Ciderup
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Sad post that bud.The short term future doesn't look too good for us unfortunately mate. We're still up for sale but look no closer to finding a buyer since the day we were put up for sale 8 months ago. Whilst we are up for sale, our CEO and owner have both come out and said not to expect any real investment over the summer. If we strike lucky with a player like Afobe again, we will sell them on for a large profit, and only reinvest about 1/4 of the total fee back into the squad (such as the Mason replacement for Afobe).
I think we'll turn to Birmingham's approach, trying to sign cheap freebies or utilising the academy. That isn't necessarily a bad thing mind, I'd much prefer to see our academy kids given a chance over the overpaid dross that turns up every week at the moment.
In short, we're in limbo until we find a buyer, and considering we are surrounded by Villa, Birmingham and West Brom (who are all up for sale too) we could be waiting for a long time.
It makes me appreciate our owner TBH who seems to be building for the future and has installed his son to carry on his plans, eventually.
I hope you find a buyer soon although the 'academy' thing is no bad plan as long as it's supported by a couple of experienced pros.
I didn't know the Baggies were for sale, quite surprised by that.