This thread appears to have struck a nerve. I'm sticking to my original premise: Roy is Roy but Parish is to blame for the current state of affairs. But is the current state of affairs a good or bad thing? I am convinced that for us lowly supporters it's a bad thing, but not for Parish. His club (business) is going to finish EXACTLY where it has finished in the last decade, somewhere between 10th and 17th. Here's my challenge. Go take a 12 month break from following this joke of a club, but follow Brighton or Brentford or someone else with a similar budget. Watch when they buy their players every transfer window, like, the last second of the last day? Just for 12 months. See how similar clubs are run week to week, then come back here and start licking Parish's .... I doubt you will.

Brentford are fragile I agree - they’re all about their manager & striker

Brighton - no chance they are well funded, well run great squad great manager it will be years before we finish above them again

I'll see your Pardew & raise you Alan Smith, losing 3-2 to Newcastle.

I'm a blind man, i'm a blind man, now my room is cold,
When a blind man cries, Lord, he feels it from his soul.
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I've only got FdB and newly promoted Huddersfield AT home 0-3 and Vieira and Everton at their place 3-2 - perhaps I should fold as well.