Originally Posted by
the other bob wilson
We didn't have the weakest squad in the division, it's pretty obvious Huddersfield did and, for all of their spending, Fulham were shambolic defensively - they only got as close to us as they did because of a decent run after their relegation had been confirmed. Claims such as yours play right into the didn't we do well to get so close to staying up mentality that takes no account of facts such as the size of our average attendance last season - we should be on a par with clubs like Leicester, Brighton, Wolves and Southampton given our potential and doing better than teams such as Watford and Bournemouth, but as soon as we get close to doing so, we get all coy and have the football equivalent of a nose bleed.