Wilder's Overall Transfer Record

[Superbladesman7]

Want to start by saying this is absolutely not intended to be any sort of criticism of the man/the management team as he is a God in my eyes and has all the credit in the bank. I just thought it might be interesting as the majority of us say "Trust in CW/AK with a new signing when we are on the fence" that i'd try and weigh up all of his signings and whether they worked or not.

Will try and split into 3 rough categories:
1) Successful
2)Not worked for various reasons
3)Poor signing/poor player

Hussey - 3) Awful
James Wilson Defender 2) Outgrew him quickly/Jake Wright was better
O'Connell 1) Immense
Fleck 1) Still my favourite Blades player
Duffy 1) Another beauty of a signing
Moore 1) Just what we needed for a keeper
Jake Wright 1) Magic in the league 1 season
Lafferty 1) Again worked well in league 1
Ebanks Landell 1) See Lafferty
Lavery 2) Was okay and did a job occasionally.
Chapman 1) Not loads of game time but thought was useful when he played
Carruthers 1/2) Looked great in some league 1 games, but quickly became a bit surplus after promotion
Clarke 1) Did a great job in league 1 and brilliant in 1st champ season
Hanson 1) Did the job required in 2nd half of season
O'Shea 1) Same as Hanson was a good addition, wouldn't have minded signing.

Blackman 1) A good addition for the champ, kept Moore out
Stevens 1) Quality
C Evans 2/3) Always felt a rogue re-signing
Henegan 2) Barely any minutes, felt an odd signing can't judge to say if poor or not
L Evans 2) Could argue 1 but felt he made us worse generally and was shipped out pretty quick which raised questions over his personality.
Lundstram 1/2) Good squad player and still here so should have a role to play
Leonard 2) Bizarre after chasing for so long, looked okay when he played but think our growth passed him by.
Holmes 2) See Leonard
Stearman 1) Hasn't ever really let us down and still a good part of the squad
J Wilson striker 3) Awful (mainly his own attitude)
Baldock 1) Big fan
Donaldson 1) Another one who did the job required of him really
Carter-Vickers 2/3) Played a lot of games due to necessity but felt like he was quite poor

Henderson 1) Brilliant
Woodburn 2) Load of hype just didn't see him much for whatever reason
Norwood 1) Masterful signing
McGoldrick 1) See Norwood after initial critics too
Egan 1) Slow first couple games, then rock.
Dowell) 1) Wasn't blown away but again another who did a decent job and worth it for the WBA goal.
Madine 1) Basically the championship Hanson signing and think proved to be vital in going up
Hogan 1/2) Limited minutes but falls into that similar category of did a job and filled out the squad at a vital time.

May have missed a few out there, but essentially with my opinions I tally that as:

Successful - 24 (2 or 3 inbetweens)
Didn't really work - 12 (2 or 3 inbetweens)
Poor signings - 4

What I have I learnt from this time consuming process - No one is perfect but Wilder gets a hell of a lot right! So will indeed continue to trust in CW when I have any doubts over future incomings!

 

[DronnieBlade]

Want to start by saying this is absolutely not intended to be any sort of criticism of the man/the management team as he is a God in my eyes and has all the credit in the bank. I just thought it might be interesting as the majority of us say "Trust in CW/AK with a new signing when we are on the fence" that i'd try and weigh up all of his signings and whether they worked or not.

Will try and split into 3 rough categories:
1) Successful
2)Not worked for various reasons
3)Poor signing/poor player

Hussey - 3) Awful
James Wilson Defender 2) Outgrew him quickly/Jake Wright was better
O'Connell 1) Immense
Fleck 1) Still my favourite Blades player
Duffy 1) Another beauty of a signing
Moore 1) Just what we needed for a keeper
Jake Wright 1) Magic in the league 1 season
Lafferty 1) Again worked well in league 1
Ebanks Landell 1) See Lafferty
Lavery 2) Was okay and did a job occasionally.
Chapman 1) Not loads of game time but thought was useful when he played
Carruthers 1/2) Looked great in some league 1 games, but quickly became a bit surplus after promotion
Clarke 1) Did a great job in league 1 and brilliant in 1st champ season
Hanson 1) Did the job required in 2nd half of season
O'Shea 1) Same as Hanson was a good addition, wouldn't have minded signing.

