Been killing this club for years. Keeping hold of players years past their best, long contracts for kids who'll never make it at this level, senior executives and coaches given jobs way above their ability as long as they're blues.
There's nothing competitive or ruthless about the club, on or off the pitch. There's culture of fatalism (never once have we stood up for ourselves against shocking PL/refereeing decisions) and acceptance of mediocrity.
And the players know it. They don't have to try too hard, as long as they're nice lads they can hang around for years and pick up millions.
It's structural and until we do something about it, it's more of the same.
There's nothing competitive or ruthless about the club, on or off the pitch. There's culture of fatalism (never once have we stood up for ourselves against shocking PL/refereeing decisions) and acceptance of mediocrity.
And the players know it. They don't have to try too hard, as long as they're nice lads they can hang around for years and pick up millions.
It's structural and until we do something about it, it's more of the same.