I know I've said this before but it's fucking unbelievable that's how much a decent Championship defender costs. The market in this country has gone insane.
I think the problem is, we've tended to buy players almost exclusively to fill obvious gaps in the first Xl since Ashley bought the club. Squad players have tended to be shit punts that haven't worked out. I have faith in Rafa to bring in decent backup players but even he gets it completely wrong sometimes. Lazaar, Sels etc.
We know this won't end well, like. Ashley/Charnley tell one fib too many and he walks. Short of a takeover that's literally the only realistic scenario.
As much as I think he's not the long term answer, we had far worse defenders than Dummett in the team and on the bench when we finished 4th, 3rd and 5th. Colback and Gouffran have nothing to offer, I agree.
Well, yeah, because he's always the last 'journalist' to know about the latter. One more rejection equals slightly less embarrassment compounding the pitiful state of his being.