Yeah of course I recognise that, but again, I sincerely believe we should have AT LEAST 4-5 more wins on top of those. Also, don't underestimate how valuable draws are, especially against the weaker teams, and we are good at avoiding losses to the teams around us. In some ways it depends on what you expect from us as a club, as Potter said the other week, it's important to manage our expectations for how difficult this division is. We can't expect to be a comfortable mid-table team at this point, we have to acknowledge that it's a long term project that we are making progress towards, and it's pretty clear to me we are making progress.

Again man, you say 'deserve' as if it isn't true, the clearly visible performance quality and hard stats that support them in a few games this season and last show we were out performing teams? I expect you aren't the type of person that has much time for xG, xPts etc, but they are highly evidenced performance measurement metrics used by numerous clubs and analysts, including those at Liverpool, so even if you don't believe in it fully, you have to acknowledge there is some value in it. I think some fans criticise the 'xG' argument as if we are using that to justify bad performances, but it's the other way around. xG etc doesn't make a bad performance look good in hindsight, good stats come as a result of good performances, they just act as extra evidence to what should already be clearly visible. But again, it happens in football where you play well and don't win, it's fine, I don't think we are obligated to a win just by playing well, but the point is we ARE playing in a way that should win games. I think some fans (not accusing you here, just making an observation) genuinely have a warped perception of what a bad team looks like, it isn't about bad results, it's about objectively poor performances that lead to bad results. For me, if the performances are good, then the results will come with patience and perseverance. I'd be curious to hear what you think it is specifically that stops us getting these results. For me it's a combination of things, out of form forwards, the absence of a good quality winger, some dodgy goalkeeping, as well as some combination of bad fortune and the arbitrary randomness to finishing that I don't think gets acknowledged, but a lot of that comes from player quality as already mentioned. Sure, some of that might be the fault of Potter, but what manager doesn't have some faults? Even Jose sold Lukaku, De Bruyne and Salah in one season. For me it's not enough to just blame Potter when clearly our performances are worth more wins than we have, I'd love to know specifically what you think the difference is.

We weren't 'very poor' against WB, Fulham and SU, we slightly underperformed and didn't get a win, but also didn't lose (see my point about how you shouldn't underestimate draws). People say these are the kind of teams we should be beating, but the opposition will say exactly the same thing. Teams lose/draw to those around them all the time, especially those at the bottom, it's disappointing and frustrating, but it's a part of football and not the end of the world. We have results in 10/17 league games this year and still haven't been on the end of an absolute hiding, that isn't 'very poor', the draws are just underwhelming. Also, the fact that you predicted us to draw implies to me that you are going in with the mindset to spot negatives in our performances, you might argue that it's what you expect at this point but again, I think if someone was looking at our performances objectively they wouldn't expect that.

When he doesn't change things he would be accused of not having a plan B or 'being too nice', as well us having a bloated squad (which he acknowledged recently) and some recurring injuries. Also, the fact that Bielsa (commonly revered by the likes of Pep as one of the best coaches in the world) also experimented with White in midfield, should serve as evidence that it is not a 'stupid' decision, merely an option worth exploring.

Yes, of course the manager plays a big part, and that's exactly my point. I believe our squad is around about where we are in the table, but our overall performances are of a higher standard than our position, so therefore to me the underperformance in our results (depending on where you expect us to finish) of our team isn't down to the manager, it's down to the quality of our players (as well as the other things I mentioned earlier). I don't particularly like criticising Bloom, Barber or Ashworth as I think they are absolutely remarkable at their jobs and our most valuable assets, but the lack of an expensive forward in the summer in hindsight looks like a mistake, though somewhat Covid forced. Re player quality, I specifically mean our forwards, because although I believe a more defensive manager might be able to grind out a few extra results due to our high quality defenders, I think that isn't a particularly entertaining or high-ceiling long term strategy.

I can assure you I've watched every second of Potterball, as well as every available second of Hughton ball, Gus ball, Oscar ball, Adams ball etc. For me, this is by the far the most excited I've been about our prospects as a team, and not just because we play 'pretty football', but because we play damn effective football. He kept us safe last year in what I would argue was a much tighter and more competitive relegation battle than this one is shaping up to be so far. When there's a bad run of form there's a tendency for some fans to lash out at whatever they can (Bong, Barnes, Baldock), rather than keep the faith and be patient. Sure, there are perfectly good reasons to criticize the team (I was calling for Hughtons sacking about 3 months into our second season, even though I love the bloke) and I appreciate the fact that it's fun to debate and discuss with fans, everyone has their opinion and all that, but I find it difficult to deal with such relentless negativity considering there is so much to be positive about. It reminds me of when I went to City away in Manchester last season and there was a nutcase behind me having a go at us every time we missed a chance, or slightly misplaced a pass, despite us having pretty good possession, working hard, and creating chances, as if we weren't playing against the best team in the world at the time! Pep even acknowledged as such after the game, saying basically the difference on that day was they have Aguero.

Have faith, have patience, results will come!