I think we're saying the same thing Rudi, I meant that Bolton came in promising the war chest, not Parish and Co.

The trouble with computers, of course, is that they're very sophisticated idiots

He has a tendency to buy into his own press when we're doing well. Remember the talk of Europe under Pardew? I think this overestimation has led to a failure to improve our recruiting infrastructure, failures at certain times to reinforce the squad, and to the appointment of FDB at a time when his style wouldn't fit. On top of that, I think most of us suspect that he steps on managers' toes a little too much.

We can't keep messing up and then rescuing ourselves every season. I think Parish has done a good job overall, but if at the end of the 2018/19 season we're still barely clinging to Premier League survival, you'd have to wonder if there's any long-term planning at all.

Of course we won't as all we've heard so far are carefully leaked stories from the Parish camp which may or may not be true. Perhaps when Frank de Boer has cashed his cheque there may be some carefully leaked stories from his side too and the truth is probably somewhere in the middle.

We're still waiting to hear the truth about Pulis and Allardyce leaving and I don't suppose that we ever will there either

''Gradual'' and ''evolution'' and ''results over style'' to then change to ''right 3-4-3 suits us'' for a team that it clearly doesn't and a net spend of £40 mil is pretty damning. Then there's the messing with Luka, one of our most important players. Similar with Ward and hanging him at wing back. As long as he watches a training session he'll e able to do it. No he won't. This is the hardest league because it's the richest and he was risking it to show what he could do asap.

Parish and players aren't excused but Frank came in and turned about face, nobody else.

COYP

The idea that Parish has been unlucky with managers is ludicrous. Had it happened once maybe even twice then I could accept that. The amount we have had is down to poor planning in some cases and maybe even him.
Not knocking him as a chairman as pointed out 5 years in the prem hasn't been done before.

Lets not forgot.
Freedman left whatever promises if he liked parish so much he'd have stayed.
Holloway got us promoted but his record was dreadful. Everyone forgets that as we got promoted.
Pulis whatever we think if he liked Parish enough he'd have stayed. Even if he didn't get the money on transfers he wanted. If you like your boss you tend to stick around
Same applies to Big Sam. If he enjoyed working with Parish he'd have stayed I am sure of that.

Maybe Parish is just a difficult guy to work with/for. All these managers point to this.

De Boer was just a poor hire.

As I said, all we've heard are carefully orchestrated leaks which may or may not be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Personally I have always thought that there was more to it in both resignations