- Apr 21, 2005
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I think the problem is we were that Dortmund/Ajax club a few years ago and we tried to transition to something more. The problem is we didn't/couldn't commit to it fully, got decisions wrong etc. etc. Now we're left holding the legacy of that and can't or won't just jettison so much financial outlay.
I'm really not sure where we go as a club now. Like I said the only route I see is getting someone in who can implement some kind of pattern of attacking play and hope we win a cup or two.
I think if we're talking philosophy, coaching, recruitment and sales, there's no reason we can't operate like Ajax, given the fact we've got more than double their revenue, have a much better 'physical infrastructure' and play in the most high-profile league in the world.
Hiring the right CEO, Director of Football, recruitment team, coaches, etc, isn't particularly expensive in the grand scheme of things.
This is what really frustrates me, because we have the resources to do this.
If we were efficently run and played attacking football, in an unfairly financially-doped league, and still didn't win anything I wouldn't complain; at least we're doing our best, with the resources available.
But we're so far off where we could and should be, from a footballing stand-point, it makes you want to pull your hair out.