Sorry but that seems a pretty one-sided assessment. McNeil is definitely a loss, I know Everton are far from great but if he is starting games for a club of that stature then I don't think you can say he's not a big loss for a side that has just gone down to the championship. The other two were not exactly unimportant for 'the old Burnley' either. So that's quite a few first choice players lost, and replaced by ultimately cheaper players. It's hardly as though VK's been given an open cheque and bought everyone under the sun like our blue London enemy do...
As for the rest of it, I'm not sure how much of it is an indictment on VC himself, surely more on the club?
But I do of course agree with the obvious key point that you and most people are making - he is very inexperienced. Whether or not his expenditure at Burnley has made this season's achievements easier for him, his inexperience remains factual and must surely be a concern. Personally I'm torn on him as an option - we've recently had 2 guys who have seen it all, 'proven winners' etc, and they've failed, so it feels right to try something different in that respect. Whether VC's inexperience is just a bit too 'different' remains to be seen I guess (if it happens of course - personally I don't think the media or bookies have a clue who we're considering, they're just guessing at a new name every few days to create alleged 'news'...).
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