post was using the false accusations of 3 innocent players as proof of how far we have come. When if you look back through old programmes you'll find hundreds of photos of players of that time doing good deeds visiting children in hospital etc we have always had close ties with the community and been family oriented. The shame of La Manga is equalled by the shame of the racist orgy in Thailand. The unfair advantage of going into administration again is comparable to the creative accounting to get round FFP. If anything I would say the team is less accessible than it was but that's because the 90s teams were out getting pissed every night.

 

Things have certainly changed a lot in the last 10 years most of it for the better and we have been truly blessed to have been able to go on this crazy ride.

[Collymore]

1 hour ago, Captain... said:

Seems my post was deleted, not sure why. I am very reflective on what an amazing job our owners have done and what an incredible journey it has been, but parts of that journey have been negative and that's ok too. In fact it makes it even more of a journey as we have faced tragedy and scandal and just plain ridiculousness along the way.

 

I think my main problem with your original post was using the false accusations of 3 innocent players as proof of how far we have come. When if you look back through old programmes you'll find hundreds of photos of players of that time doing good deeds visiting children in hospital etc we have always had close ties with the community and been family oriented. The shame of La Manga is equalled by the shame of the racist orgy in Thailand. The unfair advantage of going into administration again is comparable to the creative accounting to get round FFP. If anything I would say the team is less accessible than it was but that's because the 90s teams were out getting pissed every night.

 

Things have certainly changed a lot in the last 10 years most of it for the better and we have been truly blessed to have been able to go on this crazy ride.

There was a sever meltdown and all post were lost from this morning and most of yesterday. 

 

That was just my poor attempt at being funny 

[Daggers]

That free garden set offer looks better than the disposable BBQ sets and the Mars Bar games.

[Collymore]

4 minutes ago, Daggers said:

That free garden set offer looks better than the disposable BBQ sets and the Mars Bar games.

Que?

[Daggers]

2 minutes ago, Collymore said:

Que?

 

[Collymore]

9 minutes ago, Daggers said:

 

For a moment then I thought you'd gone mad!

[Daggers]

9 hours ago, Collymore said:

For a moment then I thought you'd gone mad!

That is an entirely separate issue

[Fleetpete]

When I saw the title of this thread it kinda mirrored what’s been in my mind since the end of last season. Our magic year was built on strong foundations- Morgan....Huth...Fuchs...Simpson etc. We now have a more lightweight back line and I accept the strength of our pacy full backs - but still lightweight in comparison. We have invested in some great players - Maddison....Tielemans.....Perez and maybe Praet. Are we running the risk of ending up with a dangerously lightweight team that would be susceptible to being roughed up by the likes of Watford etc. Just a thought.