No but we hadn't paid ridiculous amounts of money for Poulsen etc. They were stop-gaps (shit, shit, stopgaps) but still stop-gaps while we were in turmoil.
"CHAD" were supposed to be the future, and the cost reflected that intention, but they're useless to be honest (Hendo might become a decent player, and Carroll an 3rd choicer). Chance wasted. How many fucking chances are we going to get? We float further and further away from Man Utd and the other top teams because of our complete ineptitude of the people in charge. Why sugar coat it? Do you think Suarez, Agger, Reina and any other half decent players we have aren't wondering what the hell is going on? They surely are.
Anyway, wrong thread for it, but all im saying is, Kenny better have a few jokers up his sleeve because things are seriously underwhelming after such a strong backing from FSG.
This 'CHAD' stuff ?
Do players, who each at most have had one full season in the PL before they came here, apart from Downing of course, I stand to be corrected on the specifics, but we can agree limited experience, were they expected to come to a massive club in which the pressures and expectations are highly difficult to match elsewhere, and be a hit straight away ?
Do they not deserve time to get their heads round that ? Is there no hope for the future or can it only ne measured by a few months in the squad ?
Id suggest they need time to adjust, that they needed this season to adapt to a very difficult environment.
I wouldnt write them all off just yet, id support them and show some understanding and appreciation of the task ahead for each of them.
Its a huge learning curve for these lads.