StrandedHound Unless you are able to come in and blow a fortune to try to get to the prem - which is getting increasingly expensive and difficult to do - surely the best way to increase the the value of the club is to invest in the youth and hope you find a Bellingham, Olise etc
Which is why I think our approach is correct
RedBird, if it is to be they, do seem to share this approach i.e. invest in quality youth (or youth with the potential to play higher) and use the proceeds from sales to push the club forward - they are a Capital Investment company at the end of the day so will be looking for returns over a defined period i.e. 5-7 years so whilst they would speculate a little, they aren't going to go crazy. In many ways, them coming in (hopefully) at a time when we cannot spend on fees and we have a structure in place in Bowen/Carey, who seem able to find and attract young talent without a fee and a coach who trusts youth implicitly, - seems a pretty damn good fit.
I think it's a good cultural fit - what Bowen/Carey are doing is what we'd typically consider the "Reading way'.
If this does happen, one learning from Dai's sorry tenure will be how solid the foundations that SJM built are and that actually the club is fairly resilient. The stadium and the academy remain great selling points, and for all Dai's problems we now have a top class training ground too. That we could get out of this sinking no lower than L1 with good facilities and a young hungry squad is remarkable given how negligent Dai has been.
Back to the original question, I don't expect them to sack Selles as there seems to be alignment in strategy as you say. But if I'm wrong on that point, sacking Maldini at Milan shows they don't hesitate or show sentiment.
