January window….

I do wonder whether they have been a tad too ambitious (makes a nice change tbh) with some of the transfer targets. I do not think they have been fannying about though. This was always going to be difficult but they will get it right. We are seeing that you cannot chuck money at the problem AND how many superstar players want to play for a manager like Eddie Howe?

 

JUST.

BUY.

A.

****ING.

MIDFIELDER.

 

This

It's becoming abundantly clear that Eddie Howe doesn't think we need cms.

Joelinton can play there but shelvey is the biggest problem at this club and Howe wants to continue to put him above everything and everyone

 

This player doesn't even look as good as Chris Wood?

 

A week ago people were saying what a mint bit of business he was

 

We had too

 

40 seconds in to that and you are wrong on so many levels. IMO of course...

 

Weren't most saying Wood would be average to poor?

 

The jury is still out

 

I know mate it was pure sarcasm

 

Oh, thank Jah!!!!!

 

...and they were being generous!

 

I thought you'd realise lol

 

At least he puts his foot through the ****ing ball which is something our lot aren't capable of.

 

I must admit, I'm not very good at reading sarcasm online! Have embarrassed myself before and wont be the last time

 

I did say all this right at the start of the window and again I got absolutely hammered. So I’m going to be careful what I say.

But the warning signs of them taking to long and not acting fast (no DoF) and no planned early signings for the right players (manager making the right decisions) was all there but a lot of people where in denial.

There is time for this to be salvaged but this window was a very important one if they wanted to press on but ultimately their lack of speed may derail the plans for an extra 2 years.

 

PIF could do one and we could end up doing a Sunderland.

 

Which in turn will have dire effect on FFP unless its done away with.

 

I'm not to fussed at the lack of signings but its more the fact it's the wrong ones so far - Trippier I get - statement signing and hopefully boost others confidence of coming in as well but was not a must have - delighted with him tbh though. Wood just completely wrong choice for me. So many other strikers I'd have gone for tbh, Idah at Norwich, Armstrong, thrown 25m at Brentford to bring Toney back, Chile striker at Blackburn etc etc etc all under 25y/o and would do the same job as Wood and been good for a season in the championship.

CB we really need to get on with, should have been lined up for the opening week of the window along with Trippier but now we need one if not 2 through the door for Leeds at the weekend regardless. Pay what we need to, get them in and then CM next on the urgency list.

 

I think it was a combination of "yay we got a striker" and "woohoo we've taken all of Burnley's goals away".

On first showing however, it looks like we've releaved them of a proper knacker.