Blackman 1) A good addition for the champ, kept Moore out
Stevens 1) Quality
C Evans 2/3) Always felt a rogue re-signing
Henegan 2) Barely any minutes, felt an odd signing can't judge to say if poor or not
L Evans 2) Could argue 1 but felt he made us worse generally and was shipped out pretty quick which raised questions over his personality.
Lundstram 1/2) Good squad player and still here so should have a role to play
Leonard 2) Bizarre after chasing for so long, looked okay when he played but think our growth passed him by.
Holmes 2) See Leonard
Stearman 1) Hasn't ever really let us down and still a good part of the squad
J Wilson striker 3) Awful (mainly his own attitude)
Baldock 1) Big fan
Donaldson 1) Another one who did the job required of him really
Carter-Vickers 2/3) Played a lot of games due to necessity but felt like he was quite poor

Henderson 1) Brilliant
Woodburn 2) Load of hype just didn't see him much for whatever reason
Norwood 1) Masterful signing
McGoldrick 1) See Norwood after initial critics too
Egan 1) Slow first couple games, then rock.
Dowell) 1) Wasn't blown away but again another who did a decent job and worth it for the WBA goal.
Madine 1) Basically the championship Hanson signing and think proved to be vital in going up
Hogan 1/2) Limited minutes but falls into that similar category of did a job and filled out the squad at a vital time.

May have missed a few out there, but essentially with my opinions I tally that as:

Successful - 24 (2 or 3 inbetweens)
Didn't really work - 12 (2 or 3 inbetweens)
Poor signings - 4

What I have I learnt from this time consuming process - No one is perfect but Wilder gets a hell of a lot right! So will indeed continue to trust in CW when I have any doubts over future incomings!

You have been ridiculously generous !!

IMHO.

UTB

 

[SwissBlade]

Want to start by saying this is absolutely not intended to be any sort of criticism of the man/the management team as he is a God in my eyes and has all the credit in the bank. I just thought it might be interesting as the majority of us say "Trust in CW/AK with a new signing when we are on the fence" that i'd try and weigh up all of his signings and whether they worked or not.

Will try and split into 3 rough categories:
1) Successful
2)Not worked for various reasons
3)Poor signing/poor player

Hussey - 3) Awful
James Wilson Defender 2) Outgrew him quickly/Jake Wright was better
O'Connell 1) Immense
Fleck 1) Still my favourite Blades player
Duffy 1) Another beauty of a signing
Moore 1) Just what we needed for a keeper
Jake Wright 1) Magic in the league 1 season
Lafferty 1) Again worked well in league 1
Ebanks Landell 1) See Lafferty
Lavery 2) Was okay and did a job occasionally.
Chapman 1) Not loads of game time but thought was useful when he played
Carruthers 1/2) Looked great in some league 1 games, but quickly became a bit surplus after promotion
Clarke 1) Did a great job in league 1 and brilliant in 1st champ season
Hanson 1) Did the job required in 2nd half of season
O'Shea 1) Same as Hanson was a good addition, wouldn't have minded signing.

Blackman 1) A good addition for the champ, kept Moore out
Stevens 1) Quality
C Evans 2/3) Always felt a rogue re-signing
Henegan 2) Barely any minutes, felt an odd signing can't judge to say if poor or not
L Evans 2) Could argue 1 but felt he made us worse generally and was shipped out pretty quick which raised questions over his personality.
Lundstram 1/2) Good squad player and still here so should have a role to play
Leonard 2) Bizarre after chasing for so long, looked okay when he played but think our growth passed him by.
Holmes 2) See Leonard
Stearman 1) Hasn't ever really let us down and still a good part of the squad
J Wilson striker 3) Awful (mainly his own attitude)
Baldock 1) Big fan
Donaldson 1) Another one who did the job required of him really
Carter-Vickers 2/3) Played a lot of games due to necessity but felt like he was quite poor

Henderson 1) Brilliant
Woodburn 2) Load of hype just didn't see him much for whatever reason
Norwood 1) Masterful signing
McGoldrick 1) See Norwood after initial critics too
Egan 1) Slow first couple games, then rock.
Dowell) 1) Wasn't blown away but again another who did a decent job and worth it for the WBA goal.
Madine 1) Basically the championship Hanson signing and think proved to be vital in going up
Hogan 1/2) Limited minutes but falls into that similar category of did a job and filled out the squad at a vital time.

