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Well done the transfer committee

Sun Jan 30, 2022 7:51 pm

Great bit of business this January, all the loans are exciting players with points to prove ,long may it continue ,Wintle coming back is like a new signing too.

Re: Well done the transfer committee

Sun Jan 30, 2022 7:58 pm

Really impressed with wintle. He’s so composed on the ball and just seems to calm the guys around him. Don’t think it’s a coincidence that ralls is doing more further up the pitch too.

Re: Well done the transfer committee

Sun Jan 30, 2022 7:58 pm

Well said. Spot on.

Re: Well done the transfer committee

Sun Jan 30, 2022 7:58 pm

wez1927 wrote:Great bit of business this January, all the loans are exciting players with points to prove ,long may it continue ,Wintle coming back is like a new signing too.



I love what the new recruitment team are doing. Survive this season and let the rebuild begin, although i believe the rebuild began last season by not offering extension to any of the old pro's

Re: Well done the transfer committee

Sun Jan 30, 2022 8:01 pm

wez1927 wrote:Great bit of business this January, all the loans are exciting players with points to prove ,long may it continue ,Wintle coming back is like a new signing too.


Its a different team to what we have been watching and let's be honest here but it had to happen.

Re: Well done the transfer committee

Sun Jan 30, 2022 8:15 pm

wez1927 wrote:Great bit of business this January, all the loans are exciting players with points to prove ,long may it continue ,Wintle coming back is like a new signing too.

^^^This well done everyone involved , some good football played

Re: Well done the transfer committee

Sun Jan 30, 2022 8:24 pm

wez1927 wrote:Great bit of business this January, all the loans are exciting players with points to prove ,long may it continue ,Wintle coming back is like a new signing too.



Your having a giraffe mate, 27 games to finally see one good. near the bottom of the Championship and a fucked up squad , let’s see how we are come May, if they done this goid then we will be up at say 8 in Championship

Re: Well done the transfer committee

Sun Jan 30, 2022 8:40 pm

It’s been a very good January window

Re: Well done the transfer committee

Sun Jan 30, 2022 8:42 pm

Every player signed is a first 11 player. Been a while since we have done that. So much so the starting 11 is unrecognisable from the one in august.

We had more or less the same core players for about 4 years so that’s quite an upheaval. We didn’t tend to sign starters before for some annoying reason.

Re: Well done the transfer committee

Sun Jan 30, 2022 9:26 pm

So you posted this to get a reaction?

I won't oblige apart from saying that if you feel such a'committee' deserves a 'well done' then your perfectly entitled to your opinion.

Re: Well done the transfer committee

Sun Jan 30, 2022 9:38 pm

Barclay1 wrote:So you posted this to get a reaction?

I won't oblige apart from saying that if you feel such a'committee' deserves a 'well done' then your perfectly entitled to your opinion.

Nope just posted it coz I feel its been a good transfer window for us and the committee is blamed all the time by some but I feel they've been good this month. Hope it continues.

Re: Well done the transfer committee

Sun Jan 30, 2022 9:53 pm

wez1927 wrote:
Barclay1 wrote:So you posted this to get a reaction?

I won't oblige apart from saying that if you feel such a'committee' deserves a 'well done' then your perfectly entitled to your opinion.

Nope just posted it coz I feel its been a good transfer window for us and the committee is blamed all the time by some but I feel they've been good this month. Hope it continues.


Absolutely.

So Barclay are you saying in the evidence so far this has been a poor transfer window driven by the Transfer Committee !?

Re: Well done the transfer committee

Sun Jan 30, 2022 10:45 pm

piledriver64 wrote:
wez1927 wrote:
Barclay1 wrote:So you posted this to get a reaction?

I won't oblige apart from saying that if you feel such a'committee' deserves a 'well done' then your perfectly entitled to your opinion.

Nope just posted it coz I feel its been a good transfer window for us and the committee is blamed all the time by some but I feel they've been good this month. Hope it continues.


Absolutely.

So Barclay are you saying in the evidence so far this has been a poor transfer window driven by the Transfer Committee !?


