I get the frustrations of many on here, but there does need to be a little balance sometimes.
We have the best training facilities the club has ever had. Of course this has been supported by BMW, but there is no doubt that the club has spent significant sums to turm the generic space into the specific needs of the club. This will be a long term benefit to the club and players, and is a sign of money being invested for the future rather than immediate success. This has to be a good thing.
Also, the under 23's and wider youth set up is the best we've seen at the club in generations. There are no guarantees when bringing young players in, but the desire to help develop players into the first team is something we have missed and will hopefully support the club in becoming more sustainable in the future. Once again, this is investing in the future and is also a good thing.
Now, I don't know what the original budget was and whether any unexpected costs have crept in, but when we are looking at operational loses of around £2m a year, any extra costs could be hard to swallow. That's not to excuse the missed HMRC payments or wash over the lack of forward planning, but does perhaps put some of our recent expenditure in context.
The idea that Tiger is skint or doesn't care about the future of our club simply doesn't stake up when you look at where the money is being spent. Of course we want to see bigger and better players signing for the club, but how many genuine targets have we really missed out on? Under MApp, barely a word came out of the club before a signing, but do we really think he got everyone he wanted? Of course not, no one does. The difference is that Robinson is trying to be more open, and this backfires when deals don't come off. Again, I get how this frustrates, but are we really any different than most other clubs at this level?
We have seen on Saturday that we're not a bad team, and everyone is up for the fight. We also need to put our energies into the fight to stay up and see what happens in May.