We've become the recent incarnation of Spurs, and could, more chillingly, become the Aston Villa of the O'Neill era (which we're not far off), and then even worse, beyond the O'Neill era.
I agree entirely with that assessment Tes.
I'm also noticing an elephant-sized hole in the current model.
Unlike United where Fergie kept a strict balance between experience
and youth (And though the youth contributed, it was the likes of Cantona
who ultimately got the results when they mattered most.)
After Stevie goes, there's no one really left... it's incredible, absolutely
unbelievable and this is why the Villa analogy is not far off.
On top of our problem attracting quality players from Europe, are we now going
to go scrambling into the transfer market looking for Poulsens?
There is no way you win leagues or prosper in Europe without this balance
and it's not a problem easily solved. It can't be talked away, it's a f**king
generational thing resulting from 5 years of short term planning and mismanagement.