25/26 Recruitment

[wassy04]

Wassy, my problem is never “we needed a winger so we signed x” its how much background we did on the player vs how much was driven by convenient deals with agents/Textor. The caveat is any signing can be hit or miss, just ask Liverpool, but it’s about maximising the chance of success and getting in someone who can improve the team (never back up!)

As Ive said I want to park the specifics now, we have to give the club credit for acting quickly on those who weren’t working and we will bring in who we can. For those that are here now they have this season to make an impact and from last night it looks like the majority will make a positive contribution, it looked like a team spirit was starting to build too. Give them all a good chance and we can reassess in the summer.

Thats fair, my post is more aimed at people that thought we bought too many as opposed to specifically the quality.

Although I do disagree that you shouldn't buy young players to be backups. I thought we were aiming for the Brighton model where you sign young players to backup and eventually replace your stars?