May have missed a few out there, but essentially with my opinions I tally that as:

Successful - 24 (2 or 3 inbetweens)
Didn't really work - 12 (2 or 3 inbetweens)
Poor signings - 4

What I have I learnt from this time consuming process - No one is perfect but Wilder gets a hell of a lot right! So will indeed continue to trust in CW when I have any doubts over future incomings!

Without wanting to dismiss your work, which is in its very nature subjective when you analyse players like this...

However, from you conclusion, you could've probably saved yourself a lot of work and just concluded that Wilder gets a hell of a lot right as we have had two promotions in 3 seasons to make it to the top division.

I'll also add that a few of the players signed in League one and then the first season Championship players - Carruthers, Holmes, Evans, Leonard, Evans Heneghan were signed for the here and now, as in they were the players that we believed that we needed at that time... problem for all of them was that we moved on so quickly and whilst they were perhaps all good (or would have been) enough for the level we signed them at, we were already beyond them by the time they got up to speed

I'd agree that Woodburn and Wilson didn't work.

Its make or break this season for the likes of Kean Bryan and Lundstram

 

[itsinyerblood]

Want to start by saying this is absolutely not intended to be any sort of criticism of the man/the management team as he is a God in my eyes and has all the credit in the bank. I just thought it might be interesting as the majority of us say "Trust in CW/AK with a new signing when we are on the fence" that i'd try and weigh up all of his signings and whether they worked or not.

Will try and split into 3 rough categories:
1) Successful
2)Not worked for various reasons
3)Poor signing/poor player

Hussey - 3) Awful
James Wilson Defender 2) Outgrew him quickly/Jake Wright was better
O'Connell 1) Immense
Fleck 1) Still my favourite Blades player
Duffy 1) Another beauty of a signing
Moore 1) Just what we needed for a keeper
Jake Wright 1) Magic in the league 1 season
Lafferty 1) Again worked well in league 1
Ebanks Landell 1) See Lafferty
Lavery 2) Was okay and did a job occasionally.
Chapman 1) Not loads of game time but thought was useful when he played
Carruthers 1/2) Looked great in some league 1 games, but quickly became a bit surplus after promotion
Clarke 1) Did a great job in league 1 and brilliant in 1st champ season
Hanson 1) Did the job required in 2nd half of season
O'Shea 1) Same as Hanson was a good addition, wouldn't have minded signing.

Blackman 1) A good addition for the champ, kept Moore out
Stevens 1) Quality
C Evans 2/3) Always felt a rogue re-signing
Henegan 2) Barely any minutes, felt an odd signing can't judge to say if poor or not
L Evans 2) Could argue 1 but felt he made us worse generally and was shipped out pretty quick which raised questions over his personality.
Lundstram 1/2) Good squad player and still here so should have a role to play
Leonard 2) Bizarre after chasing for so long, looked okay when he played but think our growth passed him by.
Holmes 2) See Leonard
Stearman 1) Hasn't ever really let us down and still a good part of the squad
J Wilson striker 3) Awful (mainly his own attitude)
Baldock 1) Big fan
Donaldson 1) Another one who did the job required of him really
Carter-Vickers 2/3) Played a lot of games due to necessity but felt like he was quite poor

Henderson 1) Brilliant
Woodburn 2) Load of hype just didn't see him much for whatever reason
Norwood 1) Masterful signing
McGoldrick 1) See Norwood after initial critics too
Egan 1) Slow first couple games, then rock.
Dowell) 1) Wasn't blown away but again another who did a decent job and worth it for the WBA goal.
Madine 1) Basically the championship Hanson signing and think proved to be vital in going up
Hogan 1/2) Limited minutes but falls into that similar category of did a job and filled out the squad at a vital time.

May have missed a few out there, but essentially with my opinions I tally that as:

Successful - 24 (2 or 3 inbetweens)
Didn't really work - 12 (2 or 3 inbetweens)
Poor signings - 4

What I have I learnt from this time consuming process - No one is perfect but Wilder gets a hell of a lot right! So will indeed continue to trust in CW when I have any doubts over future incomings!

