Didn't want him to go,offered him more money,but as you've said in the past,its hard to keep him if he wants to go.
Chippy, believe me I am pessimistic by nature and I share your realism, I honestly think we messed up a chance to build on what we achieved last season, be that the fault of the club or Monk's. However. I think there is nothing that Radz could have done here. Wood wants premier league football now so once that is clear the only responsibility of the club is to get the highest amount for him. There is no player anywhere that is categorically not for sale.
Agreed, but here we are at the arse end of the window again, either not replacing or picking up the odds and sods nobody else wants (mcGeeedyCnut). A bit of planning and buying and selling on a planned basis. Other clubs manage it... I still smell cellino all over how we are being run.
No, there are far too many back room staff, heads of development in Asia etc. for an egotist like Cellino to be anywhere near this And the club / Radz can't win, by 'planning' and getting Wood's replacement in first, many including you would accuse him of cashing in. Like all of us I guess he hoped Wood might give us till January and see if we were in the mix.
Southampton should sorted Van Dyke? months ago... Either way The others you are talking a looney player (Costa) we should put a loan bid in. He wont be going to Athletico. Neymar and Coutino are examples why south americans shouldnt be playing in Europe. Dubious ownership and greedy cnuts.
Rather than frig around with the window which will only suit some clubs, why not get rid completley as we had before. Transfers happened through the season in a natural way. The window system is a fabricated way and sure sometimes clubs go into it because they think they must. January ends up like a joke with nobody knowing what teams will look like at the start of Feb. Its an engineered, farcial, fabricated way of creating cash for players and agents
