Jelle van Damme. Had played in English football for Southampton before, struggled and sold off at a loss after a handful of games. I mean players can mature over time but he turns up here as our new LB (we'd been after a proper one for years, ever since Naylor left)...yeah, he still can't play LB. Was obvious in the friendlies as he kept getting rinsed. Good scouting, lads.
Then we'd also done no research into his personal circumstances, surprise surprise, playing for a shit team in a foreign country while your pregnant wife is back home isn't a very pleasant experience.
At least we got our money back I suppose but it just meant we were back to square one with recruitment in a key area.
On the subject of rubbish scouting, Silas who we'd "looked at for two years". Obviously had plenty of ability. Should we let him settle into English football in his natural position, maybe introduce him gradually, even look to tweak the formation to suit him as he's obviously intended to be an important player. Nah, fuck that. Kennedy is injured so park him at left wing in a 4-4-2. That'll work.
