Apparently so - you in his/this thread;
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Like the director of recruitment who Moyes wanted/had long worked with at multiple clubs, who didn't start until after the summer window closed.
Friedkins, then?
They're busy at the moment.
Apparently so - you in his/this thread;
...
Like the director of recruitment who Moyes wanted/had long worked with at multiple clubs, who didn't start until after the summer window closed.
Friedkins, then?
They're busy at the moment.
Yes. I know we're all desperate for signings now, but I don't think we'll be able to judge this new team until the summer window closes.
Ok, what’s the relevance of this? It’s now mid January.
I look forward to us getting off to a quick start in the summer window, the lads will have had a whole 9 months to bed in at that point. I trust they will have a thorough shortlist of players drawn up, and no excuses about the World Cup.
….i honestly wonder if the owners see us in ‘no-man’s land’ with regard to this season. Looking safe, out of the cups having invested heavily in the summer on a couple of big money signings that are contributing little (Dibling & Barry).
Probably some monies available this month but very little, maybe use any income generated from outgoings.
Take stock at the end of the season.
Yes.
But we’re allowed to sign players who will be here for longer than the rest of season aren’t we?
They should be taking stock now. If they think starting preparations for next season at the end of May is a good idea then they are very much the clueless buffoons I suspect they are.
With only 17 games left it would make sense to leave it. We all know when everyone is back and fit we have a good enough squad.
Lob
Player Valuation: £60m
Well they certainly have an impressive resume but their first window for us was a mixed bag and overall less than impressive. Barry is shocking, Dibling was young and needed time and was never going to be a replacement for Ndiaye when he went to Afcon. We have made him terrified to play. Jury is still out with Rohl. Aznou looked okay the other day but has barely been seen. Dewsbury really good and not their fault he got injured. I like Grealish too.
First window for them fair enough but it has been obvious for months now that we desperately needed at least a striker and a right back in place as early in January as possible and we haven't done it and are losing points and cup runs because of it. I hope the second half of the window is better than the first half. Even if they have instructions not to spend much this window there is still the option of loans.
….i think it’s more a matter of making do with what you have and take stock at the end of the season. I’d be very surprised if we spend much, it’ll may be loans and a bit of wheeling and dealing this month.
Investment was decent in Summer, we look safe enough so they might want to determine how it looks by way of improvement in May.
I can understand that, especially as Barry and Dibling have failed to fire.
We knew we needed a right back last year, we know we need one right now, and we know we’ll need one in the summer. So if the plan is to wait until the summer then I hope they spend the next 6 months meticulously preparing in order to move on a right back in the first week of the window opening. Let’s see on that one, I guess.
And yes, ultimately it does fall at the Friedkins’ door that they saw a bluffer like Angus Kinnear fit to oversee the operations of this football club.
jerseytoffee
Player Valuation: £15m
HalfTimeSayers
Player Valuation: £35m
Definitely. And the more we slip away from the “if we throw a bit of money at it in January, we will very likely get into Europe” scenario, the more it makes perfect business sense for them to wait til summer.
Sadly.
We could have really forced their hand if we’d accidentally won a couple more games.
