Tony Towner
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Semantics really. In our top 2, unless you are very misguided. The point remains the same.
The job of Hobbs is just that though.As @Deutsch Wolf says, the job of the club is to win games, not be a talent factory.
And no, fans don't want to hear how good the club are at 'developing' players. We want the club to win games of football and treat us decently , both of which haven't happened this calendar year.
Agree it's been all over the place but we seem to have landed on the actual original Fosun* plan from last summer by default.I'd mind less if they spent money properly and they clearly don't. There's no efficiency in the model.
Jota goes and we sign Fabio and Hoever.
Nearly all of the money for MGW goes on Guedes.
We needed the Neves sale to balance the books but we get the bonus of somehow getting back more than we paid for Collins and Nunes, who are both shite (and in themselves a horrible indictment of how we scout players). Great stuff....except we've bought little of any value with it.
We need 4-5 good players in three weeks, we aren't going to get them.
GoN shouldn't be anywhere near having an opinion on recruitment, this is the man who was pushing for Harrison Reed.The job of Hobbs is just that though.
That doesn't change until Jeff goes or Fosun sell up/get that investment, so I will stick with appreciating a degree of honesty from the man put forward to the fans on transfers etc.
Can separate the different elements enough to understand his comments. Also know the policy is loaded with risk and at some point it will bite us and we will be back in the Championship.
I would say GO feels similar as he is publicly pushing for players who are proven to add on top of the talent factory purchases.
Whether he gets his way, we will see. History says nope but this window actually started with us spending money before we had received a penny, which was a huge change compared to last summer.
Well no but a large part of that was the recklessness of Jeff, post Covid and the Lopetegui save our season spree (which carried into last summers budget).Except we don't do the last bit. All we're doing is losing good players.
I think the majority of signings he gets a minor input.GoN shouldn't be anywhere near having an opinion on recruitment, this is the man who was pushing for Harrison Reed.
He should stick to coaching the same way the very best current managers do.
If that were the case then I think we'll be bottom 4.I don’t doubt we are going to sign 3 or 4 players in the next few weeks. Don’t expect them to be anything more than filler though like the deals at the end of the window last year (Doyle/Bellegarde/Bueno)
A couple of them need to be better than filler, CB and right sided wide forward imo.I don’t doubt we are going to sign 3 or 4 players in the next few weeks. Don’t expect them to be anything more than filler though like the deals at the end of the window last year (Doyle/Bellegarde/Bueno)
They won’t be signed as filler. But that’s what they’ll end up being. If you’re not paying in the top bracket then it’s highly unlikely you are getting a top player who hits the ground running.A couple of them need to be better than filler, CB and right sided wide forward imo.
Missed out on Wharton last season because they didn't want to pay the money.They won’t be signed as filler. But that’s what they’ll end up being. If you’re not paying in the top bracket then it’s highly unlikely you are getting a top player who hits the ground running.
Ideally I'd still like to do this, I appreciate we won't sign 8 players, it's more of a list of where I think the squad has deficiencies
2 new keepers, bin Sa and Bentley
Versatile experienced full back, ideally can cover both sides, but definitely left
2 new centre halves, bin Bueno
2 Inside forwards
Centre Forward
Bin Podence, Guedes, Chiquinho, Silva and Sarabia or Hwang
I'm not expecting like for like replacement for Neto etc but 'expect' better than just a journeyman, chances are I'm gunna be disappointed but I'll leave kicking off till that happens.They won’t be signed as filler. But that’s what they’ll end up being. If you’re not paying in the top bracket then it’s highly unlikely you are getting a top player who hits the ground running.
That's the ideal, doubt we'll fulfill all those but we'll see.Out:
Santi
Guedes
Chiquinho
Silva
Sá
Bentley
IN:
2x Goalkeeper
1x Centre back
1x Left midfielder/wide attacking player
1x Centre forward
That's an absolute ideal scenario for me. Realistically I don't expect either of the goalkeepers to leave and they'll both continue to be a problem for us. If our interest in Antonio is true I also don't expect the CF option to be any kind of serious player and only there for back up/experience.
I'd like to keep both Sarabia & Podence to be honest but if either of them do leave then we need someone to play right inside forward.