Originally Posted by RichmondBlue:
“I claim my right to be fed up. I've followed our ups and downs since moving to London in 1968, and yes, it's been fun. But we appeared to have a real chance of joining football's elite, do we still have that ambition ? I believe there should be a London club among that elite, so why not Chelsea ? it's a great pity that we didn't get the Battersea Power Station site, can you imagine how fantastic it would have been to be associated with such an iconic landmark ?
We just appear to have lost our way, and I'd like to know our plans for the future. If the past decade turn out to be the best I'll ever see, I can live with that as well.”
That's the thing, Clubs like Newcastle have never really in recent times had the opportunity or resources to win things or do anything major in today's game.
We on the other hand have had everything needed to do so and really failed to do so. Yes we have had some great times like Munich (and even Moscow was something special) and things like Drogba at Wembley etc etc but nothing like what we could have had if we had used our resources anywhere near as much as we should have done.
Battersea would have been fantastic but I do think the new ground will be even better, I love the look of it and having it in the same place keeps us in tune with our history (Ossie's ashes under the pen spot in front of The Shed for example) something even Liverpool will not be able to say in a few years when they move. Yes The Shed I remember has long since gone but the fact it is still just about in the same place (and always will be) is fantastic.
We have had many false dawns with Roman but I really hope that once the new ground opens we will finally start to get things right.
I don't think Roman will settle for us to be treading water until then that goes against the way he has done things since he came, Yes there have been mistakes and many of them but I think every single one has been done with the best of intentions.
I have had issues with many of Roman's and the boards decision's and pretty sure I will have even more during the building and how the new ground is set up for example I hope we really become the team that stands up for "safe standing" in one part of the ground, That could be something we do for every club in the premiership and have a real effect on the game but I do think Roman is trying his best.