Brands is the DOF mate and thus makes the signings - anyone who thinks Silva makes signings doesnt understand the role of a DOF.
RE the deadwood I agree however most of our deadwood doesnt play.
The only players in our regular starting 11 side who aint any better than players around us in the table are the likes of Coleman, Keane and DCL.
Who have Watford, Leicester, West Ham, Bournemouth etc have who are so better?
Richarlison, Siggurdsson, Digne, Zouma, Gana, Gomes would all walk into their sides and Pickford when he's not clowning about.
I couldn't name you a Newcastle player outside of Rondon yet they are 2 points below us.
There is a giant elephant in the room with every post who tries to explain our poor season and it speaks Portuguese...