This is the best answer on here. We had only been out of administration for 3-4 years before we were promoted with as you say maybe only 6 genuine prem quality players in our squad. We now have a squad of much better players (if not a bit thin) and are generally forced to pay ridiculous prem prices for players such as Benteke.

You just have to look at teams such as Villa, Sunderland, Fulham, Middlesbrough and Bolton to see that Parish isn't doing that badly really. One thing I would say is that Watford are putting together a nice squad for a smallish budget.

This is it for me, we have not progressed further since accepting the Yankie dollar.

"Everything is air-droppable at least once."

"When the going gets tough, the tough call for close air support."

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

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Whilst you have pretty much nailed it, the bold for me i feel isn't true.

Sure, he bought us when no one seemingly could, but... it appears that he knew he was first in line realistically and waited until the the doomsday clock to move to the 11th hour before buying - fantastic business deal by a businessman, but not that of a fan.

Running a sports business is way different to any other business - thing is, the bad that you have mentioned, it's pretty damning and not something we want to move forward with surely?

Aslo, as a side note as others have said, we went up too early, but we did right in getting in Pulis.

Now, that whole saga stinks, but, let's say the chairman put trust in Pulis, let him build his team his way, would he have walked? Probably not... he would have been happy and we could have slowly constructed a worthy squad.

So, let's say Parish put the boot down on Pulis, which made Pulis upship and leave - the money we have spent since in new managers, paying them off, getting their players, with their wages etc, it could be argued that giving pulls that money he wanted could have been a cheaper out come and that mid table stability.

Edited by Vaibow (12 Feb 2018 8.22pm)

This was once a quality forum....

Another predictable thread questioning Parish after a defeat.

Since the Premier started up, we have had 4 Chairman.

Noades, who knew his way round football, but ultimately stitched the club up, buy selling the team and not the ground. This stifled any possibility of progression, unless he got his cut.

Goldberg, well meaning, more cash than football knowledge, he lost all his money to football sharks and led us into administration.

Jordan, ego driven, no experience in football and thought he could change the system. Lied over owning the ground, coined the phrase " couldn't get the deal over the line". Couldn't progress the club and ultimately led to near extinction at the High Court and he employed Trevor Francis and Peter Taylor and ruined my Saturday afternoons watching the garbage they got the team playing.

Parish, got us to the Premier after 3 seasons and remained there since. Has been honest in his dealings, bought the ground so therefore got us a proper club, not tenants.

You can take your choice of who you think has done the better job of being Chairman, they all made mistakes, but some more devastating than others.

Edited by Painter (12 Feb 2018 8.45pm)

as far as 'complaining we are always in a relegation dogfight' goes.

the bottom 14 teams get this in the Prem every year.

so boo hoo if you do not like it. twas ever thus and always will

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