I'm getting that sinking feeling again.

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Originally Posted by redgunamo

Everyone knows there's no such thing as a poor bookmaker.

Which is *******s, of course, as bookies go out of business just the same as anyone else :-\

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Not in Abu Dhabi....

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Originally Posted by Peter

Not in Abu Dhabi....

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Yes, problem is, these people are highly competent. Not like the fractious morons at Chelsea, Manchester United or Spurs.

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Originally Posted by redgunamo

Yes, problem is, these people are highly competent. Not like the fractious morons at Chelsea, Manchester United or Spurs.

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Well, you have to be pretty stupid to buy Spurs.

The competence really just seems to consist of the ability to appoint the right people. None of those three seem to have it. City do.

Helps if you offer more money, I suppose.

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Originally Posted by Peter

Well, you have to be pretty stupid to buy Spurs.

The competence really just seems to consist of the ability to appoint the right people. None of those three seem to have it. City do.

Helps if you offer more money, I suppose.

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Right. Offer the right money to the right people. It's a skill.

We may be ****, nonetheless we can be eternally grateful they did not actually buy Spurs.

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Originally Posted by John Bunnell

City only put 2 against 4th division Salford... It's on!

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There you are then. Definitely on.

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Originally Posted by redgunamo

Right. Offer the right money to the right people. It's a skill.

We may be ****, nonetheless we can be eternally grateful they did not actually buy Spurs.

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Again, fingers crossed, but the kind of guys who are smart enough to appoint the right people are going to be too smart to buy Spurs:-)

I'm also glad they didn't buy us. Stan might sling in a few quid but he is still running a business rather than a charity.

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Originally Posted by Peter

Again, fingers crossed, but the kind of guys who are smart enough to appoint the right people are going to be too smart to buy Spurs:-)

I'm also glad they didn't buy us. Stan might sling in a few quid but he is still running a business rather than a charity.

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The thing I find slightly bizarre is that they can boast the best stadium and training facilities in the league, arguably Europe, yet they can screw up, year after year in recruitment.

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Originally Posted by 7sisters

The thing I find slightly bizarre is that they can boast the best stadium and training facilities in the league, arguably Europe, yet they can screw up, year after year in recruitment.

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Well, they have the best facilities because they are the newest. And that is just spending money.

The rest is about making decisions. And they give those to the wrong people.

There is a massive problem there and has been for years. They can't get one basic thing right- their transfer and coaching strategies aren't aligned. So they buy young players of potential and give them to coaches like Mourinho and Conte who have made a career out of winning things with established players and leaving after three years.

Idiotic. Basic.

United struggle with the same issues. They appointed a coach who plays a system they didn't want. Why??