Nail on the head. Its ok thought because things are so much better than they could be according to other fans. Again until the mentality of our business acumen lacking , basic nigel fan base changes we will not move forward.

Yes he WAS a very good player, but his abhorrent conduct after his departure shows what in ungrateful little swine he is and we should never have accepted him back into the fold.

I am looking forward to the close of the window when hopefully Parish will break his silence and give an explanation of this pre-season which to say the least is a mystery to me.
We’ve sold one jewel in AWB and failed to dampen speculation on the other in Zaha.
Ward has been a real stalwart for the club and a favourite of mine but we have to face facts.
Although he gets blocks in the penalty area and last ditch tackles he is vulnerable (as is PVA) to balls played inside him and seems to be caught out on pace and he doesn’t stop crosses.
I no longer believe he’s good enough as first choice as right back.
Dann was one of our best players a few years ago and one of the best centre halves outside the top six.
Sadly injuries and age have taken their toll and I’m not sure we can rely on him in the same way.
We already know about the vulnerability of Sakho and Tomkins to injury and if they are out for any length of time our defence looks porous.
At the moment we’re still relying on the same strikers as last season and unfortunately we carry zero threat or thrust without Zaha.
Any success we had last season was based on the excellence of AWB , Tomkins and Sakho at the back and the occasional brilliance of Zaha and the penalties of Luka.
That foundation is starting to look shaky..
Hodgson is reasonably adept at organising teams and his teams don’t usually get hammered, but there are limits to how far good organisation will take us, in particular if we lack much attacking threat.

It is to Parish as well, like many others transfer windows before, he has not got a clue as to what he is doing or indeed if he is trying to do anything! for sure unless something changes in the next couple of days we have an even bigger struggle ahead propping up the PL!

i suggest in future you proof your posts before posting “post message”

‘Football isn’t instant coffee. You have to work at it. You must grow the bean, grind it.’ Ian Holloway

so we finished midtable last season, and have lost one player from that squad, we have a more than able experienced PL full back to replace him should we not sign a replacement.

we have had a bid accepted for a 25 y/o midfielder who looked decent last season at cardiff

we are bidding for a 21 y/o russian striker
we are bidding for a 17 y/o scottish winger
we are bidding for a 19 y/o chelsea full back

we are trying to purchase younger players to supplement an ageing squad...this shows a transfer strategy.

we have trimmed approx 150k a week from the wage bill

im sure you weren't a fan when we got promoted but we are embarking on our 7th seasons in the PL.

we arguably have the best squad in the history of our beloved football club

we hands down have the best player ever to play for our club in the squad

we arguably have the best ever CB ever in our squad

our old s*** stadium is sold out almost every single game

we have a chaiman who actually supports the club & gives a s***, and wont bankrupt the club just to appease dickhead fans who just want to see we signed somebody on the skysports ticker

we have a manager, who is fantastic, experienced, humble who i can not fathom anybody disliking.

i hope that is enough positives for you, i could go on, however it would be wasted.

i have said this every year since promotion & i stand by the fact i would rather no signings at all rather than signings just for the sake of signings to appease dickhead fans without a clue...feel i am in the minority tho.

‘Football isn’t instant coffee. You have to work at it. You must grow the bean, grind it.’ Ian Holloway