Originally posted by sainter
At the same time, you have some smaller english clubs who actually know their own limitations so as a result don't try and pretend that they are bigger than they actually are. And they are already competing in Europe this season.
Pretend we are bigger than we already are?
We know our place. We're still fighting to get back to the top. We're not in the league of Arsenal, Chelsea, Newcastle and Man Utd.
We're in the four below that of Liverpool, Everton, Leeds and Blackburn. Leeds are set drop out of that group, and be replaced with a Spurs, Villa or City.
We need to get back in the 'big four' of English football. And with Moyes, I'm confident we will.
We're building a team for the future. Wright, Rooney, Hibbert, Clarke, Chadwick, Osman, McFadden, Tie, Jeffers, Naysmith and Yobo are all players who will be here for the better part of the decade.
Steven Gerrard's cousin Anthony is bltizing the reserves, and I'm looking forward to the development of Stephan Schumacher, Iain Turner and Michael Symes.
We bought Nigel Martyn for a pittance primarily to help our kids, and Moyes is fully aware that while players of the ilk of Kevin Phillips, Trevor Sinclair, Steve McMannaman, Teddy Sheringham and David Seamen would have aided our first team now, their long-term benefit will be minimal.
We probably couldn't afford their wages, either
But as you say, it's each to his own.
Kid
You are the original rebel.