Much has been made of Fulham's recruitment since being promoted to the Premier League - at best, it was a little naive.
Instead of sticking with many of the players who ripped the Championship apart last term, the hierarchy at Craven Cottage opted to make wholesale changes in order to acclimatise to the top flight a little bit quicker.
Unfortunately that period of adjustment has taken longer than many would have expected.
Many Fulham fans have posed the question of how the side would have fared if the likes of Ryan Fredericks, Lucas Piazon, Denis Odoi and Kevin McDonald had been taking to the field each week in the Premier League.
Did they have what it took to succeed? Or was the Championship more their level?
Well for one former star it appears that Fulham may have made a slight oversight regarding his future.
Oliver Norwood was a key figure under Slavisa Jokanovic last term on loan from Brighton and Hove Albion, seamlessly plugging the gap left by Tom Cairney as a result of his injury and can be credited with a huge role in getting the club promoted in the first place, with his tackle on Conor Hourihane in the play-off final one that will forever be remembered by Fulham fans.
His vision and incisive passing was key to Fulham's free-flowing style of play - meaning it was a little surprising that his loan switch to west London was never made permanent.
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Norwood was keen on making the move permanently, but the club opted for Jean Michael Seri instead.
Instead he signed for Sheffield United and Norwood has once again shown why he's regarded as one of the best passers in the Championship as he aims to make it three promotions in a row from the second tier.
Norwood has completed a staggering 1995 passes so far this term, beating the likes of Brentford's Romaine Sawyers and Swansea City's Matt Grimes to having the most completed passes so far.
He's shown it time and time again in the second tier what he can do with the ball at his feet, and you just wonder whether a move to Fulham could have helped the Cottagers through a tricky season.
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