I won't backtrack on what I have said in a previous thread that in terms of numbers it's been a decent window.

We are still trusting to luck, the signings, certainly based on today, give hope to avoid the drop, but they are all kids, bar Hugill, who have cost little to nothing.

I won't be fooled Into thinking the TC have suddenly come to their senses, and neither do I believe the TC have opened or loosened the purse strings. The signings are cheap. If the TC were to authorise much needed guile and experience tbat would cost a salary, not necessarily a fee, then I might give them some slack.

At the end of the day, a TC is a ridiculous unnecessary body that a manager of a Championship Football club should not have to put up with. Do they not trust the manager?

Should we really be allowing Non footballing individuals decide who is good for us and who is not.

Me? They should stick with the running of the club not the playing side. It's their interference that has got us into this mess with their negligent management of the playing side.

Re: Well done the transfer committee

Sun Jan 30, 2022 10:53 pm

Barclay1 wrote:
piledriver64 wrote:
wez1927 wrote:
Barclay1 wrote:So you posted this to get a reaction?

I won't oblige apart from saying that if you feel such a'committee' deserves a 'well done' then your perfectly entitled to your opinion.

Nope just posted it coz I feel its been a good transfer window for us and the committee is blamed all the time by some but I feel they've been good this month. Hope it continues.


Absolutely.

So Barclay are you saying in the evidence so far this has been a poor transfer window driven by the Transfer Committee !?


I won't backtrack on what I have said in a previous thread that in terms of numbers it's been a decent window.

We are still trusting to luck, the signings, certainly based on today, give hope to avoid the drop, but they are all kids, bar Hugill, who have cost little to nothing.

I won't be fooled Into thinking the TC have suddenly come to their senses, and neither do I believe the TC have opened or loosened the purse strings. The signings are cheap. If the TC were to authorise much needed guile and experience tbat would cost a salary, not necessarily a fee, then I might give them some slack.

At the end of the day, a TC is a ridiculous unnecessary body that a manager of a Championship Football club should not have to put up with. Do they not trust the manager?

Should we really be allowing Non footballing individuals decide who is good for us and who is not.

Me? They should stick with the running of the club not the playing side. It's their interference that has got us into this mess with their negligent management of the playing side.


You are living proof that an arse really can talk. :lol:

Re: Well done the transfer committee

Sun Jan 30, 2022 11:12 pm

wez1927 wrote:
Barclay1 wrote:So you posted this to get a reaction?

I won't oblige apart from saying that if you feel such a'committee' deserves a 'well done' then your perfectly entitled to your opinion.

Nope just posted it coz I feel its been a good transfer window for us and the committee is blamed all the time by some but I feel they've been good this month. Hope it continues.


Yeah definitely posted to get a reaction. Perhaps you are hoping to entice Dalman ad Choo to come and buy a bag of chips of you.

Re: Well done the transfer committee

Sun Jan 30, 2022 11:15 pm

Barclay1 wrote:
piledriver64 wrote:
wez1927 wrote:
Barclay1 wrote:So you posted this to get a reaction?

I won't oblige apart from saying that if you feel such a'committee' deserves a 'well done' then your perfectly entitled to your opinion.

Nope just posted it coz I feel its been a good transfer window for us and the committee is blamed all the time by some but I feel they've been good this month. Hope it continues.


Absolutely.

So Barclay are you saying in the evidence so far this has been a poor transfer window driven by the Transfer Committee !?


I won't backtrack on what I have said in a previous thread that in terms of numbers it's been a decent window.

We are still trusting to luck, the signings, certainly based on today, give hope to avoid the drop, but they are all kids, bar Hugill, who have cost little to nothing.

I won't be fooled Into thinking the TC have suddenly come to their senses, and neither do I believe the TC have opened or loosened the purse strings. The signings are cheap. If the TC were to authorise much needed guile and experience tbat would cost a salary, not necessarily a fee, then I might give them some slack.

