Summer '24 transfer window

£2m? Was that for a signed shirt?

 

But then they might miss their chance

 

Or striker

 

He'll be a big miss, no doubt. I'd put two or three on the 'must keep' list ahead of him though.

 

pisstake that especially if ‘multiple bids’ got to £2m

 

Yeah I understand that but people will question where they money has gone/going! I thought the model was sign cheap, develop them and sell for profit then upscale the signings?

 

So do i mate, folk getting stressed and i get it but i dont understanding moaning or slagging off the club when the window is actually still open

For all we know we have a striker pretty much done, ill always judge windows after it actually closes

 

We’ve had about 4 deals very close and tried for a few strikers. Saying “it’s not on” m, for me, assumes the club haven’t tried, when they blatantly have

 

Rather we sold Clarke than Neil, Rigg and Ballard. He was definitely our main threat last season but we seem to now have more balance in the team.

 

I’m not questioning where the Clarke moneys going. I’m questioning our ability to execute on a plan though. There’s not a chance we had hoped to go into the season with just Isidor and Mayenda as senior strikers.

 

They have a problem with closing deals for strikers. It’s a fact.

 

At the moment it feels a bit close but no cigar, hopefully a flurry of announcements to come.

 

In a way a loan makes sense. Short timescale, high competition, easy to just blow it. That’s if you’re not sure. I think we need another forward or 2 of course but not don’t want us to be giddy with the cash

 

One thing though where the **** are the announcements for the others

 

Yet Speakman should be sacked it seems ...

 

No one has ever said thats the model tho, fans have made that up

The 'model' is signing exciting players who we can develop and make us a better side

I dont care when or how the money is spent as long as its on good players, some of the money might be spent today, some might be spent in Jan and some might be spent nxt summer

The important thing is always 'are we stronger at the end of the window' than at the start of it. At the minute i think we are, and thats mainly down to having a manager that knows what they are doing. I also know we need more quality to really challenge for promotion

I dont care if we spent 1 or 5 million on a striker as long as they fit our system and can contribute NOW

 

This time they admitted they needed a goalscoring striker. That is the only shred I'm clinging on to

 

I absolutely don’t think Speakman should be sacked but I also don’t see why rejecting a £2m bid for an England youth international is proof he shouldn’t be

 

I'm going to wait until the window is closed and hope we get someone across the line but this is clearly a serious issue