Trevor
Never been his biggest fan but being fair, he has stepped up in this window.
Hope this becomes the norm when so obvious in future.
Hope this becomes the norm when so obvious in future.
Some big contracts handed out, fair fee paid for Whiteman and 3 decent loans in is fairly good considering some of the windows we have endured recently.
Still a lot to be done at right back, centre back, winger & striker though. Oh and the next lot of contract renewals to be sorted sooner rather than later.
Over to you Trev & Riddler...
Still a lot to be done at right back, centre back, winger & striker though. Oh and the next lot of contract renewals to be sorted sooner rather than later.
Over to you Trev & Riddler...
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Im not thrilled with the incomings. More referring to the 2 obviously substantial contracts we’ve given to players the manager holds in the highest regard.
Also sanctioning loan deals which he clearly hasn’t been a fan of in the past.
In the current environment we probably have less fierce competition in the transfer stakes.
I'm quite chuffed tbh. with who we've kept and who've we got during this window.
I think it'll be an exciting second half of the season. COYW.
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Still a long way to go for me.
Personally i'm ambivalent to Trevor Hemmings in respect of he is what he is.
He could do more with his wealth if he really wanted to but equally he puts enough in to 'arguably' suggest that we are one of those Clubs that actually punches above our weight in respect of our natural turnover and average crowds etc.
Sometimes i wonder whether we would be happier with having a wealthy owner (rather than a mega rich one) who 'ONLY' had circa £100 million and who would put in the same as TH does but it would be a greater part of their wealth, and therefore be showing a bigger commitment, even though the result would be similar.
Personally i am more concerned that the World shouldn't have Super Rich people and more especially they shouldn't be wasting excess resources on Football.
Talking generally, I don't understand why its somehow alright for a mega rich person from a relatively poor Country to be seen as a great person cos he's taken over an English Football Club (Leicester, Cardiff, Hull, Bournemouth) just a few examples.
Invest your money back in your own Country (were you initially probably robbed it from)
He could do more with his wealth if he really wanted to but equally he puts enough in to 'arguably' suggest that we are one of those Clubs that actually punches above our weight in respect of our natural turnover and average crowds etc.
Sometimes i wonder whether we would be happier with having a wealthy owner (rather than a mega rich one) who 'ONLY' had circa £100 million and who would put in the same as TH does but it would be a greater part of their wealth, and therefore be showing a bigger commitment, even though the result would be similar.
Personally i am more concerned that the World shouldn't have Super Rich people and more especially they shouldn't be wasting excess resources on Football.
Talking generally, I don't understand why its somehow alright for a mega rich person from a relatively poor Country to be seen as a great person cos he's taken over an English Football Club (Leicester, Cardiff, Hull, Bournemouth) just a few examples.
Invest your money back in your own Country (were you initially probably robbed it from)
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This. Loans patch us up for now (and they’re good ones to be fair) but there needs to be a concerted effort to build a squad with more players tied down to permanent contracts in the summer.
We still need a few players in this window before I'll be happy.
There's a big summer of change ahead too where we'll likely lose a lot of players - Ginelly, Bodin, Moult, Nugent, Gally all out of contract. We'll also possibly sell the likes of Stockley, Ripley and Rafferty I imagine and then on top of this potentially lose the loan players we've brought in this window - Evans, Iversen, Molumby.
That's almost half our squad that will need replacing.
We also need to offer the likes of Bauer, Barky and Sinclair longer deals too who will be in the last year of their contracts by summer.
So big changes ahead. I have to give Trevor credit for offering the big 4 the contracts he has, albeit too late imo and also getting in a few of the players he has on loan (Molumby, Iversen and Cunningham I'm delighted with in particular). Hopefully when it comes to these next few days and the summer, he doesn't revert to type and insist on Neil bringing in cheap punts from league 1/2 or players Neil clearly doesn't want (Nugent for example).
There's a big summer of change ahead too where we'll likely lose a lot of players - Ginelly, Bodin, Moult, Nugent, Gally all out of contract. We'll also possibly sell the likes of Stockley, Ripley and Rafferty I imagine and then on top of this potentially lose the loan players we've brought in this window - Evans, Iversen, Molumby.
That's almost half our squad that will need replacing.
We also need to offer the likes of Bauer, Barky and Sinclair longer deals too who will be in the last year of their contracts by summer.
So big changes ahead. I have to give Trevor credit for offering the big 4 the contracts he has, albeit too late imo and also getting in a few of the players he has on loan (Molumby, Iversen and Cunningham I'm delighted with in particular). Hopefully when it comes to these next few days and the summer, he doesn't revert to type and insist on Neil bringing in cheap punts from league 1/2 or players Neil clearly doesn't want (Nugent for example).
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Stepped up this window, wtf eh, 24 months too late.
Absolutely not. This squad has been crying out for freshening up for 3 or 4 windows now. Our 2 best players leaving will have brought in little revenue.
There's a lot of hard work still to do in the next 6/12 months to convince me we're serious about promotion.
Oh, and Nugent is still here on a decent wage. Well done Trevor!
There's a lot of hard work still to do in the next 6/12 months to convince me we're serious about promotion.
Oh, and Nugent is still here on a decent wage. Well done Trevor!
There is still a lot to do to put us in a better position, following years of complacency regarding recruitment and squad strengthening.
Still 2 or 3 bits of important business to do this month, and in the summer when all of our short term signings this month go back to their clubs.
Sadly we have lost Pearson, one of the best midfielders in the league for years, for peanuts and will lose a top Championship centre half for nothing too, so that is not something worthy of much credit, whoever is responsible.
But Browne and DJ re-signing, Whiteman coming in and a couple of good loans is positive.
Still 2 or 3 bits of important business to do this month, and in the summer when all of our short term signings this month go back to their clubs.
Sadly we have lost Pearson, one of the best midfielders in the league for years, for peanuts and will lose a top Championship centre half for nothing too, so that is not something worthy of much credit, whoever is responsible.
But Browne and DJ re-signing, Whiteman coming in and a couple of good loans is positive.
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I think it’s been a good window. Pearson looks like he’s wanted to go for sometime but let’s face it nobody came in for him and it’s a knee jerk reaction to join Bournemouth. Davies is a Class act and hiss ambitions should really have capitalise and sold him 12 months ago but again was their any buyers. Fisher is a marmite player and after Ballsgate I think the club had had enough. We have brought in good loans (except Adams). Got some players out on loan. There’s still more room for manoeuvre until Monday. I just hope the lads put in a good performance today to end a good week.
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We are so used to a couple out then a couple in, that this feels like a great transfer window.
As @norky84 says, it’s not. Not really when you consider the last few transfer windows.
The 2 Bens should have been sold last summer, giving Trev some £ to replace them.
All the loans this season are fire fighting loans, to cover injuries.
Some new signings will be made out of desperation, because we’re desperately short in a position.
Gambling on cheap youngsters, ones for the future, has not payed off.
Had we made decent signings over the last few years, we wouldn’t really be in this mess.
As @norky84 says, it’s not. Not really when you consider the last few transfer windows.
The 2 Bens should have been sold last summer, giving Trev some £ to replace them.
All the loans this season are fire fighting loans, to cover injuries.
Some new signings will be made out of desperation, because we’re desperately short in a position.
Gambling on cheap youngsters, ones for the future, has not payed off.
Had we made decent signings over the last few years, we wouldn’t really be in this mess.