Corberan has done one

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Kalman said:
True but it’s not like they were being stingy in that window. They shelled out £13 million for Mason.

Who were the targets Bruce wanted that window but the Allams said no? I forget.
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They signed Mason about a month after Bruce left.

Bruce wanted to sign Powell and they said no. He'd wanted Gray the previous season and they'd lowballed Brentford.
 
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SydneyTiger14 said:
They signed Mason about a month after Bruce left.

Bruce wanted to sign Powell and they said no. He'd wanted Gray the previous season and they'd lowballed Brentford.
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Yes, I know. Point being money was there to spend. The Allams just didn’t fancy Bruce’s targets.
 
Kalman said:
Yes, I know. Point being money was there to spend. The Allams just didn’t fancy Bruce’s targets.
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Which is why Bruce walked. Same for Corberan. I'm sure Huddersfield will sign players, but if they weren't the ones Corberan wanted why bother staying.

I can't think of a single player the Allams signed that window that worked out.
 
SydneyTiger14 said:
No one suggested that?
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Fair enough but the comparison between Corberan and Bruce is apples and oranges. In his two years at Huddersfield, Corberan has operated on a shoestring budget. I think every single one of their signings in the 21-22 season were free transfers and loans and they barely spent any money in his first season either. He's done exceptional to get them third in the Championship with such a limited budget and his frustration at the ownership's short pockets is understandable. Bruce on the other hand was given more than enough money to spend during his time at City.
 
Kalman said:
Fair enough but the comparison between Corberan and Bruce is apples and oranges. In his two years at Huddersfield, Corberan has operated on a shoestring budget. I think every single one of their signings in the 21-22 season were free transfers and loans and they barely spent any money in his first season either. He's done exceptional to get them third in the Championship with such a limited budget and his frustration at the ownership's short pockets is understandable. Bruce on the other hand was given more than enough money to spend during his time at City.
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Who did Steve Bruce buy in his first season with us?had to keep jay simpson up front
And resurrected mcshanes career who had been out on loan for two years and was a laughing stock here.
he got Quinn on a free
His lad in
Koren was already here
Faye on a free?

Oh ye and we got automatic
 
Chazz Rheinhold said:
Who did Steve Bruce buy in his first season with us?had to keep jay simpson up front
And resurrected mcshanes career who had been out on loan for two years and was a laughing stock here.
he got Quinn on a free
His lad in
Koren was already here
Faye on a free?

Oh ye and we got automatic
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Jakupovic, Proschwitz, Faye, Aluko, Bruce, Quinn, Brady, Meyler, Amos, Elmohamady, Brady, Stockdale, Fathi, Gedo and Boyd.
 
Chazz Rheinhold said:
Who did Steve Bruce buy in his first season with us?had to keep jay simpson up front
And resurrected mcshanes career who had been out on loan for two years and was a laughing stock here.
he got Quinn on a free
His lad in
Koren was already here
Faye on a free?

Oh ye and we got automatic
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He made some good signings during his time here, no denying that, but he was given enough money to be successful. Very few owners in the Championship would've spent £2.6 million on a striker in the German second tier back in 2012.
 
Kalman said:
He made some good signings during his time here, no denying that, but he was given enough money to be successful. Very few owners in the Championship would've spent £2.6 million on a striker in the German second tier back in 2012.
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We didn’t spend that either
 
Davies was the most expensive at £2.25m, then Brady at £2m, then Meyler at about £1.5m, Proschwitz was touted as being over £2m, but that turned out to include a load of add-ons we never triggered.
 
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originallambrettaman said:
Davies was the most expensive at £.25m, then Brady at £2m, then Meyler at about £1.5m, Proschwitz was touted as being over £2m, but that turned out to include a load of add-ons we never triggered.
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Ah, right? How much did we pay up front for Proschwitz?
 
Kalman said:
So in a grand total of 9 transfer windows, they didn't back him in 1.
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A very important one, Ehab decided he was going to close the cheque book and retain the premier league profits. Good from a financial point of view short term, but long term it could have seen us plummet down the leagues, if not for Acun having a dream.
 
Kalman said:
Fair enough but the comparison between Corberan and Bruce is apples and oranges. In his two years at Huddersfield, Corberan has operated on a shoestring budget. I think every single one of their signings in the 21-22 season were free transfers and loans and they barely spent any money in his first season either. He's done exceptional to get them third in the Championship with such a limited budget and his frustration at the ownership's short pockets is understandable. Bruce on the other hand was given more than enough money to spend during his time at City.
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The comparison is purely that Corberan has quit halfway through pre-season because the owners aren't backing him in this window. Which is identical to Bruce. If Corberan wasn't backed last year either, Bruce wasn't backed a year before he quit when the club didn't bring in Gray. It's not about the quantum of the signings, it's screwing around with a manager's preferred targets.
 
look_back_in_amber said:
A very important one, Ehab decided he was going to close the cheque book and retain the premier league profits. Good from a financial point of view short term, but long term it could have seen us plummet down the leagues, if not for Acun having a dream.
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To be fair they ultimately didn't close the chequebook that season. As Kalman noted we panicked and spunked money on Marshall and Mason, and then Grosicki in January, although that window was pretty much funded by Snodgrass and Livermore.
 
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