It's false economy though spending out £15M-£20M or so for Allardyce when you'll just have to change again in 18 months to two years max.
I agree to an extent but i dont think the point is black or white, its also broader. What we have spent on managers since Moshiri took over is false economy, bottom line it has to impact the club.
10 million to remove Martinez
5 million compo to Southampton.
5 million a year Koeman wages.
10 mill in compo after sacking him.
6 million a year for Allardyce.
3 million to Palace in compo.
That is 38 million in managerial payments in less then two years, its outrageous. To put it into context that is more then our entire det before he took over. It has to impact on the club. That is before you look at paying up the associated back room teams. That is the real somking gun here, not the i like playing pretty football and dont like Allardyce narrative.
That said its small fare to PL status and if you look broadly of enabling factors for the club going forward the stadium is key, non PL status puts that at risk. So Allardyce is a safeguard against that.
You would have to hope lessons have been learned but if we sleep walk into another transfer window with the same uncoordinated mismatch of opinions and power plays then there needs to be action. I have been very critical of the likes of the BU, not without cause, but in a lot of ways what is going on now is far worse then anything that went on under Bill. We are burning money at an alarming rate on poor decisions and planning.
For me managers are irreverent to an extent, its the decision makers at the heart of our ills here, anyone else is a scape goat or an outlet for frustration.
