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I agree we don't need it to compete for 4th. I said that we would need those things to compete for the title, but that's just my opinion. I think we have all that we need to be able to compete for 4th already.
And I totally agree that we have a different philosophy to the other five clubs. It appears to be the ENIC philosophy that investment in the squad will only happen within what can be afforded and we won't take a big financial risk on players. Having the new stadium means that (in theory) what we can afford increases dramatically and we can start to close that spending gap. If ENIC don't invest that money once it becomes available I think that would show a lack of ambition.
We're completely wasting our time talking about winning the league though. Guardiola and Klopp, and their funders, have moved it well out of our reach now. Only a tiny minority of posters on here do that.
I think, as I may have mentioned before, that the signings we do need to replace key players- to stay competitive in the lower half of the top six- are "affordable". But will ENIC speculate, or think their investment will continue to grow even if they don't? Only when the novelty of the stadium wears off, but the prices don't, and we're 6th, will they see the error of their ways...