Ambition is fine if you have the resources to fund it.
Man City: 3rd tier to the dominant force in English football.
Einstein said that there are five things that you shouldn’t share with anyone.
One of these is your dream or pipe dream.
Scunny we’re a L2 club. It’s about knowing your place in the grand scheme of things.
If I was the person in the hot seat, I’d want to remain in L2, no promotion, no relegation.
Finish in the play offs or just miss out in the last game of the season each year. Maybe a few trips to Wembley but don’t get promoted.
The team is deemed to be successful as it is winning the majority of games each season.
There’s a ‘feel good factor’ about the club.
Bums are sitting on seats and attendances and therefore revenue is high.
Promotion brings problems.
The League above is generally full of bigger clubs with bigger budgets.
The manager feels a need to bring in ‘better players’, costing transfer & agents fees. These new players will want higher wages.
Existing players will also be knocking on the door for more money.
The manager will want a bigger squad again costing more money.
How many extra supporters will come through the turnstile?
What was our average attendance in the Championship?
It wasn’t sustainable.
It’s a cost benefit detriment analysis.
Keep your existing squad in L2 and you keep your costs down.
You keep the same manager and you have stability and aren’t on an endless conveyor belt churning over managers and players.
