Well said Dexy, agree with all that.
Its too easy to say typical Albion, lack of ambition, etc. The owners backed Pulis massively in the summer, a lot of posters (myself included) said this was the best squad we have had for 30 years.
Five months down the line it would appear that wasnt the case, looking at it now we have signed good players but not what we needed and who dont fit into how the team played, at that point you have to blame the manager, as far as i know he signed them all.
I think the FFP is largely to blame for us been limited in January isnt it? Get Greg off the wage bill if we can, that frees up £100k, soon as Chadli is fit, wrap him in cotton wool, let it be known in the press that he is fit and we will sell, accept the bid, drive him to the medical ourselves so he dont pull a muscle when driving and sell him, give Pardew the transfer fee and his wages too.
The thing you could blame the board for is giving Pulis a new contract which again in hindsight was a stupid thing to do but they had backed him well.
Can see the logic and why they appointed Pardew as well, its halfway through the season, your asking somebody to come in and try and advance a group of players that has had the footballing life sucked out of it, as we are already seeing its going to take time and so had we got somebody who was the exact opposite of it Pulis it could of madness, Pardew is somewhere inbetween.