£10 mil net last Summer. A big reason for the mess. And he was excused by some because we didn't understand the structure of contracts (what the actual fvck), only for us to go and do the business in January that we should've done in the summer.

I hope you're right on Frank not being a mug, but managers can be stubborn beasts, plus their repeated bizarre selections.

COYP

I don't know.Does it matter?
Maybe FDB hasn't made his mind up what striker he wants yet? If thats the case (nobody knows but those inside the club) what would happen if Parish went and got a striker in that FDB didn't 100% want? He'd be an interfering t***.So he's not going to win either way.

I agree that De Boer's maybe been restricted (perhaps caged) but there's also something to be said for holding off for a while and being patient with bids.
It's still the start of the season. If we'd splashed the cash early we might have put all our eggs in one basket with big transfer fees. After today's catastrophe at least Parish can see where the team is lacking. But he isn't like Levy. Time is of the essence and today was not a job well-done. Something bad could be coming our way and we can't duck or play chicken. We need three or four players in my opinion for the squad to really spread its wings and fly. I do think the board will provide de Boer with the funds and the players.

I ain't got nuthin' funny to say. Sorry.

The investment is abysmal since the end of last season, what happened in the past we can't change, except to look at the team we finished with last season and accept it was not fit for purpose despite all that investment. A complete rebuild is needed at the back at the very least if we are to make any progress. Today's performance underlines all that, we were comprehensively beaten by one of the weakest, if not the weakest team in the PL. This is a serious warning to SP, why can't he see it or is he burying his head in the sand like he did with Pardew?

Whilst we need to get some players in we had some good ones available for today's game but the team selection and set up was a joke.

Don't want to see another vid of de Boer juggling, doing press ups etc.

Writing been on the wall for a few weeks IMO.

So, let's not kid ourselves spartakev these squad/team barely survived last season and someone pointed out barring hull game. Lost 4 out 5 back end of the season. If we want de Boer to be successful surely we have to make funds available for him. I mean Huddersfield have spent more than us. Even teams in the championship. Underinvested at your peril. You get 100+m for staying in this division. He's not a miracle worker and deserves a similar budget. Sod ffp rules, no one else follows them. It's just an excuse not to buy players. 2 loans and an untried Ajax defender. Hardly giving him your full support. Look at Watford for instance, their backing their manager.

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