At the end of the day, a TC is a ridiculous unnecessary body that a manager of a Championship Football club should not have to put up with. Do they not trust the manager?

Should we really be allowing Non footballing individuals decide who is good for us and who is not.

Me? They should stick with the running of the club not the playing side. It's their interference that has got us into this mess with their negligent management of the playing side.


Do you actually understand what a transfer committee does?

Many clubs have them - maybe just under a different name but no manager had full authority over transfer nowadays and nor should they as they need to focus on yeh football. It’s just a group of people who play a specific role based on their expertise to make a transfer come off.

The football team (manager and scouts) would identify the talent that they want for positions they need - based on a budget that the finance people would have given them.
People on the board who have more expertise in negotiation would then pick up the transfer to try and get the player over the line.
People who are qualified in contracts, would then work on doing the paperwork and getting everything signed off.

Do you think that Tan, Dalman and Choo are sat there identifying the players that are going to come to the club rather than the football management side? Sure they may say yes/no but that will be finance based with the odd exception of they get offered something via an agent that they think might be a good investment - but even then the manager would have a point of view.

Re: Well done the transfer committee

Mon Jan 31, 2022 12:26 am

wez1927 wrote:Great bit of business this January, all the loans are exciting players with points to prove ,long may it continue ,Wintle coming back is like a new signing too.


:thumbup: :bluebird:

Re: Well done the transfer committee

Mon Jan 31, 2022 1:06 am

Barclay1 wrote:
piledriver64 wrote:
wez1927 wrote:
Barclay1 wrote:So you posted this to get a reaction?

I won't oblige apart from saying that if you feel such a'committee' deserves a 'well done' then your perfectly entitled to your opinion.

Nope just posted it coz I feel its been a good transfer window for us and the committee is blamed all the time by some but I feel they've been good this month. Hope it continues.


Absolutely.

So Barclay are you saying in the evidence so far this has been a poor transfer window driven by the Transfer Committee !?


I won't backtrack on what I have said in a previous thread that in terms of numbers it's been a decent window.

We are still trusting to luck, the signings, certainly based on today, give hope to avoid the drop, but they are all kids, bar Hugill, who have cost little to nothing.

I won't be fooled Into thinking the TC have suddenly come to their senses, and neither do I believe the TC have opened or loosened the purse strings. The signings are cheap. If the TC were to authorise much needed guile and experience tbat would cost a salary, not necessarily a fee, then I might give them some slack.

At the end of the day, a TC is a ridiculous unnecessary body that a manager of a Championship Football club should not have to put up with. Do they not trust the manager?

Should we really be allowing Non footballing individuals decide who is good for us and who is not.

Me? They should stick with the running of the club not the playing side. It's their interference that has got us into this mess with their negligent management of the playing side.


When football men like Malky, Ole and Warnock signed players like

Velikonja
Cornelius
Brayford
Odemwingie
Kim Bo
Le Fondre
Various Norwegians
Macheda
Adeyemi
Digkacoi
Madine
Murphy
Vassell
Bogle
Bacuna

Is it any wonder Tan developed a committee.

Re: Well done the transfer committee

Mon Jan 31, 2022 5:49 am

maccydee wrote:
Barclay1 wrote:
piledriver64 wrote:
wez1927 wrote:
Barclay1 wrote:So you posted this to get a reaction?

I won't oblige apart from saying that if you feel such a'committee' deserves a 'well done' then your perfectly entitled to your opinion.

Nope just posted it coz I feel its been a good transfer window for us and the committee is blamed all the time by some but I feel they've been good this month. Hope it continues.


Absolutely.

So Barclay are you saying in the evidence so far this has been a poor transfer window driven by the Transfer Committee !?


I won't backtrack on what I have said in a previous thread that in terms of numbers it's been a decent window.

We are still trusting to luck, the signings, certainly based on today, give hope to avoid the drop, but they are all kids, bar Hugill, who have cost little to nothing.

I won't be fooled Into thinking the TC have suddenly come to their senses, and neither do I believe the TC have opened or loosened the purse strings. The signings are cheap. If the TC were to authorise much needed guile and experience tbat would cost a salary, not necessarily a fee, then I might give them some slack.

