Just when things seemed sensible

[drummindefender]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27387616

could do without this to be honest. hoping he has been misquoted

 

[Matt_B]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27387616

could do without this to be honest. hoping he has been misquoted

Oh dear.

 

[Real Sharapova]

£18 million top whack more like.

 

[Lako42]

He's just trying to keep the Thai market keen.

My ultimate dream is to make Europe again, I would die a happy fan if I could go to Europe with Leicester.

 

[Lako42]

However......

The huge percentage of utter Tossers that follow us will be hanging off those words for the next 5 years and no doubt at least 20 managers and eventually the owners will be sacrificed chasing that crazy dream.

 

[LeeCovFox]

Absolutely nothing wrong with being ambitious. I've always thought a club of our size (good fanbase, one club city) could challenge for honours with the right investment and management. We'll never mix it long-term with the real big city clubs but no reason why a provincial club shouldn't aim for top six finishes and cup wins as a gooden period in their history. If the opportunity is there, through financial backing, for that club to be us then brilliant.

Where I worry is the public statement (with timescales) of that ambition before we've kicked a to flight ball. That makes them look a tad deluded. And quoting a budget means we could get done over in fees. But I'd be disappointed if, behind closed doors, there hadn't been discussions about where the club should be in five or ten years time. So long as contingencies are in place should things go wrong then let's aim for more than 17th every season.

 

[Hazzman]

This is going to live with us next season.

 

[pork pie fox]

This is going to live with us next season.

That's exactly what I thought.

 

[Mikeoadby]

If you don't want the money, I'll take it.

 

[Blaarev]

This is going to live with us next season.

Only if we spend it. Or a small part of it.

 

[Blue Maniac]

Well. That's something.

 

[camberwell fox]

I reckon they should have said ''we should aim for our usual mediocrity'', this way when we achieve it we can all say ''I told you so''.

Aim high - over achieve
Aim low - please see ''Nottingham Forest''

 

[Hazzman]

Only if we spend it. Or a small part of it.

I'm thinking back to when Sven was here and the club decided to go all 'spend', when trying to sign players clubs might bump up the fees.

 

[Blaarev]

I'm thinking back to when Sven was here and the club decided to go all 'spend', when trying to sign players clubs might bump up the fees.

Ture

 

[alex]

With that money we may get Joey back


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[LCFC'sGodWears9]

Is it just me that reads that as 'once we establish ourselves as a Premier League club, I hope to challenge the top 5 within 3 seasons'?

So the establishment has no time period, in my opinion staying in the league for a minimum 3 seasons with gradual improvement would be my classification of establishment, then attempt to challenge the top 5. Nothing wrong with that.

 

[homer]

£180 million simply equates to what we are supposed to earn from the PL if we stayed there for three seasons

Be surprised if we spent more than 10/15 million this summer

 

[Arightfilbert]

He's just trying to keep the Thai market keen.

My ultimate dream is to make Europe again, I would die a happy fan if I could go to Europe with Leicester.

Yeah.......and hopefully get past the 1st round for once!

 

[Lako42]

Yeah.......and hopefully get past the 1st round for once!

Group stages replaced the old system so we would get a few decent trips hopefully.

 

[Blaarev]

Group stages replaced the old system so we would get a few decent trips hopefully.

Providing we don't need to go through the first qualifying rounds.