I agree if you are talking about his first term at the city.
Although another Sillett and Curtis wouldn't go amiss either.
I agree that's what my thread is saying really, Jimmy wouldn't get the time these days anyway to get his vision going like he did in the 60's.Can you imagine him saying to a lowly club now that he was going to change the colour of the kit,have a new club song,bring in his players,have pop and crisps sessions,have open training days,and change the structure of the ground ? they'd say to him are you the full ticket pal ? But he did those things didn't he and the rest is history.Me and a few friends were discussing this topic recently and sadly had to agree that a revolutionary Jimmy Hill figure would struggle in today's game. I know it's sacrilege to compare them to JH, but if you look at what Vincent Tan tried at Cardiff and what the Hull owner was trying (i.e. a commercial rebranding of a football club to create a more positive and competitive club) then I think a modern Jimmy would find themselves facing up to a similar level of abuse. I know what JH did wasn't perhaps as cynical as their attempts, but they are similar.
It's easy for us to sit here 50+ years on and be grateful of the changes he presented, but if a new owner came in wanting to change the colour of the strip, the nickname of the club, invent songs for the crowd to sing as well as hundreds of commercial ideas (JH pioneered glossy matchday programmes, package away game travel and proper halftime entertainment amongst many other things) then I think they would be met with a lot of aggression and ridicule.
All that aside, I would LOVE to be proved wrong.
The only thing he brought that in retrospect has gradually started to strangle the game was getting rid of the cap on players wages. By all means wages should reflect a players skill, commitment, and loyalty. BUT £250k pw wages??? Think it's gone a little too far don't you?
Exactly mate, Speculate to accumulate. What happened when we got financial backing? We went from being a mediocre Div 3 team to a top division side in a few years....Take note SISU. That's how you do it.Hill was, and still is, a hero for me too. But Robbins did give him a load of cash to buy players. We were the Man City or Chelsea of our day to some extent.
How much (realistically) would it take to get out of this league and gain promotion to the Premier league?....£12-15m?.......What is the prize of getting to the Premier...£90-95m?...Come on SISU, all you money men there, and not one of you with common sense. The parachute payment has got be about £18-20m You could make a tidy profit doing a WBA every year.
we need owners who have the interests of the football club at heart before a manager can succeed. No manager however talented gets us promoted under the current restrictions imo.
How much (realistically) would it take to get out of this league and gain promotion to the Premier league?....£12-15m?........
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