- Sep 20, 2005
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This is the 'we don't really belong at the top' view. That it's all down to MP or HK or a once in a lifetime squad that will never be repeated. And we have to win something now or we'll never get the chance again. I'm not surprised people are crapping themselves if that's the assumption.
But it's not how you run a football club. One day MP will go. Might be next year, might be five years. Or ten. Who knows? Same for Harry Kane. But the owners have to look at the longer term and put the club on a platform where we can attract good managers, good players and compete on a permanent basis. I'm fairly happy that that's what Levy/ENIC are doing. They're not perfect, they make mistakes - but the overall direction is positive.
Of course you have to look at the longer term, but if you ignore the short/medium then the long term vision can suffer. The best time to invest is from a position of strength.