When you consider where we were a couple of months ago, no money, probably little chance of buying anybody, no strikers, I believe Kevin Thelwell has done a great job. Even today we appear to still be looking for players. So even if the newcomers turn out to be not brilliant I believe most of us would say well done Kev.
Each are deserving of their opinion but kind of on the other end on this one. Personally I have doubts on Beto, but beyond that think its a pretty gross overestimation of a deal. There are younger, more productive higher ceiling strikers across europe going for basically the same price, maybe a bit more. If that was too big an outlay to enter that tier how we didnt go the other way in investing in the high teens I don't get. Beto's ultimate deal is eating a fair bit of resources without a whole lot of assurance in being flippable or massively productive. Doesn't mean it cant work but when you have limited resources would want a little better rationale.
Beyond that we continue to be linked to wingers that dont innately play the right in the 20 25 million range. A pursuit thats basically ended any conversation of addressing other holes like LB, CB and more goals/creativity from the midfield. Of course its unrealistic to address all of that in one window on a tight budget but all the more reason to preach frugality and value in deals.
I think we should be in cheaper leagues and diversifying our acquisitions over more holes, or in the inverse solidifying with some more guaranteed assurance. Harrison Young a Danjuma loan that's what relegation range teams can do, none are expensive enough to bother me. But in addition possibly 4 players could have been had likely over Beto's and the supposed extra 25 million that links us to Sulemana (again not a right winger) and others.
I don't see us with a robust scouting network, or able to switch plans when our initial targets fall through. I don't see Thelwell extracting value. And I still see lots of holes with limited avenues to generate funds in future sales.
