I don't know. Again it depends on definition. We've spent 15-20million on Trossard, Bissouma, Maupay, Webster, Mwepu, Caicedo and Estupinian. We reportedly offered circa 25m for Darwin Nunez and, I think, several other players(but I may quite easily be wrong on that last point).
When/if we...
Yeah I think we're basically on the same page. The team and squad have done brilliantly.
My point is that we've lost players that we're part of the squad and budgeted for and if we had them we would probably have done even better and been able to better ride the vagaries of the season. My...
Yeah, I can't and won't disagree with too much of what you say.
There's never, or rather rarely, just one reason for something. Var decisions and cancellations/postponements have put a strain on us for sure. The squad is just two players down on what it started the season with and with those...
I fully agree that Bloom shouldn't break the model of how we run the club. It's a sure fire way to balls things up long term. If that's a common thought among the fanbase then I'm with you. I've not encountered it though(although my contact with the albion fanbase is NSC and my friends back...
Are people blaming the running of the club? Are people saying we should change how we run the club? Genuine questions. I've not trawled through all the threads.
I know there is a thread titled something along the lines of 'lack of depth will cost us'. It's a view point I have some sympathy...
I think entitlement needs to be defined. It gets thrown about quite a bit.
The clubs stated aim as said by Bloom and Barber is to be a top half club. RDZ and the players have openly talked about qualifying for Europe.
I think it's fair within that context to discuss our chances good or bad...