Whether he has failed his medical (seems odd if he played 40+ games?) or a different kind of snag, I really don't understand why Darren Smith would tell everyone this? It means clubs know we need a new right back and surely just drives the price/wage/agent fees up for the next target? I really wish he would just keep his counsel if he does know stuff. Why if true, is the Prince continuing to feed him information? It's totally bewildering way of a chairman conducting himself to me.
That's nothing against Darren Smith but there is no other club in the world that releases information via a retired accountant/fan in Spain. If the owner is happy with a fan releasing stuff that essentially affects the day to day running/business of the club it shows why he has been totally incapable of finding a viable and credible investor.
With regards the transfer, it concerns me it has taken essentially 7 months (knew we were down in January) to sign 5 players when we have released nearly 20. With our approach to signing it probably will take weeks to even get close to the next man up.
It's a laughing stock the pace we move in the transfer market. It's meant to be the biggest summer in years with meticulous planning and scouting to allow a huge rebuild. We are operating like we are essentially reaction g day to day. It proves the whole infrastructure of the club is not fit for purpose really for one at the level it purports to be.