You can look at their transfer expenditures as well in the same period. Yes the manager is one part of the equation but it’s not the only one which is some people’s point on here.
Forest and Bournemouth didn’t magically progress in a vacuum. They spent 100s of millions net in the same period we’re bringing in money.
Yes they have had good new manager but it naive to recognise that villa and forest have been amongst the biggest spenders over a number of seasons.
I'm not naively saying it's all down to the manager and money doesn't play a part - of course it does. Yet, we spent favourably in the past, and it didn't work out well.
Should Bournemouth be 5th with their squad, or Forest fourth? I'd say most would say no; Brentford have consistently been on par or outperformed us.
There are other teams you could use as an example, too. My point, and the point of others, is that Dyche is not getting the most from parts available to him.
He continues to bemoan our lack of goals, whilst sticking to a system (showing no adaptability) that means it's incredibly difficult for us to score.
He continues to bemoan what came before him, rather than focusing on the fact he's been here for two calendar years and the football is regressing.
Fair play to him for ensuring our survival - credit where credit is due; nevertheless, it's now his time to start generating results rather than blaming everyone else.
You only need to listen to his press-conferences to know he's out of touch of reality, or simply trying to gaslight the fans.
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