If none of you have heard/read DW on his first year here you go:
'Look, It's not easy to judge after that (Bristol) performance, which as I said was poor because you will always get an honest answer from me. There were one or other individuals in this group who I think made big steps in the my 12 months.'
So would that be Rowe? One player who has improved in his year in charge --- not great.
'(financially) I think we generated a lot of money with transfer fees, and the last summer window with our sales, which we have done as well. If you want to look performance-wise, we had some very good performances in these 12 months and some performances which were below-par, like the FA Cup.'
So according to DW we made loads of money in his time from sales - so where is the money for new players?
'Obviously we have to make sure that we consistently perform on a higher level, on a much better level. This is what we are pushing for and what we are working for.'
'We have had meetings where I clearly assess performances are not good enough, that this is poor. We have to stop searching, or using these excuses. It's time to raise a hand say, ‘No. I can do better than what I've shown (in these games), and I have the expectation to do better whatever the circumstances are when I get the opportunity to get the shirt’.
This is my assessment.'
12 Months we are still pushing to improve performances and cut out mistakes ------- something he said last season and something he said the reason why we were going for more experienced players --- yet we are still making mistakes and performing poorly. Also, fitness is something I'd ask DW about because he had said he would make sure we would be the fittest in the league yet we always look shattered at the end of a match.
I think DW has said this many many times and now he is saying we have to stop using excuses, but he has done that many many times.