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See it all before

I was reflecting today on our sqaud today and chuckling at the notion that any team worth it's salt would be willing to part with quality players this near to the season when a feeling of deja vous came over me. This business of Moyes apparently having money and having the boards backing couple with lack of signings has happened once or twice before. Remember when Kendall Mk 2 was in the same boat? How did it end? He left because the board didn't agree on his valuation of proposed target Dion Dublin. The aforementioned went on to be a big success at Coventry and for a while at least Howard had success at Sheff Utd.

Remember when the FA Cup win and 6th place had Royle in a position of power and yet he left on deadline day 1997? What happened? Well he was fired but up until the 11th hour had been working on a deal to bring in Tore Andre Flo who went on to be a big success at Chelsea.

Here and now we have Moyes in the same boat. On he face of it, he has money and board support and yet he has signed no one. The latest reports about Vagner Love are the most mystifying because he was linked with us 2 months ago and yet for some bizarre reason it's only 5 days from the season starting and yet only now we appear to have made a move.

Could it be that the business savvy but football knowledge lacking businessmen are the reason behind all this. Does Moyes have to justify his signings to Green and Earl? Remember last year Moyes plea for funds which he said would enable us to win a trophy? Did we win won? Is that being held against him now? Is it a case of him being afraid to pay the going rate for a player knowing it will be held against him further down the line?

In the minds of Earl and Green does it make sense that with £750k Bent we were fourth, but when we added $6M Beattie we went to 11th, edged to 6th with £8.5M Johnson and then 5th with £12M Yakubu? Probably not because they don't understand football. The bigger question is will Moyes go because eiher he is frustrated or because he gets fired for not making signings ? because he is so afraid of another flop that he daren't?
Kieran Kinsella, Gainesville, FL, USA Posted 11/08/2008 at 22:48:18

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Karl Masters
1 Posted 12/08/2008 at 13:54:05

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If Earl and Green are Spurs fans it probably suits them to see us struggle. Just a thought.....

Declan Brown
2 Posted 12/08/2008 at 15:36:02

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What odds on Moyes going at some point in the next year and Big Joe Royle being offered the post?

Alan Clarke
3 Posted 12/08/2008 at 21:22:28

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Bring back Joe - at least he won something. I love the man.