That's about the long and short of management mate, get more right than you get wrong. In Wilder's case he seems to be up there with the very best.

He, and he alone, is why we're now a Prem team. I'm not dismissing anyone else's input, but without Wilder's judgement and vision where does anyone think we'd be after being a Div 1 team only 3 seasons ago?

 

[diode_blade]

Want to start by saying this is absolutely not intended to be any sort of criticism of the man/the management team as he is a God in my eyes and has all the credit in the bank. I just thought it might be interesting as the majority of us say "Trust in CW/AK with a new signing when we are on the fence" that i'd try and weigh up all of his signings and whether they worked or not.

Will try and split into 3 rough categories:
1) Successful
2)Not worked for various reasons
3)Poor signing/poor player

Hussey - 3) Awful
James Wilson Defender 2) Outgrew him quickly/Jake Wright was better
O'Connell 1) Immense
Fleck 1) Still my favourite Blades player
Duffy 1) Another beauty of a signing
Moore 1) Just what we needed for a keeper
Jake Wright 1) Magic in the league 1 season
Lafferty 1) Again worked well in league 1
Ebanks Landell 1) See Lafferty
Lavery 2) Was okay and did a job occasionally.
Chapman 1) Not loads of game time but thought was useful when he played
Carruthers 1/2) Looked great in some league 1 games, but quickly became a bit surplus after promotion
Clarke 1) Did a great job in league 1 and brilliant in 1st champ season
Hanson 1) Did the job required in 2nd half of season
O'Shea 1) Same as Hanson was a good addition, wouldn't have minded signing.

Blackman 1) A good addition for the champ, kept Moore out
Stevens 1) Quality
C Evans 2/3) Always felt a rogue re-signing
Henegan 2) Barely any minutes, felt an odd signing can't judge to say if poor or not
L Evans 2) Could argue 1 but felt he made us worse generally and was shipped out pretty quick which raised questions over his personality.
Lundstram 1/2) Good squad player and still here so should have a role to play
Leonard 2) Bizarre after chasing for so long, looked okay when he played but think our growth passed him by.
Holmes 2) See Leonard
Stearman 1) Hasn't ever really let us down and still a good part of the squad
J Wilson striker 3) Awful (mainly his own attitude)
Baldock 1) Big fan
Donaldson 1) Another one who did the job required of him really
Carter-Vickers 2/3) Played a lot of games due to necessity but felt like he was quite poor

Henderson 1) Brilliant
Woodburn 2) Load of hype just didn't see him much for whatever reason
Norwood 1) Masterful signing
McGoldrick 1) See Norwood after initial critics too
Egan 1) Slow first couple games, then rock.
Dowell) 1) Wasn't blown away but again another who did a decent job and worth it for the WBA goal.
Madine 1) Basically the championship Hanson signing and think proved to be vital in going up
Hogan 1/2) Limited minutes but falls into that similar category of did a job and filled out the squad at a vital time.

May have missed a few out there, but essentially with my opinions I tally that as:

Successful - 24 (2 or 3 inbetweens)
Didn't really work - 12 (2 or 3 inbetweens)
Poor signings - 4

What I have I learnt from this time consuming process - No one is perfect but Wilder gets a hell of a lot right! So will indeed continue to trust in CW when I have any doubts over future incomings!

Well put together pal...nice one...
Tha's flipping well missed one...

"Programs....3 quid....get yer programs 3 quid only...."
Tuftys greatest ever signing...

 

[BushBlade]

I agree with most of that but Evans didn’t make us worse. We were hopeless in the period between Coutts breaking his leg and Evans joining us. He halted the slide and was the best we could do as an emergency JTW signing. But ultimately not good enough for a promotion chasing side and CW rectified this at the earliest opportunity.

I’d also consider Holmes to be a 3.

Now do you fancy doing one for Warnock’s signings? Won’t take long

 

[Nick Jansky]

Its make or break this season for the likes of Kean Bryan and Lundstram

It is, and these two intrigue me. Both were signed with the long term, rather than today, in mind, and we know how CWAK can develop a player. Could be a pleasant surprise, like having two new signings. Could go the other way. It will be interesting.

