Tomaszk

This is correct. May as well stick Richard O'Kelly out there.

Don't take Wolves signings too seriously. They aren't really a proper club who has to look and find players. Jorge Mendes decides who goes where and they're just a part of his network. We could have bid £20m for Moutinho and he'd have still gone to Wolves for £5m. What a bloody player btw! Only Grealish has composure that gets near his, he forces everyone to play because he shows them how "easy" it is.

By my money, and according to Percy's article then these are the Suso signings. All the others were on loan already or Smith's lads. Over £70m for this lot. Jesus **** christ.

It is easy to swing stats, that's why I prefer to watch games. Wes is absolutely our biggest concern and we'll be getting relegated if he isn't replaced. We'll then have many of the same issues building attacks in the Championship because he doesn't know what his job is. He doesn't know where to run, where to stand, how to challenge a long ball.

Absolutely embarrassing. He's not even the best British full back we could have signed for that sort of money. We need a system in place, not three blokes going on their own to matches and been handed money to go buy players.

John Percy says Targett was a Suso signing as well. This guy's hit rate is atrocious. He's found two players of real use, Luiz and Guilbert. Luiz is very much one for the future as well. Rabbits out of hat in January or he's out the door for me. Wonder what was the target list if we didn't go up? Maybe it would have suited us better giving him less to spend.

John Percy has his say. Interesting lines highlighted in bold.

Going forward this will be a great example to show Wes on how to play like a striker in a team giving them little service. Barnes and Wood will batter our CBs and give them a horrible time. I'd honestly be tempted to play Konsa at RB and Hause at LB. Fred G, Targett and Elmo are all going to struggle. This is a game for Trezeguet not El Ghazi and Marvelous not Hourihane. Can't see anything here except a real bullying. Watford were crap and beat us 3-0. These lot aren't crap, they know exactly what they're trying to do every single play.

FFS, had high hopes we might pinch him. Well we've got no chance of getting him ahead of Everton. Same as James Justin, these players don't want to sign for clubs and go straight back down.

I'll get this in before we get bummed by Burnley and this thread gets 25 new pages. The more I think about it, the more I think the players are just not good enough. Not picking up points in those earlier games where we played OK has come back to bite us in the arse. Confidence has dwindled and now they're all too scared to play. It's only really Grealish and Luiz who show for the ball. Guilbert always makes an effort to get on the ball when he plays I think. It depends on how Purslow thinks. Smith isn't going to change and play 541 and sit back in games, possibly to his detriment. If we don't get at least two players who are going to start every week, we're going down and it's not going to be pretty. If we want to stay up, we have to either replace the manager now or get players in now. The end of the season's fixtures are not great. We've got about 2 months to show whether we've got a chance.

Evidence is those pair going off injured and appearing back in the starting lineup the next game with no issues. You can think that about Grealish if you want, I won't. I've seen enough from him to believe he's got some balls and will play through thick and thin. Incidentally I wouldn't be playing Targett at Burnley if Mings is fit, not suited to him I don't think.

He's Conor Hourihane but a left back. Sharing the El Ghazi trait of getting "hurt" when it's tough is a nasty habit.

Three more years of it as well

It's been over a month. The team know he's shite and they're absolutely right. £22m. **** hell. He's going to be here until he leaves on a free after 3 more years of wank. Devastating.

This isn't happening. If it does, **** knows who's running the asylum.

It's going to cost him his job and it makes me sad. It makes me sad that he's robbing fans of the joy of winning a match. We're playing someone who would struggle to make an impact in league 2 every single game. It's absolutely crazy.

More links to Vida. Must be total balls. Centre back just about the only position we don't need.

How were you so much behind Bruce to the very very end? Issues were there with him throughout (especially in the wins!) and he was immune from criticism for some. You should call out anything you think isn't good if you feel you can. Performances in the last 4 games have been criminal under Smith. Absolutely criminal. Ability and confidence in incredibly short supply right now in the squad.

Look at the posts around the Norwich match away. It's people declaring he's been great all season and they were right, utter madness. He's touch and go with Hogan right now, there's barely any difference. The thing they do most is hinder any play they get involved in. I wonder who would score more for us when we go down?

They can hardly put less effort in? Don't mind it at all. He's spent his whole time here generally praising, with a few comments on general team perform not being good enough. Though he hasn't helped himself recently, these crap players are not even working hard for him.

Despite everything, we're still well in touch, not even close to being cut adrift. I have more faith in Smith than the players. However we're going to be stuck with these crap players for the next 2/3/4 years FFS. Smith having a go at then in public is just trying to raise something I think. Some effort.

God yes! Miles worse most of them. You think Wes would score 25 goals in any league like Sharp did last season? And he's a bench warmer for Blades. You think Hourihane can pass the ball like Norwood? Elmo or Targett have the energy of Stevens and Baldock? We've got players that have appeared in probably 15+ matches absolutely not good enough. The summer was the chance to recruit well. Not only could we have bought better, we could have bought better for two thirds of what we spent. Smith hasn't helped himself by only ever having one system to play with. This 4231 clearly isn't something they've been prepared for. It's been forced onto us because teams were flying through the middle of the pitch at us every match.

Ryan Kent and Joe Aribo both linked in the summer playing for rangers today. £7m and free. All this, you don't get much for £10m or £22m I keep reading when Trez and Wes fall over the ball. You do if you don't buy wank players.

I just don't understand why we're worse than pre-season. We're worse than 4 weeks ago. Doesn't make sense. He's done it to himself if he gets the push by picking the same players who aren't good enough. Not setting the team up to have another formation. This is the fear should he stay on. Suso has to go definitely, delivered mostly crap. Unsure who could get us competing to a high level with these signings.

Eyes peeled on that sign on the end of the north stand.