I don’t disagree but there is something in it the fact that there is a uniqueness to the PL in terms of intensity, etc which clearly does impact upon players abilities to a lot right in. Yes we could buy a FB for 50m plus who you’d expect to do so but could you buy a 23 year from South America, bring him to the Docks on a Wednesday night and expect him to hit the ground?
I know it’s the old Stoke cliche but there’s an element of truth.
That said, how we haven’t bought any full backs for so long is shambolic, but we already all agree that the club has been shambolic for ages.