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Actually plenty people backed the transfer policy in the summer because signing players would have put the club at risk and it was worth waiting to try and get a pound off.

 

Not really. Some people, myself included, argued that whilst we didn't strengthen sufficiently, we also didn't lose any of our important players, so it wasn't all bad. In hindsight not getting in a centre back knowing how unrealiable Steven Taylor is, and hence having to rely on Williamson as much as we do has hurt us the most. Other than that I don't think you can attribute our poor season to the transfer window failures too much. Poor player form, Europe and injuries/suspensions have all contributed far more than our ultimate failure to bring in someone like Debuchy if you ask me.

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AyeDubbleYoo

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No way will we put £6m on the table for Douglas if he's out of contract in the summer. Try half that now.

 

Aye, cue Pardew " we'll go with what we have and i'd like to add, thank you to Mike and Derek for holding on to our injured players that the big teams have bid massive money for. God i want to vomit.

 

We'd be silly to pay a big fee for someone who's out of contract anyway, wouldn't we?

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Actually plenty people backed the transfer policy in the summer because signing players would have put the club at risk and it was worth waiting to try and get a pound off.

 

Yeap.  I remember getting a pillaring of a few people on here on deadline day for saying we went backwards because we didn't strengthen.  :hmm:

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Did anyone say that? I remember people saying no outbounds made it a decent summer but can't remember people saying they were happy no one was signed.

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Did anyone say that? I remember people saying no outbounds made it a decent summer but can't remember people saying they were happy no one was signed.

 

No outbounds made it a decent summer. :jesuswept:

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Did anyone say that? I remember people saying no outbounds made it a decent summer but can't remember people saying they were happy no one was signed.

 

No outbounds made it a decent summer. :jesuswept:

 

We should be thankful to slim Mike. It's this type of top ownership which means we're not in League 2.

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Actually plenty people backed the transfer policy in the summer because signing players would have put the club at risk and it was worth waiting to try and get a pound off.

 

Not really. Some people, myself included, argued that whilst we didn't strengthen sufficiently, we also didn't lose any of our important players, so it wasn't all bad. In hindsight not getting in a centre back knowing how unrealiable Steven Taylor is, and hence having to rely on Williamson as much as we do has hurt us the most. Other than that I don't think you can attribute our poor season to the transfer window failures too much. Poor player form, Europe and injuries/suspensions have all contributed far more than our ultimate failure to bring in someone like Debuchy if you ask me.

 

Chalking that up as 'hindsight'

 

:yao:

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Actually plenty people backed the transfer policy in the summer because signing players would have put the club at risk and it was worth waiting to try and get a pound off.

 

Not really. Some people, myself included, argued that whilst we didn't strengthen sufficiently, we also didn't lose any of our important players, so it wasn't all bad. In hindsight not getting in a centre back knowing how unrealiable Steven Taylor is, and hence having to rely on Williamson as much as we do has hurt us the most. Other than that I don't think you can attribute our poor season to the transfer window failures too much. Poor player form, Europe and injuries/suspensions have all contributed far more than our ultimate failure to bring in someone like Debuchy if you ask me.

 

Chalking that up as 'hindsight'

 

:yao:

 

True, bad choice of words, as I felt (and said so at the time) that should have been our priority position long before getting in another defensive midfield player. There's no denying however not losing anybody crucial was massive, and we've had more than our fair share of injuries/suspensions, meaning we've not had a stable back five especially, which I think has been a massive factor in our disappointing season so far.

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Actually plenty people backed the transfer policy in the summer because signing players would have put the club at risk and it was worth waiting to try and get a pound off.

 

Not really. Some people, myself included, argued that whilst we didn't strengthen sufficiently, we also didn't lose any of our important players, so it wasn't all bad. In hindsight not getting in a centre back knowing how unrealiable Steven Taylor is, and hence having to rely on Williamson as much as we do has hurt us the most. Other than that I don't think you can attribute our poor season to the transfer window failures too much. Poor player form, Europe and injuries/suspensions have all contributed far more than our ultimate failure to bring in someone like Debuchy if you ask me.

 

Chalking that up as 'hindsight'

 

:yao:

 

Hindsight ffs.

 

Striker, Central Midfield, Central Defence and Right Back. Then round it all up by bringing N'Zogbia home.

 

That's from June 2011 in a thread where the options at CB and RB were listed as:

 

Centre Back

Coloccini

Williamson

Steven Taylor

Perch

Kadar

Tavernier

 

Right Back

Simpson

Perch

Steven Taylor

Ryan Taylor

Gosling

Tavernier

 

So after about 18 months and 3 transfer windows we're in a worse state in those positions despite the fact every man and his dog could see we needed to strengthen there.

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Actually plenty people backed the transfer policy in the summer because signing players would have put the club at risk and it was worth waiting to try and get a pound off.

 

Not really. Some people, myself included, argued that whilst we didn't strengthen sufficiently, we also didn't lose any of our important players, so it wasn't all bad. In hindsight not getting in a centre back knowing how unrealiable Steven Taylor is, and hence having to rely on Williamson as much as we do has hurt us the most. Other than that I don't think you can attribute our poor season to the transfer window failures too much. Poor player form, Europe and injuries/suspensions have all contributed far more than our ultimate failure to bring in someone like Debuchy if you ask me.

 

The two are inextricably linked, though. You prepare for Europe, and the possibilities/probabilities of injury/suspensions/loss of form by constructing a squad that has enough people to cope in each position. I.e. by strengthening in the window. Not having enough players to cope with Europe/injuries etc is a transfer window failure.

 

It's only really massively obvious when you look at CB though. Of course, you needed wide players (defence and attack) and a bit more guile, but when you're bringing Coloccini on in an absolute nothing European match, then you've fucked up somewhere along the line.

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All joking aside though, the thought of a capable and cultured CB instead of Williamson is almost sexual in its appeal.

 

I'd definitely knock a couple out if we signed a decent CB.  I'd probably rip my cock off right if we signed a left winger/striker as well.

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