Boring football-related non-MBK-style dilemma:

You're a newly promoted club bobbing around the regulation zone. A few new additions in January could make all the difference, but if they don't, you've got the financial burden of these signings hanging round your neck in the Championship. The risk is multiplied by the fact that you're going to be overpaying because it's January, everyone knows you're desperate, you're in a supposedly undesirable location and players don't want to accept relegation clauses.

Do you (a) roll the dice because the prize of staying up with the bumper TV deal coming makes it all worth while, or (b) stick to the tried and tested balance of prudence and ambition, maintaining the sustainability of the club as your number one priority? Hmmmmmm?

Of course I'm not suggesting it's a simple choice between the two options, but I'm surprised at how many posters seem to want to throw all caution to the wind, in spite of the numerous examples of this going disastrously wrong (Bolton most recently). I'm immensely proud of how the club has managed to succeed by tempering ambition with good financial management, which clearly sets us apart from the vast majority of PL clubs, and I'd be very concerned if we abandoned this strategy. I also wonder how the McNasty escape goatists would react if we did open the cheque book and we still went down. He's really in an unenviable position as I'm sure he'll catch most of the pelters in either case.

No Mary option, soz.

Posted By: King, Dec 12, 20:27:50