We're going off topic here, I was just attempting to point out that it doesn't really help anyone when people come on here making statements as if they're facts when they don't know the ins and outs.
You appear to think that I'm trying to suggest we have major issues but I'm not at all. The examples I used were not an attempt at hinting at something sinister, I was simply using them to highlight that sometimes people are quick to assume everything is fine when it isn't. But seeing as you ask, I'll answer the points.
1. You're assuming again, and putting the blame on those outside the club when you have no evidence to suggest that's the case - you're not catching on very quickly.
2. No we didn't just get Valencia on loan, but then I didn't say we did, did I? The point was that throughout the summer people kept saying 'don't panic, everythings fine, we're going to sign loads of boss players'. We didn't, and both the manager and major shareholder went on record as saying it had been a disappointment.
3. It's a pretty well known figure of speech, I'm surprised you haven't come across it before. In case you're not aware, the academy director left his post very suddenly and unexpectedly so the idiom seemed an apt one to use.
