Agree with all of this KIO, except that we got more than £3m for Olsson (most sources say £4m+add-ons). Also 25% of Brady's fee goes to Hull, but even so, we generated enough income to balance the projected £9m loss for this year, and savings on wages will help as well. Brady is a good player, but we have a lot of options at WL, though we have lost cover at LB. Similarly, Olsson is a decent LB but he had his problems cutting out crosses and marking opposing players because of his height. At 6'4" and 17 stone, Dijks will have big advantages in the rough and tumble of the Championship while still being able to bomb forward with pace and get crosses in, as can Wildschut. Unlike Brady, he can also play WR and as a striker which helps to balance the squad as a whole. Like Dijks, Wildschut seems to have a strength and hunger well suited to the Championship. Time will tell of course, but it makes me more optimistic. I was hopeful about Canos as well, though, and that just didn't work out, mainly because Jacob and Josh did.
It's OK KIO, I've managed to get you an appointment at Hellesdon Hospital - 9.30am tomorrow!!!! PS - great post though and if you consider that not only did we hold on to the Murphy twins, we've succeeded in getting them both on lengthy contracts, then I would say that it's been a quite a decent Transfer Window.
Good point, JMF, and you could include Godfrey breaking into the first team as well. Hopefully Maddison will get some chances as well.
Well he better be able to play every single game for 90 minutes because we only have one left back . This could be considered risky.
An injury to Klose Howson or Aloevera could pretty much end our season so this untried Dutch left back better be good and stay uninjured too ,because we have no credible plan B.
Any idea why we didn't release Michael Turner during the window ? He'd probably fit into the Plan D category and I would have thought, as an act of kindness, we'd cancel his contract and let him play football somewhere else....
