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Originally Posted by Spartacus2nd
Id sooner get relegated with the overdraft intact than get relegated with it blown. 2k a week then tear a hamstring and be out for 3 months my arse.
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Although the truth and reality is somewhere between both those extremes; you can both survive and pick up good players for lesser wages.
I agree with the contribution regarding variety - it’s arguably Coleman’s biggest weakness and arguably his strength - he has his way of playing and his preferred 11 to play it and sticks with them; when we win it’s genius and when we lose it’s a failure to mix it up.
We do seem to struggle at the start of each season and then put in a good run of results before Christmas; is this simply the squad adapting to Coleys tactics and formation?
There is another argument this season, with Bolton and Bury effectively already relegated we only need to avoid 2 relegation slots.
Do you play the long game and scrape through this season and save funds to have a proper go next season when the risk of relegation will be greater?
Let’s not forget, survival is success in league 1 for Stanley although Coleman would never settle for mere survival; but if we have a 2 year plan to develop some players this season and keep some funds back to have a better quality and deeper squad next season, it could be a master stroke with the relegation risk considerably diminished.