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‘kin hell

I thought your last post was funny but what on Earth is “upper mid table” That’d be top half, no?

So we’ve gathered you made it up then.

He was miles worse than Pardew. At least Pardew knew he was an utter cunt and revelled in it. Bruce’s self pity and attention seeking Give me a smarmy Pards over his disgusting miserable face any day of the week.

Was intentional. So we aren’t going to pay over the odds… but we will pay over the odds… but not now, only in January, despite the need being as great now. The latter part of your post makes no sense, I (and from what I’ve seen a majority of others) haven’t said any of that. Nobody is clamouring for big huge money signings, just hopeful of something better than signings from Championship sides. You’re inventing your own argument. So you were wrong again then. It’s always easier when we’re both so quick to get to that realisation. Ta.

What are you bleating on about now? It’s an easy comparison to make based on how much we’ve already spent. How many others clubs have been able to match that in the last 7 months? I can name many more who couldn’t for a variety of reasons.

We paid over the odds immediately with Woods. I don’t think a top half finish is setting anyone up to fail. As I have said many a time, it was a reasonable target under Ashley if we had a competent manager, nevermind now.

Has he ever played for Burnley?

Can you show me an example of this? Or have you made this up?

But that’s what you should do though - you should want to improve and have more success, especially when you have a greater wealth of resources. I’m sure we’ll look back on this conversation in five years time when people are disappointed to lose the CL final on penalties. We’ll still rightly be able to comment on it and put criticism forward if it’s required, saying “oh well, don’t forget about the time we were worried about playing Chris Wood upfront” isn’t good enough mitigation if Neymar misses a sitter in the 90th minute, people will still be upset because our expectations will have changed.

People are still judging their expectations based on Ashley. It’s not their fault, tbf. Years of being groomed. The bare minimum isn’t the aim. This squad even without further investment should be aiming for 10th or higher. We have the finance and opportunity to fill two important positions and we should do so. That should put us in a strong position for a strong season. @54was meant to quote you and now it’s not playing ball.

It’s not ‘could’ do better under Bruce, it was ‘should’ do better - there is a difference. The benchline with that squad was midtable. The benchline now with £150m+ expenditure is still midtable?

That’s not what you said though. You said you’d be happy just being clear from relegation, which imo would be a failure as a target or achievement. As I’ll repeat. Many on here said this squad (pre-January additions) was a midtable team and Bruce was a failure based on that. We can’t now suddenly say surviving a season without being drawn into a relegation battle after spending £150m+ would be a success.

I think Cornet would be a good signing FWIW. It’s the fact we’re likely going to have to put Chris Wood on a football pitch that concerns me. That said, the link to Cornet is tenuous at best and the reason people are concerned is because it’s clear we’re not close to anything. Not like reefa to get it wildly incorrect though.

It’d be a failure though, finishing 14th without being in relegation trouble. We should be aiming at least for top half this season, it’s not a tough ask with the team and resources we have. Lets not forget everyone saying Bruce was failing managing a team of midtable quality even before the takeover. We can’t have it both ways.

How many clubs needed to and have the resources to match?

Careful. You can’t use words like ‘disappointing’ or you’re a crying bairn. People still fail to get the whole thing about judging situations on their own merits. We don’t always need to compare every transfer window and say “ey, it could’ve been worse under Ashley”. We’re able to look at the ambition and resources that we have now and say we could be doing better.

If Cornet has a £17m release clause, what the fuck have Everton done spending £20m on McNeil? Madness.

Have his hamstrings fallen out yet?

Everton determined to buy a load of dross it seems

Hope that lass gets some help, those tweets are alarming.

50,000 screaming Jawdees locked outside.

Aren’t Oldham a club who’ve been tragically run? Assuming this is good news for them.

That head just isn’t white enough. 7/10. Would’ve been lovely from the tap.

We need to wait for our payday loan to clear in the bank first.