What Is The Clubs Transfer Strategy

[Sniffer Dog (Admin)]

Good points Gari. Agreed.

[Alf]

Preston have lost 2, drawn 1 and lost 1 since Whiteman came in. Could be that he has turned in fantastic performances but the results have not come as a result (his stats on whoscored are pretty average though).

Not sure where the rumors that Brazil wanted Whiteman comes from but I guess we should treat it as such - a rumor and not hard facts to be used for attacking the club's transfers. And it would be great if we could start to look forward. I believe we all agree including the club, that transfers haven't been all great. I firmly believe that that will change going forward. In CH we trust  :)

The link was in the NEP....

Paul Taylor (I think) then went on to say Brazil was a fan of his in a conversation on Twitter.

[Alf]

Agreed Wassy, that's actually my point mate.

Well except you didn't seem happy we spent nothing.

Thought it was a good window personally, Krov looks good, Knockaert should be good, we'll have to wait and see on the others but filled some gaps, without committing to anymore long contracts.

I just hope everyone is geared up for the summer as we'll have to bring in a lot of players again. We need a new LB/RB/DM/CM/AM plus ideally improve on Ameobi and Grabban.

Meh. It was OK, certainly better than last year, and will hopefully be good enough to keep us up.

My concern is just that - for whatever reason - we still don't appear to be doing the right things.

[GaribaldiRED]

Agreed Wassy, that's actually my point mate.

Well except you didn't seem happy we spent nothing.

Thought it was a good window personally, Krov looks good, Knockaert should be good, we'll have to wait and see on the others but filled some gaps, without committing to anymore long contracts.

I just hope everyone is geared up for the summer as we'll have to bring in a lot of players again. We need a new LB/RB/DM/CM/AM plus ideally improve on Ameobi and Grabban.

Meh. It was OK, certainly better than last year, and will hopefully be good enough to keep us up.

My concern is just that - for whatever reason - we still don't appear to be doing the right things.

I believe we are doing exactly what we should be doing. Bring in more to enhance our attack. One defensive midfielder with a good passing range, one creative midfielder in the #10 role, one experienced big striker and one tricky winger. What more would you have wanted?

[Alf]

Agreed Wassy, that's actually my point mate.

Well except you didn't seem happy we spent nothing.

Thought it was a good window personally, Krov looks good, Knockaert should be good, we'll have to wait and see on the others but filled some gaps, without committing to anymore long contracts.

I just hope everyone is geared up for the summer as we'll have to bring in a lot of players again. We need a new LB/RB/DM/CM/AM plus ideally improve on Ameobi and Grabban.

Meh. It was OK, certainly better than last year, and will hopefully be good enough to keep us up.

My concern is just that - for whatever reason - we still don't appear to be doing the right things.

I believe we are doing exactly what we should be doing. Bring in more to enhance our attack. One defensive midfielder with a good passing range, one creative midfielder in the #10 role, one experienced big striker and one tricky winger. What more would you have wanted?

I'd have liked us to have signed Whiteman for the bargain price of 1.5m, not just for the player but to show the club are backing the likes of Brazil

I'd also have liked us to have signed another RB, or at least kept Darikwa to try him instead.

I'm not saying it's a bad window, I think we might have done enough to stay up. But that's also not really a inspiring window which starts the ball rolling early for a promotion push to the Prem next year.

It's just "meh".

[GaribaldiRED]

Agreed Wassy, that's actually my point mate.

Well except you didn't seem happy we spent nothing.

Thought it was a good window personally, Krov looks good, Knockaert should be good, we'll have to wait and see on the others but filled some gaps, without committing to anymore long contracts.

I just hope everyone is geared up for the summer as we'll have to bring in a lot of players again. We need a new LB/RB/DM/CM/AM plus ideally improve on Ameobi and Grabban.

Meh. It was OK, certainly better than last year, and will hopefully be good enough to keep us up.

My concern is just that - for whatever reason - we still don't appear to be doing the right things.

I believe we are doing exactly what we should be doing. Bring in more to enhance our attack. One defensive midfielder with a good passing range, one creative midfielder in the #10 role, one experienced big striker and one tricky winger. What more would you have wanted?

I'd have liked us to have signed Whiteman for the bargain price of 1.5m, not just for the player but to show the club are backing the likes of Brazil

I'd also have liked us to have signed another RB, or at least kept Darikwa to try him instead.

I'm not saying it's a bad window, I think we might have done enough to stay up. But that's also not really a inspiring window which starts the ball rolling early for a promotion push to the Prem next year.

It's just "meh".

But you don't really know if Brazil said that we should sign him this window. Maybe we are aiming for something different in the summer. Who knows.

[Widdow]

Obvious to see again this window, we haven't got a Transfer strategy!

[Alf]

Ultimately though GariladiRed, we've not landed a player on our radar who very much fits the profile required to help us rebuild that much decimated first 11 core.

Simplest way I can explain it is that I think we've acted like a relegation side doing the right things to avoid relegation, rather than a potential Prem side currently in a relegation fight, but already getting it's shizzle together to mount a Prem promotion push next year.

It's not bad, I am wishing for more than our position & standing deserve, but I'm doing that coz I want us to be top 6 next year.

Not catching our breath recovering from this year, then building for another year, then maybe pushing on. Because that's a 2.5 year plan, and those plans don't get time here to flourish.

[Sniffer Dog (Admin)]

Obvious to see again this window, we haven't got a Transfer strategy!

It doesn't look obvious to me Widdow, care to explain?

Krovinovic, Garner and Murray just until the end of the season.

[Widdow]

Obvious to see again this window, we haven't got a Transfer strategy!

It doesn't look obvious to me Widdow, care to explain?

Krovinovic, Garner and Murray just until the end of the season.

You make my point, what is the long term strategy in that?

Could have used this window to look at players for next season as well, perhaps from League one, get them involved and know the direction going (and could be good for either the championship or if we go down), means less recruitment in the summer. As it is, there is going to be another mass turnover of players.



I am also not sure they will be enough to save us from Relegation.

Next two games are absolutely massive

[Strawberry Avenger]

Forest have lost once in the league in nine games before the new signings.

The new ACM shows early promise with assists and time on the ball. As did Knocker involved again in the nearly-goal action.

We'll have to see if Garner and Murray can provide the missing pieces.

I'm confident we have what is required when we can get Colback, Sow, Yates and Mckenna into that team.

SA.

[Sniffer Dog (Admin)]

Long term in January, how does that work mate?