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I certainly wouldn't disagree with that. We seem to have a particular liking for left sided forwards, rather than a mobile, physical centre-forward who can disrupt defences and help out the promising but still young Maupay. Trouble is, they seem to start at about £40m with wages to match and no...

A big figure is meaningless without context though. It's £205m for a club bringing in more than £100m a year in TV money. Our spending stands comparison with most of the clubs down around us with just as many hits and misses. Established clubs can naturally spend less because they've already...

Bar Webster, in that group, all those fees look very reasonable or a steal. Trossard and Maupay would tear up the Championship... and the going rate for a top Championship player is what we paid.

What's the alternative to scouring the world for hidden gems if you're on a sensible budget? The obvious targets cost far too much for Albion. The vast majority of Premier League clubs have been burnt just as badly in the transfer market. You can easily spend £45m on a load of crap - or hope...

The achievement is staying up for 2 seasons (so far). If we hadn't spent that money, we'd have been down straight away. Every club in the Premier League at our level has a string of signings that didn't make the grade. Goes with the territory.

A question for some 'supporters' maybe. Not even a consideration for me unless I was in dire financial straits or would be able to get to next to no matches. Each to their own, but if your decision comes down to what division we're in then, frankly, good riddance.