The closing of the summer transfer window last Monday evening brought with it a mixture of emotions. There are those who feel the club has done better than expected (not difficult) and point to the arrival of; Perch, Gosling, Tiote, Campbell and Ben Arfur as evidence of Hughton given a decent break as the club attempts to get back on an even keel after the greed and incompetence of the Hall-Shepherd years, some maniac decision-making in the early days of the Ashley regime which culminated in a disastrous relegation at the end of the 08/09 season. A relegation we will take a while to recover from... Full article...