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Solly March will no doubt remember only a few years ago when were Top of the Championship and lost to a non league side in the third round 3-1.

Well that might mean getting a new owner then because I'd sense that Bloom and his team are pretty committed to having a sustainable wage bill and show no signs of either being able to afford or want to go down that very risky route. PS: Watkins has had a good start - he's an impressive player...

Well compete is subjective but Its perfectly possible to argue that investment in transfer fees has been high both historically since 2017 and also in terms of (net) millions spent - tv money and Bloom's largesse help with that and also a reluctance to cash in on young players. But also that...

Last season was an improvement - and this season has 21 games to go. Some will argue they’ve seen enough and the next level (top 10 ? ) should be there within 18 months. Fair enough. I think it’s premature .

Not sure anyone is getting *too* overexcited about it but keeping a club safely in the Premier League in your first full season at that level - given our wage bill - is still an achievement.

Conversely Arsenal are the only team in the bottom 10 we've actually lost to. Man Utd, Leicester, Spurs, Everton, Southampton, and Chelsea all in the top 10 being our defeats. Wolves are currently 13th.

Well not every season. They've been relegated twice in the last 11 years in 2008/9 and 2015/16 and were just outside relegation - 16th in 2012/13, 15th in 2014/15 in that period. Few clubs do . Ask Bolton, Blackpool and Sunderland. All in the top 8 of the Premier League table 2011 - only ten...

Thanks. Yes. Agreed - he didn’t say it.

I know . I saw that game . PS: did you find the quote of potter saying he was struggling at this level ?

Its very different. Hyppia - far more of an inexperienced coach than Potter - took a team that had been in the play offs for the past two seasons to relegation strugglers in 4 months. (admittedly with godawful recruitment). Even Hughton when he came in only just kept that team up. Potter...

I think everyone thinks we should be doing better - including Potter. Not everyone thinks a change in manager though is the answer including for now Bloom - therein lies the rub.

Its about nuance - as it normally !. Regardless of recent results the things that make us proud and positive about the club are still true (A fan like us as owner, investment in the stadium/womens football/academy/community, a long term plan, a progressive outlook, some smart administrators) ...