We're in our fifth consecutive season in the top-flight.
We've never been here before in well over 100yrs of trying.

I read your post with some relief that you aren't perfect and have employed some sh_te people, but you don't accept that other people can make the same error.

Referencing past Chairmen is relevant, as they have all had an opportunity to progress the club and all failed. It doesn't matter what era it is, the task is the same.

I doubt you were or any other poster privy to the negotiations on any transfers, but prefer to make up your own version to suit your agenda.

The harsh reality is, we and all apart from about 8 clubs are going to be relegated at some point. So what is the progression you want? we don't generate the same income as a lot of Premier teams as our match day revenue is limited due to the size of the Stadium, which Parish is trying to address, until then is always going a them and us situation. Past Chairmen haven't been able to improve the Stadium as Noades held the keys and stopped us trying to progress.

Southampton always seem to be held up, as a well run club, we should aspire to be, but it looks like they may struggle to survive.

Nobody is perfect, who do you think is perfect to run our club?

The transfer policy is to come up with a list of players to buy - as you say this is the manager's job, not the chairman.

Therefore the POLICY must be driven by the manager.

BFS chose to get 2 left backs in rather than a striker and Pardew asked for and got Benkete.

Yes the chairman determines the overall budget and negotiates the purchases and contracts but the policy is dictated by the manager. Budget and policy are not the same thing.

100% of British managers would walk if they didn't have final say in who their club buys and (to a lesser extent) sells.

If a manager says they want player X and they are in budget any decent chairman would support their manager's opinion as if not why give them the job. SP has over the last few years been pretty supportive of managers in that respect.

Obviously you've never liked SP so consider our current unbalanced squad all his fault.

Someone who understood that in the summer window we desperately needed to bring a striker in, and had to get some business done up front at all costs.

Someone who understood that in the last window, we desperately needed to bring a keeper in (even our manager said it 20 times), and had to get some business done in goal at all costs.

Someone who wont take 2 weeks too long to conduct a managerial search, and then appoint a manager who is so horrendously ill-suited to our club that he may aswell have given the reins to Dame Edna.

As I have said before to the 50 times people say "well what should we do then" If I dare to question Parish's position, I believe he should step back from managerial and transfer matters and concentrate on the business side.

He could give those responsibilities to the best person in the club that he believes could take that on. Maybe its Freedman. Heck, I would even be happy to see Brighty have a shot at it because the guy was a player, and he understands the game. I guess Mark Bright wouldn't have let us walk out of the last window without any cover for Benteke.

If no one fits the bill then bring someone in who could take a leading role in those matters. And for the love of God, give it to a football man, not someone who cut their teeth running a marketing firm.

we could have spent nearly £30 million on tosun