 

[alcoblade]

Want to start by saying this is absolutely not intended to be any sort of criticism of the man/the management team as he is a God in my eyes and has all the credit in the bank. I just thought it might be interesting as the majority of us say "Trust in CW/AK with a new signing when we are on the fence" that i'd try and weigh up all of his signings and whether they worked or not.

Will try and split into 3 rough categories:
1) Successful
2)Not worked for various reasons
3)Poor signing/poor player

Hussey - 3) Awful
James Wilson Defender 2) Outgrew him quickly/Jake Wright was better
O'Connell 1) Immense
Fleck 1) Still my favourite Blades player
Duffy 1) Another beauty of a signing
Moore 1) Just what we needed for a keeper
Jake Wright 1) Magic in the league 1 season
Lafferty 1) Again worked well in league 1
Ebanks Landell 1) See Lafferty
Lavery 2) Was okay and did a job occasionally.
Chapman 1) Not loads of game time but thought was useful when he played
Carruthers 1/2) Looked great in some league 1 games, but quickly became a bit surplus after promotion
Clarke 1) Did a great job in league 1 and brilliant in 1st champ season
Hanson 1) Did the job required in 2nd half of season
O'Shea 1) Same as Hanson was a good addition, wouldn't have minded signing.

Blackman 1) A good addition for the champ, kept Moore out
Stevens 1) Quality
C Evans 2/3) Always felt a rogue re-signing
Henegan 2) Barely any minutes, felt an odd signing can't judge to say if poor or not
L Evans 2) Could argue 1 but felt he made us worse generally and was shipped out pretty quick which raised questions over his personality.
Lundstram 1/2) Good squad player and still here so should have a role to play
Leonard 2) Bizarre after chasing for so long, looked okay when he played but think our growth passed him by.
Holmes 2) See Leonard
Stearman 1) Hasn't ever really let us down and still a good part of the squad
J Wilson striker 3) Awful (mainly his own attitude)
Baldock 1) Big fan
Donaldson 1) Another one who did the job required of him really
Carter-Vickers 2/3) Played a lot of games due to necessity but felt like he was quite poor

Henderson 1) Brilliant
Woodburn 2) Load of hype just didn't see him much for whatever reason
Norwood 1) Masterful signing
McGoldrick 1) See Norwood after initial critics too
Egan 1) Slow first couple games, then rock.
Dowell) 1) Wasn't blown away but again another who did a decent job and worth it for the WBA goal.
Madine 1) Basically the championship Hanson signing and think proved to be vital in going up
Hogan 1/2) Limited minutes but falls into that similar category of did a job and filled out the squad at a vital time.

May have missed a few out there, but essentially with my opinions I tally that as:

Successful - 24 (2 or 3 inbetweens)
Didn't really work - 12 (2 or 3 inbetweens)
Poor signings - 4

What I have I learnt from this time consuming process - No one is perfect but Wilder gets a hell of a lot right! So will indeed continue to trust in CW when I have any doubts over future incomings!

Modes the point, when he gets them wrong them are quite easily moved on - because we get such good value out of the deals.

 

[Hagan's boot]

That's about the long and short of management mate, get more right than you get wrong. In Wilder's case he seems to be up there with the very best.

He, and he alone, is why we're now a Prem team. I'm not dismissing anyone else's input, but without Wilder's judgement and vision where does anyone think we'd be after being a Div 1 team only 3 seasons ago?

And not only in Div. 1 but the first few games holding all the rest up!

 

[itsinyerblood]

And not only in Div. 1 but the first few games holding all the rest up!

Ah.....put that down to assessment time mate. Once Wilder had seen enough then things began to move, and we ain't looked back since.

 

[SwissBlade]

It is, and these two intrigue me. Both were signed with the long term, rather than today, in mind, and we know how CWAK can develop a player. Could be a pleasant surprise, like having two new signings. Could go the other way. It will be interesting.

I think in Bryan's case he's been unlucky with injuries, so that might be his biggest hurdle (physical and mental), but he's in the right place for it.

Lundstram is probably still going to be a player that we use when we need to shore things up a bit, so we'll see more of him this season when we have to be a little more defensive.

I am positive about both, they look fit and raring to go.

