Oh it doesn't excuse the poor transfers that we have brought in over the last 2.5yrs of SR's ownership, that's the biggest reason why we're in the position we're in right now. I'm just saying that I don't think SR have had more or less "duds" then we did previously, we just aren't in a position now where our squad can cover for the duds in the same way that we did 10 years ago.
I noticed this guy was loaned out 6 weeks after Still arrived at Lens. Maybe Will kept an eye on Morgan at St Pauli and was impressed?
I have never had delusions of grandeur as a Saints fan. I have never ever felt entitled as a Saints fan as you’d be mad too. However, Bournemouth, Brentford and Brighton have been good at uncovering little and profitable gems. For god sake when we were promoted we signed the frontline of a team that were relegated. How was that ever going to work out well for us. Last time in the Championship signed a striker for £12m who had a long term injury and this is his third season with us and he’s played less than ten games
I was looking at Bournemouth's transfers/signings today - estentially all the profitable ones were signed recently for €20m+. Which are solid outlays for a diddy club - most priced beyond our top signings. They've spent €120m off the back of €230 sales this window. Prior to this window's glut of lucrative sales they've tended to enivably hang on to their players. As have Brenford, Mbeumo, Toney and Raya really their only particulary lucrative sales; an area we still do very well in.
We all agree that our recruitment has been largely terrible for the past few years. As did Dragan, hence why we have a new guy in charge. What matters now is that he performs in that role.
I noted this when they sold their defence this summer and had others linked away - several of whom have stayed. I was shocked at how they were nearly all bought for in an around our record signing Our reluctance to shop in that bracket and how poorly we did when we “stretched” to it (sustained over several years) is what has seen us in this position.
Agreed. I wasn’t suggesting they were buying very cheap players and then selling them for a massive profit I know they’ve spent £20m+ on some players. It remains to be seen if that is sustainable for them but if that’s what it takes to remain in the Premiership that’s what we should have done. I know people will point out that we spent over £20m on THB and Ramsdale but it’s in the attack where we underspend. We’ve not had a striker of note since Ings.
