Originally Posted by
Des Parrot
This, absolutely this.
We have one of the oldest squads in the Premier League, we have a manager who will probably retire and a squad of players who are predominantly Warnock style players.
If we get relegated, a potential re-structure is required and significant investment.
Bounce-back is a myth, there are a few recent successes, Newcastle, WBA, Burnley, maybe Leicester but there are far more failures, Stoke, Swansea, Villa, Bolton, Sunderland, Coventry, Portsmouth, Hull, Reading, Derby & others.
The funding gap between 17th in the PL & top of the Championship is around £90M. To not spend significant money to try to stay there makes no sense.
IMHO we need an absolute minimum of 2 strikers & a Joe Allan type player over any defender.