At the end of the day, a TC is a ridiculous unnecessary body that a manager of a Championship Football club should not have to put up with. Do they not trust the manager?

Should we really be allowing Non footballing individuals decide who is good for us and who is not.

Me? They should stick with the running of the club not the playing side. It's their interference that has got us into this mess with their negligent management of the playing side.


When football men like Malky, Ole and Warnock signed players like

Velikonja
Cornelius
Brayford
Odemwingie
Kim Bo
Le Fondre
Various Norwegians
Macheda
Adeyemi
Digkacoi
Madine
Murphy
Vassell
Bogle
Bacuna

Is it any wonder Tan developed a committee.


When was this committee formed?

Re: Well done the transfer committee

Mon Jan 31, 2022 7:12 am

This got to be April fools.

As someone said one good win all season.

We have been terrible, why because the so called clown committee forced in 10 U23’s weekend the squad by not bringing players like Harry Wilson in.

In a last ditch desperation we have brought some loans in and we get one good win from 28 matches.

James Collins is it 3 goals / 30 games for Cardiff that’s your transfer committee and that’s just one of many many bad signings and controlling managers .

The league table as Steve Morison and every manager says does not lie.


This so called Committee was formed about 6 years ago, but Tan & Co were always the ones who have run our club from top to bottom for the last 12 years.


We are a shambles.

Curiosity, what is our current squad worth ???

Where are we in the league?

Are we in debt and higher than when Tan arrived?

Crowds low.

More and more court cases 12 yrs later , shocking .

Re: Well done the transfer committee

Mon Jan 31, 2022 7:24 am

Transfer Committee only this season demanded 10 U23 players straight in to first team squad and demanded they get games.

Not one started yesterday.

And best football of the season and brilliant win.


Even Steve Morison knew this was wrong and dropped everyone of them a fact.

Only last night Steve Morison said:

"We have been overly reliant this season on academy players… they needed help and we have got that help in the building now.

"Now the younger players can grow at the right pace with not so much pressure on them."

Before stating the step up was to big.

I think these clowns need to disband and find another club to ruin.

Re: Well done the transfer committee

Mon Jan 31, 2022 7:50 am

Ninian27 wrote:
wez1927 wrote:Great bit of business this January, all the loans are exciting players with points to prove ,long may it continue ,Wintle coming back is like a new signing too.



Your having a giraffe mate, 27 games to finally see one good. near the bottom of the Championship and a fucked up squad , let’s see how we are come May, if they done this goid then we will be up at say 8 in Championship

Not like you to be negative when, for once, all around you are being positive, fella... :roll:

It's been a long time coming as a performance and a result, so just sit back and enjoy it or what is the point of you being (or at least calling yourself) a Bluebird supporter?

I seem to recall you were amongst the 'Tan happy to let us sink and we won't sign anyone' Brigade, too...! ;)

Re: Well done the transfer committee

Mon Jan 31, 2022 8:04 am

Bakedalasker wrote:
wez1927 wrote:
Barclay1 wrote:So you posted this to get a reaction?

I won't oblige apart from saying that if you feel such a'committee' deserves a 'well done' then your perfectly entitled to your opinion.

Nope just posted it coz I feel its been a good transfer window for us and the committee is blamed all the time by some but I feel they've been good this month. Hope it continues.


Yeah definitely posted to get a reaction. Perhaps you are hoping to entice Dalman ad Choo to come and buy a bag of chips of you.

Posted the truth not for a reaction even a misery gutts like you van see its been a good window for us . :lol:

Re: Well done the transfer committee

Mon Jan 31, 2022 8:32 am

wez1927 wrote:
Bakedalasker wrote:
wez1927 wrote:
Barclay1 wrote:So you posted this to get a reaction?

I won't oblige apart from saying that if you feel such a'committee' deserves a 'well done' then your perfectly entitled to your opinion.

