I've heard the media brandishing that phrase around.
Weight of the shirt?........ weight of the shirt, my arse.
This is a club, who were knocked out of the second round of the EFL Cup, by Grimsby Town.
The funny thing about that wasn't their defeat, it's that I've yet to meet someone who was surprised by it.
This is a club that finished 15th in the Premier League last season, and will not play one minute of European football this season.
This is a club (depending on the outcome of their first game in the FA Cup) that could potentially play only forty games this season.
Biggest club in the world?