Fair do's COH.

[BigBed]

Is this one of our best transfer windows yet??
Brought in some really decent players, especially in defence!!
And although the manager was a mistake, it looks as though they've realised they needed to invest.
Well done.

 

[Brian Deane]

Is this one of our best transfer windows yet??
Brought in some really decent players, especially in defence!!
And although the manager was a mistake, it looks as though they've realised they needed to invest.
Well done.

Don't get too giddy just yet, let's wait and see how shite, I mean how good they are

 

[Millhousesblade1889]

On paper it’s a very good transfer window.

Now sack Selles and give a proper manager this squad to sort out

 

[Bladesman]

Had some of these players come in a month ago then yes.

It's been a total clusterfuck.

 

[BiggerBladeThanThou]

Had some of these players come in a month ago then yes.

It's been a total clusterfuck.

I don’t think you understand how the business of football works and possibly wider business dealings.
And before you tell me, I do understand it.

 

[Super Furry Blades]

I don’t think you understand how the business of football works and possibly wider business dealings.
And before you tell me, I do understand it.

Sanctimonious git

 

[Millhousesblade1889]

13 players signed. 5 loans 8 permanents.

Thats a good transfer window albeit it was late to spark into life.

I think what this shows is the owners are ambitious & they won’t be putting up with Selles for much longer

 

[Servigliano]

So exactly who is going to be able to win a ball up front?
We have 3 CF's all of whom have little aerial ability as they prefer to play off a bigger striker.
Maybe we play with a false No. 9 a la Barcelona.
Can't see a problem with that as we've done so well without one so far.
PS - how is Moore doing these days playing for that well known dinosaur Parkinson?

 

[BigBed]

Don't get too giddy just yet, let's wait and see how shite, I mean how good they are

Players are decent manager is shite......well, the current one is anyway!

 

[ben1987]

Personnel wise it looks like they’ve allowed us to build a decent squad on paper.

Timing wise I think theyve been very naive.

No way we should’ve been in a position requiring us to start RND at CB in the first game.

 

[Snowflake]

Had some of these players come in a month ago then yes.

It's been a total clusterfuck.

…a bit like last year when we went on to finish 3rd ?

 

[Pollingtonblade]

Erm all they've done is clawed back all the sales and loans who left post May and needed a fucking Rocket up there arse to do it.

We still have no strike force as such so we will see how we do

 

[Brian Blessed]

Hardly makes them Abramovich though. Incomings funded by Souza, Moore and Anel sales plus parachute payments.

 

[Wards]

Taken in isolation it's a decent window on paper but it does feel like some of these deals could've potentially been done weeks ago to help the manager. As it is he'll take the rap for their lack of suitable planning.

Not saying it's easy to sign players early doors but we look to have knee-jerked into action

 

[Upton_Blade]

I'll reserve judgement on how successful it's been once we get playing again and hopefully start picking up points.

One thing I will say though is they've certainly chucked some money around the last couple of weeks.

Tanganga, Matos and McGuiness won't have been cheap. I'd imaging the loan fees for the likes of Ogbene, Godfrey etc won't have been cheap either.

Now let's see if Selles can get them playing or get rid and let someone else have a go with a, on paper anyway, decent looking squad.

 

[Millhousesblade1889]

Hardly makes them Abramovich though. Incomings funded by Souza, Moore and Anel sales plus parachute payments.

I don’t think the owners ever claimed to be. They struggled to get the deal over the line & had to raise money right until the end. I’m not sure why you’re expecting anything different to what we’re experiencing

 

[BiggerBladeThanThou]

Sanctimonious git

So you think too that all the signings should’ve been a month ago? just doesn’t work like that. What planet are ppl on.

 

[Brian Blessed]

I don’t think the owners ever claimed to be. They struggled to get the deal over the line & had to raise money right until the end. I’m not sure why you’re expecting anything different to what we’re experiencing

Response to the thread title and OP really

 

[MayorOJC]

Is this one of our best transfer windows yet??
Brought in some really decent players, especially in defence!!
And although the manager was a mistake, it looks as though they've realised they needed to invest.
Well done.

I think we're still overall weaker than this time last year. But fair play for pulling the finger out at the last minute, when other administrations would have had a catastrophic fax machine issue.

 

[BigBed]

Might not be over yet!!....

 

[WORKSOPBLADE]

Come in striker

 

[Bradfordblade]

We will see. 3 players from Luton who have just had a double relegation. Ings at the end of his career. Ogbene coming back from a very serious injury. Matos young and unproven. Tanganga should be a great signing though. Godfrey should be OK. At least we have got some bodies in and realistic competition for team selection. Best bit of business could be keeping hold of Hamer as long as his head is right.

 

[BangorBlade]

So exactly who is going to be able to win a ball up front?
We have 3 CF's all of whom have little aerial ability as they prefer to play off a bigger striker.
Maybe we play with a false No. 9 a la Barcelona.
Can't see a problem with that as we've done so well without one so far.
PS - how is Moore doing these days playing for that well known dinosaur Parkinson?

This is why we need to play 3-5-2 now we've got some strong defenders in, a couple of good wingers either side of a holding MF allowing the other 2 MFs to push forward to support the 2 forwards.

 

[The Crab]

I'll reserve judgement on how successful it's been once we get playing again and hopefully start picking up points.

One thing I will say though is they've certainly chucked some money around the last couple of weeks.

Tanganga, Matos and McGuiness won't have been cheap. I'd imaging the loan fees for the likes of Ogbene, Godfrey etc won't have been cheap either.

Now let's see if Selles can get them playing or get rid and let someone else have a go with a, on paper anyway, decent looking squad.

Largely agree. Some of that spend will have been offset by outgoings.

No excuses now Rueben

 

[Snowflake]

Hardly makes them Abramovich though. Incomings funded by Souza, Moore and Anel sales plus parachute payments.

Surely parachute payments go to general expenditure. We appear to have committed more than we will receive from those sales you mention.

 

[Upton_Blade]

Largely agree. Some of that spend will have been offset by outgoings.

No excuses now Rueben

The Souza fee pretty much covered the drop in parachutes.

I'd hazard a guess we've spent a fair bit more than we brought in for Moore and Anel.

Just wish it had been done sooner.

 

[Rodley]

Tanganga a great signing and Chieo if he can get fit will do well. Rest look mediocre and / or small and / or injury prone.

Glad they snapped out of the initial plan which was disastrous. Burnt 12 points, although I attribute most of that to the manager as there’s enough quality here to not look the worst team in the division by a country mile. Let’s hope they come to their senses in relation to him so we can get up to playoffs.

 

[RecordBreakers]

Cooper
Mee
Godfrey
Tanganga
Bindon
McGuiness
Sariki
Ogbene
Burrows
McCallum
Peck
Hamer
O'Hare
Davies
Blaster
Soumare
Chong
Brookes
Barry
Cannon
Campbell
One
Ings

That is some squad as my young en has just said it's like you've edited FM manager and built a championship god squad!

 

[Blade56]

Don't get too giddy just yet, let's wait and see how shite, I mean how good they are

Doesn’t matter how good they are. If you gave Sellés infinity monkeys and typewriters I doubt he’d know what to do with them.

 

[Servigliano]

This is why we need to play 3-5-2 now we've got some strong defenders in, a couple of good wingers either side of a holding MF allowing the other 2 MFs to push forward to support the