Missing the point that we had a previous player of the season who scored 19 goals in the championship, and yet we p****d away 31 million pounds on buying three new strikers, ignoring the left wing and number 10 positions, before opting to play one up front.
We then sold the best of our forwards, kept the **** ones we overpaid for on, and will lose them for nothing this summer. Whilst also spunking the proceeds on the kind of workaday midfielder mowbray could have pulled out of his **** for 100k and a set of tracksuits.
It is monumentally F***ing stupid business. These aren't unlucky judgement calls. They are stupid decisions. Both from a footballing perspective and from a business standpoint. Total disaster.
He was awarded player of the season in 14-15, then he ditched us, and did nothing for two years, absolutely zero, under a few different managers.
He came back in Jan 17 (after we had got promoted to the prem without him), under the same manager AK, and did nowt.
In 17-18 under Monk he scored 1 goal, up to December, despite playing all of the front positions (this was when we spent a fortune)
In 17-18 under Pulis scored 10 goals, from January, similar split of playing all of the front positions (kinda makes you think TP would want to keep him)
Britt outscored paddy, outscored him with a better goals per minutes that season and the season before when he was playing for Forrest (who were ****), and more than Paddy's best season which was about 4 years earlier.
18/19, Paddy managed an incredible (not incredible) 9 goals in 22 games, for Leeds, who created a lot, Britt would have outscored him in the same team
19/20, Paddy managed an incredible (not incredible) 16 goals in 45 games, for Leeds, who created a lot, Britt would have outscored him in the same team
There's a lot more history of doing ok, leaving and failing in there, than a proven track record of a great striker firing teams to promotion.
Yes, he's doing alright this year, but don't assume he will be what Biesla sticks with, as soon as Rodrigo learns the system and Leeds system gets sussed out, Paddy won't be as effective or playing as much.
Do I think he's a better goalscorer than Britt? - No
Do I think he's a better finisher than Britt? - Yes, just
Do I think he would be "right place, right time" more than Britt? - No way
Do I think Paddy's a more intelligent player overall? - Yes
Do I think either of them suit playing 1 up front? - No
Do I think we want to play one up front? - No
Why didn't we play two up front? - Probably because our defence was stronger than our creativity
What do we play two up front now? - Probably because our attack is marginally stronger than our defence, but we're still lacking creativity
Do I think he think you lot (and Paddy) think he's better than he is? - Yes
Did he score for fun at Leeds? - No (too early to say this year)
Has he been fortunate playing for a good side which created a lot? - Yes
Did Paddy want to leave us? - Yes
Did he have a history of wanting to leave us? - Yes
Why did he come back? - Because he didn't have many (any) other options
Did AK get the best out of him, when he came back? - No
Did Monk get the best out of him? - No
Did Pulis get the best out of him? - Yes
Did Pulis probably want to keep him? - Yes
Did we need to save some money/ cut the wage bill/ accept some offers from players we might want to keep? - Yes
Did we get stuck paying wages to duds, who nobody would want to buy? - Yes
Who scouts the players and spends the money? - Not the manager
Did Leeds try and sign someone to replace him/ an upgrade? - Yes