Methinks the wrong man is getting a lot of flak. After a highly encouraging season last time out, the last 2 transfer windows have little short of awful - PV simply hasn't been backed properly. summer
Nothing changes significantly until there is significant change at the top. There may be 8 or 9 players or whatever is out of contract in the summer, but unless, and it is not certain, Mr Textor again puts his hand in his pocket as 2 summers ago, Mr Parish will in time-honoured fashion, no doubt do it on the cheap, plugging gaps with some of the Academy lads, which is not likely to be immediately fruitful in the top flight.

You have it all wrong! Vieiras job is to improve the players, instigate tactics and a style of play. It could be argued that a number of players have regressed under Vieira this season, that isnt the boards fault. Just buying more players isnt going to help at all, if they are not managed correctly.

Yes, I agree. The most worrying aspect is that many of our players form has significantly worsened in the last year and there appears to be very little cohesion between defence and midfield and more particularly between midfield and attack.

Even when we do attack with pace you look in the box and there is no one there to get on the end of a cross. Contrast this with Liverpool’s goals against Everton last night where you had players busting a gut from midfield to catch up with play and they ended up with two side foot tap ins.

So, you are both happy with recent ‘strengthening’ ??? ! Lol.

Southampton strengthened in the last window, but that wasn’t the problem. You seem to think just buying players solves everything, it doesn’t.

Too early to say, but one can hope that once they've settled, they will strengthen what is otherwise a woeful midfield, otherwise we will be in the proverbial.