[CONFIRMED] Summer 2022 Window Closed

wfcmoog · Sep 14, 2022

Hampsteadhead said: ↑

I'm not much of a poster but I have had some thoughts that might go here and so here they are. I've gone on a bit, for which I apologise.

My issue with our transfers, not only but especially in this window, is that there are some that seem sensible and others that never, at any point, seem to make any sense at all. I find this schizophrenia confusing, and I don't like it.

It is almost as if some transfers are designed to improve our team and others primarily serve another purpose. This feeling has been sufficiently widespread to inspire some conspiracy theories, and it has not helped that several of these transfers have involved a particular agent. I believe that some of the truth about the club's relationship with him will become public in the next few days, which might help.

Last season's squad had two great issues, other than being quite rubbish. One was that there was no leadership on the pitch, and the other was that there was not much of a connection between fans and players. I felt that both issues were known and acknowledged, and expected that we would make several signings from around the Football League that would help with the second issue, and a couple whose character could also help with the first.

My greatest disappointment, beyond the fact that we knew we needed a right wing-back in May but never got round to signing one while finding the time and the budget to snap up Rey Manaj, is that we have not done that. Our sensible signings are all on loan, and as a fan I find it hard to invest emotionally in a loan player. Our stupid signings are all stupid signings, and as a fan I find it hard to invest emotionally in stupid signings. So I don't feel much more connection with this lot than the last lot. Meanwhile leadership, such as it is, is largely coming from a 20-year-old Brazilian.

We're not in a terrible place. We have kept some good players and brought in some good players, and could have a successful season. But I think the window has not been a success overall, and across the summer my faith in the club's leadership has been further corrupted. I hope that is the only corruption going on at the club, but I guess time will tell.
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Good post. Much wisdom.

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[CONFIRMED] Summer 2022 Window Closed

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