Why are we failing to get our targets?

[Alan]

Really? Saville highly rated? I bet you could count the number of people on one hand who'd heard of him let alone highly rated him, and somebody thought he was worth £1m. That's poor, I'll give you Rowe and you could say he's been unlucky, but then again I think KJ has used him poorly. Nobody had a clue about VLP and none of the signings addressed the weakness up front or the cover wide left.

And if KJ knew already that Edwards was the preferred option behind the front man then it's staggering that we didn't buy a player in that position. All in all iwouldxsay it is a poor start to the championship for the recruitment team.

On Saville: he was good for Brentford last season and being heard of by the general public =/= being highly rated by the people who matter.

On Rowe: was probably originally planned to be the left wing cover you mention. Also this is pretty clearly where KJ saw Jacobs to be used even though he hasn't performed at all (and I don't at all understand your crystal ball interpretation of KJ's "misuse" of Jacobs).

I'm pretty flabbergasted that you continue to speak about the Edwards situation as if you know exactly what Jackett wants now and has always wanted. It's incredibly presumptive and I don't think any of us are ITK enough to say things like that one way or another.

 

[Johnny75]

I wonder how you can make those statements without knowing anything about the players Alan. Saville was never one of the highly rated Chelsea midfielders from the U21 class.

Having seen Jackett's previous clubs on many occasions and the style he is currently employing at Wolves, the personnel are no different and the style pretty much the same. The chasing of a big target man at the start if the season also tells me that is exactly what he wanted to do. I back my experience on this.

 

[Alan]

I'm not sure exactly how you've decided I know nothing about the players.

 

[Johnny75]

I'm not sure exactly how you've decided I know nothing about the players.

You're streams in America must include Peterborough and Brentford games at Lg1 then Alan. And you must have watched lots of them, yes?

Penk, I'm not sure who rated Saville, he's certainly not a player that people raved about as a future star. It is foolish of any club not to get competition in and improve on layers in the squad and Sako is clearly not immune to this, getting somebody to compete in that spot would have been prudent don't you think?

Again I'm not sure what the goals of the club are, it may be a top 6 finish or a top half finish with the current squad. If so the recruitment has clearly done that.

 

[Penk Wolf]

Who said anything about him being highly rated Chelsea midfielders from the U21 class?

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

He was highly rated last season. However, I must bow to your experience Johnny. You clearly are right.

Have you any idea what a pretentious snide arse you sound like?

 

[Alan]

Ah, I suppose I should just give up on all football then as there's no chance of me ever knowing anything about any players.

 

[Penk Wolf]

Ah, I suppose I should just give up on all football then as there's no chance of me ever knowing anything about any players.

Why not you're going to give up on Chicago White Bear 69ers.


That was Joke and not to be taken seriously, Alan.

 

[Alan]

Why not you're going to give up on Chicago White Bear 69ers.


That was Joke and not to be taken seriously, Alan.

100% seriously

 

[Penk Wolf]

100% seriously

105%

 

[Johnny75]

He was highly rated last season. However, I must bow to your experience Johnny. You clearly are right.

Have you any idea what a pretentious snide arse you sound like?

I guess you're just being a snide arse then?

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Nope. You can think that if you want though. I don't mind.

If you think belittling Alan in the way you did is cool that says way more about you than me or him.

 

[Johnny75]

Maybe belittling a Alan was a bit too much. Your holier than thou attitude on here isn't needed really is it?

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

I don't think it is holier than thou at all. I pointed out how your posting was making you look. Not saying you are said snide arse, just how it was making you look to someone reading in.

 

[Johnny75]

Anyway, back to Saville and the targets. I'm still not sure why we went for him as he was a defensive midfielder and we seem to have a good few of them at the time and so spending £1m on a player we didn't need seems daft and a waste of resources.

As others have said, the money to buy seems to be there but there is a disconnect between that and terms by the looks of things. The targets are another issue.

 

[darlowolf64]

Anderton in the 90s?

Shit Mark, was it really 2005?! I couldn't believe Graham Taylor was 21years ago and I have put Anderton 10 years out.
My point still stands, Wolves have constantly pissed money up the wall in the past and I'd rather we were a little more clever with our spending.

 

[Lycan]

Anyway, back to Saville and the targets. I'm still not sure why we went for him as he was a defensive midfielder and we seem to have a good few of them at the time and so spending £1m on a player we didn't need seems daft and a waste of resources.

As others have said, the money to buy seems to be there but there is a disconnect between that and terms by the looks of things. The targets are another issue.

Still maintain that Saville isn't a DM. He and Forshaw played as AM's infront of Douglas for Brentford last year. I think KJ saw him as a future replacement for Edwards.

 

[Alan]

Agree with that, Lycan.

 

[North West Wanderer]

Saville had the attributes but hasn't settled immediately. It happens. I won't write him off or slate him as some have just yet!.

 

[Lycan]

Saville had the attributes but hasn't settled immediately. It happens. I won't write him off or slate him as some have just yet!.

Agreed. He's 20 FFS and this is his second season as a first team player.