How can we get excited?

[jimmymuir]

Our recruitment system is probably how they operated in the 1980's/90's, we haven't progressed as a club. Instead of having a scouting network and using data to find talent abroad, we go via a black book, and when I mean a black book, it's just one page containing names that have previously played for us.

 

[biggiesablade]

We have fallen lucky with lads coming up through the academy. Nydiae (summit like that) Anel and Berge are the only players off top off my head that we have brought in that were unknown to us, who were not gash.

 

[GymClassHero]

If I'm honest, I'm not particularly displeased about our signings, it's the lack of long term vision. Phillips/Donovan/Doherty/Webster etc... all either over 30, or signed on loan.

We are systemically stripping the squad of assets. Reminds me of us after we can down in the late 2000's, just kept signing journeymen on high wages.

 

[Hallamboy87]

One thing that will get me excited is if CW leaves and the next manager does not have any favourites and gets picked on form. To bring the players through from the Acedamy would be a good start since everyone raves how good our academy is.

 

[Old Programme seller]

Didn’t we try an experiment with a data driven AI model last season for spotting players? I’m not sure what’s happening with the scouting it is Gash but why?

 

[SBSP]

I think the issue is we’re completely reliant on Wilder.

Life under Selles proved that, Selles admitted I’m here to coach, the recruitment team sign the players for my system. During that time we brought in basically a load of panic signings on top money.

Wilder comes back & it’s his signings again. You watch other clubs documentaries and they have a huge team of analysts looking into each player & reviewing options.

I don’t blame Wilder at all, at the moment he’s doing more jobs than he should be.

But he’s doing those extra jobs by choice.

His demand for full control lays all the blame at his door.

 

[Booker4]

There’s nothing new or exciting about us.

Probably because we pissed 30mill other wall on shit signings the last few years - the owners have given up.

• Weve sold out 2 most exciting and creative players
• We’ve signed the least amount of players in the division
• 1 of which isn’t trusted to play and was never planned to be anything but cover
• 1 of which has played for us before and is ‘fine’ a floor raiser but Not a ceiling raiser.
• Our targets are all basically 30 years old which ain’t going to improve the fact We’ve the slowest team in the division.
• our style of play has disappeared
• we’re awaiting -12 points

As an aside I feel like our ultra defensive success in the prem when we finished 9th has basically taken any desire from wilder to take a risk and try and win games. We seem to play scared and too defensively.

Apart from that I can't see what the panic is about.