Wow, okay then. I can see you're prepared to go this distance in arguing this one.
Who the hell uses DVD's now anyway? I reckon we could have at least given him a 4 week free trial of Seagulls Player!
Of course it's a handicap. We appointed a manager who has never been in English football before. All the targets had to be a bit of guesswork between Burke and his team, and what OG might need. Most managers in the Championship would know exactly what their squads are, and many would know...
So if everyone is on holiday in June, he didn't actually get to see his new players until they returned for pre-season at the start of July. Even less preparation by your reckoning.