…..it’s risk management. It’s a few years since I retired from Project Management but I’m sure a few on here have sat through hours of boring risk assessment meetings and will know the Delli Alli risk scores.
We are critical of how our club is run. Engaging Alli has cost us dearly, throwing more millions at him exacerbates the mistake. Throwing monies away paying off poor Managers is symptomatic of dreadful club governance and shouldn’t be used as a reason to waste similar on Alli.
The lad might return to his glory days, but he’s played very little football in over 2 seasons. Notwithstanding his personal issues and the risk of relapse, the sensible business decision has to be cutting our losses rather than Chuck £10m at him and cross our fingers.
He's contracted to us anyway, so we pay his wages until that is no longer the case. Are you suggesting that rather than give him the opportunity to prove himself, you would have him sitting in a flat in Manchester for another 12 months picking up a wage? effectively on Gardening leave?
Dele's risk profile was much higher when the underlying issues weren't known. I'd feel much more comfortable with any further spend now that we have all the facts to hand.
There will be no 'crossing our fingers', or at least no more than with any other players that we buy from now until eternity. Every player that you bring in comes with their own risks, the difference is, Dele's are now known and can therefore be managed better.
I've know loads of Project managers who have thrown away money saving opportunities because they simply couldn't be bothered with the initial hard work required.
Is it a risk? Absolutely, a manageable one. But spending that £20m on some kid from Wherever FC who will come in on additional wages and are only ever 1 tackle away from being completely ineffective is also a risk, with worse potential monetary losses than making use of Dele.