 

[nopigfansintown]

I look at it a different way. Were the signings worth the money? This can be based on their contribution to the team, or the money we made from selling them. You'll find very few Wilder signings that weren't worth the money; the ones you do find cost a pithling amount and aren't really worth discussing. The two outliers are Ched Evans and Holmes who cost a big fee for a league one club (we were in the championship at the time!) Lee Evans and Leonard cost over a million between them and we doubled our money on them. Any business that operated as successfully as Wilder's player recruitment would be an extremely successful one.

 

[Nick Jansky]

I think in Bryan's case he's been unlucky with injuries, so that might be his biggest hurdle (physical and mental), but he's in the right place for it.

Lundstram is probably still going to be a player that we use when we need to shore things up a bit, so we'll see more of him this season when we have to be a little more defensive.

I am positive about both, they look fit and raring to go.

Bryan was also chronic illness as well as injury. He hasn’t had a chance to show us anything yet.

 

[Ginger Gnome]

Every single Duffy replacement has been a bit of a failure so far so let's hope that doesn't continue. Holmes was a complete waste of a signing who was good enough for League 1, but we were already a division higher and we were already a bit beyond Carruthers' potential by the time we signed him too (and he hasn't been easy to move on), Woodburn was toss and the best of the bunch Dowell was a so-so squad player at best.

There have only been a few total failed signings, plus a few that were worse than the players that we already had when we signed them.

Most signings have been successful, although some of them just short-term fixes. A lot of the less successful ones like Joe Riley, Reece Brown, Nathan Thomas, Kean Bryan, Marvin Johnson and Conor Washington were missing from the OP (although so was Cranie who was a good one). I'd group them slightly differently.

Great signings: 16
Success: Fleck, O'Connell, Duffy, Moore, Wright, Lafferty, Ebanks Landell, Clarke, Blackman, Stevens, Baldock, Henderson, Norwood, McGoldrick, Egan, Cranie

OK signings: 13
Did the job they were signed for: O'Shea, Hanson, L Evans, Stearman, Donaldson, Madine
Mediocre squad filler: Wilson (defender), Lavery, Chapman, Lundstram, Carter-Vickers, Dowell, Hogan

Poor signings: 14
Not good enough: Carruthers, Ched, Henegan, Leonard, Holmes, Thomas, Washington
Abject failure: Hussey, Riley, Brown, Wilson (striker), Woodburn, Bryan, Johnson

 

[georgebernardshaw]

You have been ridiculously generous !!

IMHO.

UTB

Predictable post of the year there

 

[Pobby1012]

Hanson for me didn't pull up any trees

 

[Mcfc blade]

Every single Duffy replacement has been a bit of a failure so far so let's hope that doesn't continue. Holmes was a complete waste of a signing who was good enough for League 1, but we were already a division higher and we were already a bit beyond Carruthers' potential by the time we signed him too (and he hasn't been easy to move on), Woodburn was toss and the best of the bunch Dowell was a so-so squad player at best.

There have only been a few total failed signings, plus a few that were worse than the players that we already had when we signed them.

Most signings have been successful, although some of them just short-term fixes. A lot of the less successful ones like Joe Riley, Reece Brown, Nathan Thomas, Kean Bryan, Marvin Johnson and Conor Washington were missing from the OP (although so was Cranie who was a good one). I'd group them slightly differently.

Great signings: 16
Success: Fleck, O'Connell, Duffy, Moore, Wright, Lafferty, Ebanks Landell, Clarke, Blackman, Stevens, Baldock, Henderson, Norwood, McGoldrick, Egan, Cranie

OK signings: 13
Did the job they were signed for: O'Shea, Hanson, L Evans, Stearman, Donaldson, Madine
Mediocre squad filler: Wilson (defender), Lavery, Chapman, Lundstram, Carter-Vickers, Dowell, Hogan

Poor signings: 14
Not good enough: Carruthers, Ched, Henegan, Leonard, Holmes, Thomas, Washington
Abject failure: Hussey, Riley, Brown, Wilson (striker), Woodburn, Bryan, Johnson

how can you say

 

[DronnieBlade]

Predictable post of the year there

Touché

UTB

 

[Mcfc blade]

How can you say Bryan not good enough when the lad has only played a total of 100 minutes for us

 

[BushBlade]

how can you say

How can you say Bryan not good enough when the lad has only played a total of 100 minutes for us

Is Fred Elliott posting on here now?