Nope just posted it coz I feel its been a good transfer window for us and the committee is blamed all the time by some but I feel they've been good this month. Hope it continues.


Yeah definitely posted to get a reaction. Perhaps you are hoping to entice Dalman ad Choo to come and buy a bag of chips of you.

Posted the truth not for a reaction even a misery gutts like you van see its been a good window for us . :lol:


A good OP.

Re: Well done the transfer committee

Mon Jan 31, 2022 8:34 am

Blue78 wrote:
Barclay1 wrote:
piledriver64 wrote:
wez1927 wrote:
Barclay1 wrote:So you posted this to get a reaction?

I won't oblige apart from saying that if you feel such a'committee' deserves a 'well done' then your perfectly entitled to your opinion.

Nope just posted it coz I feel its been a good transfer window for us and the committee is blamed all the time by some but I feel they've been good this month. Hope it continues.


Absolutely.

So Barclay are you saying in the evidence so far this has been a poor transfer window driven by the Transfer Committee !?


I won't backtrack on what I have said in a previous thread that in terms of numbers it's been a decent window.

We are still trusting to luck, the signings, certainly based on today, give hope to avoid the drop, but they are all kids, bar Hugill, who have cost little to nothing.

I won't be fooled Into thinking the TC have suddenly come to their senses, and neither do I believe the TC have opened or loosened the purse strings. The signings are cheap. If the TC were to authorise much needed guile and experience tbat would cost a salary, not necessarily a fee, then I might give them some slack.

At the end of the day, a TC is a ridiculous unnecessary body that a manager of a Championship Football club should not have to put up with. Do they not trust the manager?

Should we really be allowing Non footballing individuals decide who is good for us and who is not.

Me? They should stick with the running of the club not the playing side. It's their interference that has got us into this mess with their negligent management of the playing side.


Do you actually understand what a transfer committee does?

Many clubs have them - maybe just under a different name but no manager had full authority over transfer nowadays and nor should they as they need to focus on yeh football. It’s just a group of people who play a specific role based on their expertise to make a transfer come off.

The football team (manager and scouts) would identify the talent that they want for positions they need - based on a budget that the finance people would have given them.
People on the board who have more expertise in negotiation would then pick up the transfer to try and get the player over the line.
People who are qualified in contracts, would then work on doing the paperwork and getting everything signed off.

Do you think that Tan, Dalman and Choo are sat there identifying the players that are going to come to the club rather than the football management side? Sure they may say yes/no but that will be finance based with the odd exception of they get offered something via an agent that they think might be a good investment - but even then the manager would have a point of view.


Yes I do having been on and around football for a very long time.

I'll simply use your last paragraph as a response. Do I think Tan , Dalman and choo sit around identifying players? Yes, , absolutely. There have been many instances identified even on this forum over a long period of time where players signed and the manager wasnt aware of them, didnt want them, and didnt play them... from the likes of Velikonja to Ng.

This thread has been posted for one purpose and one purpose only and this is my last word on the subject.

Re: Well done the transfer committee

Mon Jan 31, 2022 8:49 am

Barclay1 wrote:
Blue78 wrote:
Barclay1 wrote:
piledriver64 wrote:
wez1927 wrote:
Barclay1 wrote:So you posted this to get a reaction?

I won't oblige apart from saying that if you feel such a'committee' deserves a 'well done' then your perfectly entitled to your opinion.

Nope just posted it coz I feel its been a good transfer window for us and the committee is blamed all the time by some but I feel they've been good this month. Hope it continues.


Absolutely.

So Barclay are you saying in the evidence so far this has been a poor transfer window driven by the Transfer Committee !?


I won't backtrack on what I have said in a previous thread that in terms of numbers it's been a decent window.

We are still trusting to luck, the signings, certainly based on today, give hope to avoid the drop, but they are all kids, bar Hugill, who have cost little to nothing.

I won't be fooled Into thinking the TC have suddenly come to their senses, and neither do I believe the TC have opened or loosened the purse strings. The signings are cheap. If the TC were to authorise much needed guile and experience tbat would cost a salary, not necessarily a fee, then I might give them some slack.

