This. He can't have foreseen that Knocky, last season's Championship Player Of The Season, would retreat into a shell this season. Neither could he have predicted that Dale Stephens would suddenly become incapable of completing a simple five yard pass to a team mate. And he's probably...
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The majority of them aren't though, eh? We just need to be able to compete with the likes of Stoke and Watford.
Said every PL-relegated club ever. Probably even Sunderland at the end of last season. Easier said than done when all your best players walk.
This. If the Albion Board want this PL revenue stream to continue into next season, as opposed to just banking the parachute payments, then they need to properly invest in a credible strike force. They've tried to get by without one for WAY too long. Now that the goals from midfield have dried...