contracts with our two marquee players would not be ideal.
imagine salary and whether he can be arsed playing with **** forwards who aren't worthy of licking his boots will have more of a sway then whether we're in the champions league.
Chelsea and Utd sign very good players this summer, and neither of them will be in the Champions League next season.
The ageining German who's been an unmitigated flop?
Hardly the same as signing an Ozil or Sanchez approaching their prime years.
And anyway, Man Utd are still a bigger draw than us because of their name.
players who are not at Real/Barca who can improve the team and wouldn't give two ****s if we were in the champions league or not. They'd probably be getting two or three times as much in wages and would be playing for one of the biggest clubs in europe.