At the end of the day, a TC is a ridiculous unnecessary body that a manager of a Championship Football club should not have to put up with. Do they not trust the manager?

Should we really be allowing Non footballing individuals decide who is good for us and who is not.

Me? They should stick with the running of the club not the playing side. It's their interference that has got us into this mess with their negligent management of the playing side.


Do you actually understand what a transfer committee does?

Many clubs have them - maybe just under a different name but no manager had full authority over transfer nowadays and nor should they as they need to focus on yeh football. It’s just a group of people who play a specific role based on their expertise to make a transfer come off.

The football team (manager and scouts) would identify the talent that they want for positions they need - based on a budget that the finance people would have given them.
People on the board who have more expertise in negotiation would then pick up the transfer to try and get the player over the line.
People who are qualified in contracts, would then work on doing the paperwork and getting everything signed off.

Do you think that Tan, Dalman and Choo are sat there identifying the players that are going to come to the club rather than the football management side? Sure they may say yes/no but that will be finance based with the odd exception of they get offered something via an agent that they think might be a good investment - but even then the manager would have a point of view.


Yes I do having been on and around football for a very long time.

I'll simply use your last paragraph as a response. Do I think Tan , Dalman and choo sit around identifying players? Yes, , absolutely. There have been many instances identified even on this forum over a long period of time where players signed and the manager wasnt aware of them, didnt want them, and didnt play them... from the likes of Velikonja to Ng.

This thread has been posted for one purpose and one purpose only and this is my last word on the subject.


Frankly I don't have the inside knowledge that some of you have so won't doubt your sources and have no idea what is meant by on or around football for ages

What I would say or ask is who is it that is leaking this information to people on this board - it's original source must be someone inside the club and therfore by default can't have the club at heart

As for Ng not being wanted then if memory serves me right then it was Harris who bought Ng and he was good under him and Morison has used him well as well- the only guy who didn't use him was mccarthy as he felt 5 centre backs was the way forward

Not sure who else is on the list between Veli and Ng as I am not in the know - thank feck

Oh by the way happy with the window so far and happy with Morison and believe he needs time to build what's been left behind

Re: Well done the transfer committee

Mon Jan 31, 2022 9:04 am

Barclay1 wrote:
Blue78 wrote:
Barclay1 wrote:
piledriver64 wrote:
wez1927 wrote:
Barclay1 wrote:So you posted this to get a reaction?

I won't oblige apart from saying that if you feel such a'committee' deserves a 'well done' then your perfectly entitled to your opinion.

Nope just posted it coz I feel its been a good transfer window for us and the committee is blamed all the time by some but I feel they've been good this month. Hope it continues.


Absolutely.

So Barclay are you saying in the evidence so far this has been a poor transfer window driven by the Transfer Committee !?


I won't backtrack on what I have said in a previous thread that in terms of numbers it's been a decent window.

We are still trusting to luck, the signings, certainly based on today, give hope to avoid the drop, but they are all kids, bar Hugill, who have cost little to nothing.

I won't be fooled Into thinking the TC have suddenly come to their senses, and neither do I believe the TC have opened or loosened the purse strings. The signings are cheap. If the TC were to authorise much needed guile and experience tbat would cost a salary, not necessarily a fee, then I might give them some slack.

At the end of the day, a TC is a ridiculous unnecessary body that a manager of a Championship Football club should not have to put up with. Do they not trust the manager?

Should we really be allowing Non footballing individuals decide who is good for us and who is not.

Me? They should stick with the running of the club not the playing side. It's their interference that has got us into this mess with their negligent management of the playing side.


Do you actually understand what a transfer committee does?

Many clubs have them - maybe just under a different name but no manager had full authority over transfer nowadays and nor should they as they need to focus on yeh football. It’s just a group of people who play a specific role based on their expertise to make a transfer come off.

The football team (manager and scouts) would identify the talent that they want for positions they need - based on a budget that the finance people would have given them.
People on the board who have more expertise in negotiation would then pick up the transfer to try and get the player over the line.
People who are qualified in contracts, would then work on doing the paperwork and getting everything signed off.

