This
to be honest IMO i'd happily have him stay but he's not exactly been conststently performing well at this level.
Potential - Yes
World beater - No
i was watching the Gordon Smith interview on the Beeb website and, as he says, the fans can want whatever, the SPL will says that our opinion counts but ultimately they don't give a shit and will do whatever will make them more money.
as has already been said if we did rebuild Pittodrie our attendance would drop to between 10-15,000 added to that we would have to fund the whole thing? if that is showing ambition then i'm glad that they're not
i'm of the opinion that as Scottish football is fucked anyway, knock it down and build it again, don't paper over the cracks as you'll just have the same problems.
if he had won the league in every season he was at AFC would you still want him on the list because of his cup record?
i think not
and so that statement is pish
was it not more due to the fact they are spending more and more money each year just trying to keep Pittodrie up to a half decent standard, and that in a few years time it would no longer be fit for European games.......
not that we'll be in Europe
the biggest problem with a 16 team league is the loss in revenue from only playing the ugly sisters twice each!
i'm all for a 16 team set up, but not 1 of the clubs will vote for something that has a detrimental effect on their finances, no matter if it is better for the game as a whole.