I still don’t get how 17 points in 19 games = 1.38 points per game. It’s 0.89.

I do think the money spent, last summer, is at the heart of the expectation gap. Put that aside for a moment (I’ll come back to it, I promise) and Moyes has really been playing this season with a starting eleven that includes the additions of Dewsbury-Hall and Grealish (out for half the season). Barry, you could argue, but he’s clearly behind Beto in our pecking order. So, to add half a point per game with just one and a half new additions…the man’s worked miracles.

NOW, where I think there’s a good question mark is on the use of last summer’s resources. We spent a LOT of money on players that the manager has barely used (Alcaraz, Aznou, Rohl, Dibling). If we include the Rohl fee you’re talking about roughly £80m there. If we’d spent that on a couple of full backs and a centre back, maybe another wide midfielder, then we could well have competed with the top four.

fwiw, I also think Moyes takes a more reactive approach to subs and changes in games. I’m not making a blind defence of his work. But bogus stats aren’t my start point for questioning his performance.