Do you think that Tan, Dalman and Choo are sat there identifying the players that are going to come to the club rather than the football management side? Sure they may say yes/no but that will be finance based with the odd exception of they get offered something via an agent that they think might be a good investment - but even then the manager would have a point of view.


Yes I do having been on and around football for a very long time.

I'll simply use your last paragraph as a response. Do I think Tan , Dalman and choo sit around identifying players? Yes, , absolutely. There have been many instances identified even on this forum over a long period of time where players signed and the manager wasnt aware of them, didnt want them, and didnt play them... from the likes of Velikonja to Ng.

This thread has been posted for one purpose and one purpose only and this is my last word on the subject.


Haven’t we all.

If that is the case you’ll know that boards/transfer committees at other clubs also identify players and progress players that the manager may or may not want. Think Bale at Spurs last season for one high profile example.

I did mention the fact that this board have got players in that managers haven’t necessarily identified/prioritised in the belief that they can make some money on them - more recently I was thinking Watters. If they did choose NG he has hardly turned out to be a bad signing given how good he was last season for us, even if his form has been more patchy this season (although brilliant yesterday).

I didn’t start the thread and had no interest in it, until again more anti Tan propaganda suggesting that the TC are solely responsible for buying players at the expense of a manager when in reality it is likely less than 10% of all players signed.

Re: Well done the transfer committee

Mon Jan 31, 2022 9:16 am

wez1927 wrote:Great bit of business this January, all the loans are exciting players with points to prove ,long may it continue ,Wintle coming back is like a new signing too.



It has been an excellent window, January windows can be notoriously hard, they made signings earlier and didn't risk any last day let downs, over all it's been a great window! :ayatollah: :ayatollah: :ayatollah:

Re: Well done the transfer committee

Mon Jan 31, 2022 9:48 am

What is funny is that people on here with an agenda actually believe that other clubs don't have things like the Transfer Committee :roll: :lol:

They may not name it as such but the committees exist throughout the bigger clubs. The manager will have a say but, ultimately, they have teems of people looking at players and then the "committees" decide on which ones are doable and start the discussions with the managers/coaches from there in most clubs.

Where I would agree with some of the concerns is that the committee must have some footballing input. But, in our case, that is provided by the manager and his team.

To be fair Harris and Morison have done well in recent windows. This latest window has, on the face of it, been the best one for a while so either the committee is better than we thought or, more believably, the committee is getting some really good input from the manager which is exactly how this should work. It means no more "dodgy" deals like under Mackay, OGS and Warnock with a degree of governance behind everything.

Looking at some of the comments from the "bring back Sam brigade" I find it pretty sad that many are clearly begrudging not only the win yesterday but the fact that Morison has stuck to his guns and gone out and found the players that fit how he sees the future.

The fact that these signings are "cheap" and on loan means nothing as long as they put in the performances and looking at the spirit and effort put in by the likes of Doyle, Hugill, Drameh, etc., I'd rather that than players like Bacuna on £20k+ per week or Moore sulking because he can't manage on £12k per week despite jumping at it when he moved from Wigan !!

Hugill has gone for biggish money in the past when signed for West Ham and Norwich so he's no mug. I still remember the outcry when we signed Bothroyd as he'd had years of under performing and that didn't go too badly :lol: :lol:

Now, make no mistake, we are still in trouble but yesterday was the first game in a season or two where I was up off my seat for most of the game with the team clearly up for it, challenging for everything and playing some bloody good football in the process.

It is only a start but come on, let's have some credit where it's due, we're in a way different place to where we were after the Bristol game last weekend already so surely we're allowed some optimism behind the constant sniping ?

Re: Well done the transfer committee

Mon Jan 31, 2022 10:04 am

Not over yet and to have Collins / Harris / Watters as our main strikers, let’s just say it’s a good job Derby / Reading lost points

And small clubs like Peterborough and Barnsley are worse than awful.



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