 

[blade67]

I think it's really difficult to judge if wilder has been successful or not in the transfer market and I really appreciate this thread as it will help me to decide.

Ok, we've had 2 promotions in 3 years and last season we came 2nd with the 17th highest wage budget in the league, but the jury is still out for me.

 

[Harry's Game]

Hanson for me didn't pull up any trees

He did a good impersonation of a giant redwood tree, about as mobile as one.

 

[Mcfc blade]

Is Fred Elliott posting on here now?

I take it you prefer emerdale lad. Than watching corrie or is it the sheep? . I prefer watching the 2 best football teams in England

 

[LardSardine]

How can you say Bryan not good enough when the lad has only played a total of 100 minutes for us

Because he's only played a total of 100 minutes for us and not great minutes at that. If he was good enough he'd have played more. Or you could put it down to injury in which case you can't say the signing was a success. Still time for him to change this of course but as of now it can't be classified a good signing. You have to give a little leeway for players signed 'for the future' but think Ginger Gnome has got those categorisations pretty much spot on in my opinion.

 

[Nick Jansky]

Because he's only played a total of 100 minutes for us and not great minutes at that. If he was good enough he'd have played more. Or you could put it down to injury in which case you can't say the signing was a success. Still time for him to change this of course but as of now it can't be classified a good signing. You have to give a little leeway for players signed 'for the future' but think Ginger Gnome has got those categorisations pretty much spot on in my opinion.

You can also put it down to prolonged illness rather than injury, which was the case. The people writing him of, well.......

 

[Snake]

With all due respect to the OP, that's not how management works. Some people are brought in to do a specific job and get you over the line .... eg Hanson, Carruthers in League 1. Madine and Hogan in Champ. Job done = success.

Some players are brought in with raw potential on a gut feeling underpinned by years of experience in football and judgement..... eg O'Connell.

Some players just shine playing in a particular system with the right man management.... eg Coutts, Basham, Duffy.

There are always going to be some players who fall by the wayside. The trick is for those players to be non essential and relatively cheap.

The critical success measurement of Wilder's leadership so far is where are we now as a club compared to where we were when he arrived 3 years ago.

The man is a huge success!

 

[Tunstall Fred]

With all due respect to the OP, that's not how management works. Some people are brought in to do a specific job and get you over the line .... eg Hanson, Carruthers in League 1. Madine and Hogan in Champ. Job done = success.

Some players are brought in with raw potential on a gut feeling underpinned by years of experience in football and judgement..... eg O'Connell.

Some players just shine playing in a particular system with the right man management.... eg Coutts, Basham, Duffy.

There are always going to be some players who fall by the wayside. The trick is for those players to be non essential and relatively cheap.

The critical success measurement of Wilder's leadership so far is where are we now as a club compared to where we were when he arrived 3 years ago.

The man is a huge success!

Excellent summary Snake

 

[mancunianblade]

If we made a profit on Evans and Leonard then surely they have to be considered a success

 

[Sharrow Snuff Mill]

I think it's really difficult to judge if wilder has been successful or not in the transfer market and I really appreciate this thread as it will help me to decide.

Ok, we've had 2 promotions in 3 years and last season we came 2nd with the 17th highest wage budget in the league, but the jury is still out for me.

????? With respect , open your eyes !

 

[Superbladesman7]

With all due respect to the OP, that's not how management works. Some people are brought in to do a specific job and get you over the line .... eg Hanson, Carruthers in League 1. Madine and Hogan in Champ. Job done = success.

Some players are brought in with raw potential on a gut feeling underpinned by years of experience in football and judgement..... eg O'Connell.

Some players just shine playing in a particular system with the right man management.... eg Coutts, Basham, Duffy.

There are always going to be some players who fall by the wayside. The trick is for those players to be non essential and relatively cheap.

The critical success measurement of Wilder's leadership so far is where are we now as a club compared to where we were when he arrived 3 years ago.

The man is a huge success!

To be fair most of the ones I listed under who were 1’s or 2’s such as Hanson for example I did write ‘did a job’ type thing so I agree that they were successful signings for the role they were brought in for.