54 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Now that the Transfer Window is coming to a close, figured its be an idea to create a thread summarizing our business, and getting a consensus of how people rate it (use the poll above): Incomings: Player Club Value Contract Kieran Trippier Atletico Madrid £12M 2.5 Years Chris Wood Burnley £25M 2.5 Years Bruno Guimarães Lyon £33M 4.5 Years Matt Targett Aston Villa Loan 6 Months Dan Burn Brighton £13M TBC Outgoings: Player Club Value Contract Joe White Harelepool Loan 6 Months Freddie Woodman Bournemouth Loan 6 Months Matt Bondswell Shrewsbury Loan 6 Months Obviously there could still be some more transfers in the coming hours, but I think I can speak for more fans that even if you're not a fan of the players we've bought in, the owners have tried their hardest to get deals done, have actively tried to improve the team at every level, and while its not been smooth, and we may still have some weaknesses, its class having owners who actually care, and are trying to improve the squad and club at every level, and this window has been a far cry from anything we've had in a generation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Really good window. A transformative midfielder, a world class full back, an improvement at centre back and solid additions at left back and up top. An additional creative outlet would have been the icing on the cake, but we've done very well to get five in. 7/10. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 6. Some better than expected signings like Trippier and Guimaraes offset by a disasterous Wood signing and fairly average solid signings of Burn and Targett. Fell short of what was required as our attacking options (even with signing Wood) were not strengthened at all and that has made our relegation battle that much harder. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 A good 7.5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 (edited) We've done the bare minimum to give ourselves a chance, so whatever number that is. Edited January 31, 2022 by Dr.Spaceman Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 6. We’ve failed to add goals to the team. Gotta hope we don’t pay for it at the end of the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggys First Goal Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Not perfect but could have been worse. Would like to think we’ve done the bare minimum to stay up. If so, the summer transfer window will be insane. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
christ Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 6. I have concerns about what we’ve done defensively, but I think we’ve made a few really good signings too. We’re definitely in better shape now than we were one month ago. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Wary of saying anything that might be construed as negative and will get jumped on but I’m saying 6/10. Some good signings but a lot of top targets missed. A lot of positions covered but a much needed attacker missed. Difficult window tho. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Edgar Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 5. Wood is shit. Left back and cb signings are proper middling quality. Bruno could be brilliant. Trippier is a great signing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Man Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 No idea what to expect beforehand but happy overall. We were never going to fix all that is wrong with squad in one window. I like that they seem to be relatively considered with valuations of players and we are not loading up on the obvious mercenary types 7.5/10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE27 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Voted 6. If some of the rumoured links were true then they don't lack ambition. Lots to learn from this window going forward. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRaspberryJam Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 There's enough to stop up now. So happy with that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggys First Goal Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Of course, should we sign Zapata in the next few hours, it goes to 11. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simples Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 6. Made improvements but without someone to put it in the net I hope we don't regret missing out on a ST. We aren't set up for Chris Wood as we simply don't cross the ball. I hope I'm so wrong Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 5 minutes ago, Skeletor said: 6. Some better than expected signings like Trippier and Guimaraes offset by a disasterous Wood signing and fairly average solid signings of Burn and Targett. Fell short of what was required as our attacking options (even with signing Wood) were not strengthened at all and that has made our relegation battle that much harder. Describing Wood as 'disastrous' seems very harsh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Feels disappointing at this time because of the late deals for attackers falling through, but on reflection it’s obviously been the best transfer window in a while. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 (edited) Providing this is indeed us done for business, I’ve voted a 6. Trippier was an outstanding piece of business, a genuine top-class right-back, a leader, great character, fresh from a La Liga title and a Euros runner up and he wanted to join. The caveat to that is, RB wasn't a priority. 9/10 Burn is a player I know little off, but he’s a local lad and seemingly in good form and he will add height and cover for two positions, LCB/LWB. 6/10 Targett is a very sound defensive LB and on loan so not a huge risk, he will, you’d hope, free ASM from some of his extra defensive duties. He brings leadership, experience, character and will be hungry you’d imagine. 6.5/10 Wood is a striker who we brought in to fill the gap caused by Wilson’s injury, a proven 3-1 PL experienced striker, he gives us a a different point of attack up front, is again experienced and can hit the ground running, he seems a good character too. If he is the only striker to join this window, however, it’s worrying as he is out of form and we need pace and movement up front. I discount the fee personally, 25m or 10m, he’s a body we needed. 5/10 Bruno is a player I honestly have never heard of until we were linked, but he seems a real coup and looks a great prospect, he is exactly what we need in midfield. But because I haven’t seen him play I can go no higher than 7/10. As for the owners, I think they have worked extremely hard and tried to identify the right areas but have maybe been too focused on impossible type deals and in a back to front way too, we should have prioritised attackers first. They have been naive and it’s clear more than ever how a competent DOF and with it a proper scouting network would have helped us massively this window. The money we have spent shows real intent and the money we were also willing to spend on players we have failed to sign is a very very promising sign of things to come, the sky is the limit. Overall we are in a stronger position 31 days in and we have signed some decent players with experience, character and who you’d hope will work well with Howe and his ideas. My main worry is we lack firepower and an injury to ASM and before Wilson returns would be a disaster and should Wilson’s poor form continue on return or he suffers another injury, Wood, Frazer, Shelvey et al will not get the goals needed to stay up. I really fear despite the positive and decent dealings in this window, we will still struggle to stay up. We should have went all out on a top goalscorer and an attacking midfielder, a Zapata and a Lingard with the players we have already signed would guarantee safety for me. That’s now in the balance, again. Edited January 31, 2022 by HTT II Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantail Breeze Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Voted 5, but said 6 earlier. Sort of somewhere in the middle. Any signing in the Zapata/Lingard/Alli territory would move me to a 6 or 7. If you told me we’d bought Trippier and Bruno for £50m and disregard the other 3, my score would probably be the same. Happy to be wrong and hope I am because I’m still not totally convinced by Howe. Feel as confident now as surviving relegation as I did on 1 January and that’s not great. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGRM Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 8. Given the team we’ve got I think we have done well. Confident we have enough to stay up. Maybe we will have a surprise in the next few hours. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 4 minutes ago, The Prophet said: Describing Wood as 'disastrous' seems very harsh. The truth is harsh sometimes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Just now, Skeletor said: The truth is harsh sometimes. He's played 2 games, how can he be disastrous? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 8 or 9 relative to previous years. Probably a 6 in terms of what we need in the circumstances. There was probably just too many holes that needed plugging unfortunately. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 6. Assuming we don't randomly reveal another signing. Any other time and it would be a 9 or 10 but failing to properly strenghen key positions has left us looking sketchy. I think we could have made relegation unlikely with a couple more in but as it stands it's 50/50 imo. Trippier was great and Bruno was amazing, hats off for pulling those off. The fact they're possibly not enough just shows how rancid our squad is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Just now, 54 said: He's played 2 games, how can he be disastrous? Because he's shit and we paid £25m for that shit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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