Summer Transfer Window

[magicdaps10]

It doesn't really matter how much we spend, it's where we spend it that's important.

Just over a week until the big kick off and we've still got gaping holes in the squad.

The main point is - we were told this window was going to be different under the new owners. It's not. Not so far anyway.

Yes, what I was trying to highlight aswell.

 

[magicdaps10]

We spent much of June being told how wonderful it was that we were doing things differently and being pro active in the market. Now apparently it's just the same as before. I wish people would make their minds up.

The truth is that lots of football fans are mostly only happy when their teams are spending money. If they're not they'll find something to moan about.

That's why the old phrase of football fans can be fickle is so well known.

I think the club have got to a bypass at the moment. It's like a Marathon, if you sprint then you will then get caught out at it gets on.....this is how the window seems to be going for us.

 

[JackSomething]

Anyone that buys a football club , particularly one in the championship, surely knows that it's highly unlikely you are going to make a profit, unless obviously, you get promoted to the promised land. If you don't want to lose a wad of cash don't get involved. It's as simple as that.

I'm sure the owners were aware of that before buying the last lot out. I was responding to people saying we should have plenty of money to spend because we've lost so many big earners since last season.

 

[Londonlisa2001]

We spent much of June being told how wonderful it was that we were doing things differently and being pro active in the market. Now apparently it's just the same as before. I wish people would make their minds up.

The truth is that lots of football fans are mostly only happy when their teams are spending money. If they're not they'll find something to moan about.

While I agree with your summary, I suspect that when the early business was being done people assumed that the main holes in the squad were also being addressed. So it is perfectly reasonable to be both pleased with early business and concerned at where we are at this moment in time.

As an example of that, when we signed Wales I assumed that he was a replacement to a one of the not very good strikers we were going to be shipping out. Not that he would be the main man. I would think most would be happy at him being signed as one for the future and back up now and the same people would be disappointed if we do not sign another striker. Similarly we can be happy at Inoussa adding options and unhappy if it turns out we’ve added options out wide and not brought in an experienced central midfielder to replace Grimes / O’Brien.

I still think that’s the case btw. And I also think we will sign a midfielder and cover at the back. I would have hoped they would be in before now though to bed in with the team, but such is life.

 

[Londonlisa2001]

I don't doubt we paid a small outlet for Inoussa, I believe it the case aswell, I was just replying to Dr W.
The fee could initially rise to the value of 6M or in and around and will be spread out with likely clauses as suggested in your post.
We could have broken these fees down including initial fees on more than one player.

The initial fee was small.

 

[Raynor94]

Preston have made a bid of £3 million for Kone Wycombe say they want £5 million far to much in my opinion

 

[Londonlisa2001]

Preston have made a bid of £3 million for Kone Wycombe say they want £5 million far to much in my opinion

Well given he was both player of the season and young player of the season for League 1 last year in his first season and he’s only 22 he’s not going to cost too much less than that sort of figure I’d imagine.

 

[Jackareme]

One of the biggest conundrums in football. This could go 2 ways (or somewhere in the middle) and it is a time when fortune favours the brave
Scenario 1 - we pay a ton (for us) of money - and the player fails to acclimatize to the championship, and turns out to be no better than what we have. Meanwhile we have no budget for other priorities.
Scenario 2 - the player of the year from the division below lights up the division and becomes an asset that fires us up the table and makes us money by selling on.
When judging players I like to balance the eyeball test with the stats. I have seen Kone play 3 times (once against us) and I have to say he looks quick dangerous and has an eye for goal (Contrast with Jerry Yates) He is also only just 22 - so his next contract will put him in his prime years.
On balance I think he has a high chance to appreciate in value - IF we can scrape together the finances - I am in!

 

[Londonlisa2001]

One of the biggest conundrums in football. This could go 2 ways (or somewhere in the middle) and it is a time when fortune favours the brave
Scenario 1 - we pay a ton (for us) of money - and the player fails to acclimatize to the championship, and turns out to be no better than what we have. Meanwhile we have no budget for other priorities.
Scenario 2 - the player of the year from the division below lights up the division and becomes an asset that fires us up the table and makes us money by selling on.
When judging players I like to balance the eyeball test with the stats. I have seen Kone play 3 times (once against us) and I have to say he looks quick dangerous and has an eye for goal (Contrast with Jerry Yates) He is also only just 22 - so his next contract will put him in his prime years.
On balance I think he has a high chance to appreciate in value - IF we can scrape together the finances - I am in!

If the last striker we bought who was from the Ivory Coast is anything to go by, we should do it!
He could even have the same song…

 

[Neath_Jack]

So come on Richard Kone, score some goals for Swansea

 

[Londonlisa2001]

So come on Richard Kone, score some goals for Swansea

It’s uncanny isn’t it.

 

[Neath_Jack]

It’s uncanny isn’t it.

Made for each other

 

[Swansea93]

Nixon reporting Ipswich want McBurnie now

 

[Andrew - North Hill]

We spent much of June being told how wonderful it was that we were doing things differently and being pro active in the market. Now apparently it's just the same as before. I wish people would make their minds up.

It's both.

The signings we have made so far feel more like the sort of signings we used to make when we were canny and shrewd (2007-13). Top marks for that.

But where it's the same unfortunately is the familiar pattern of a flurry of early activity, followed by stasis later in the window. It's no different to the Kaplan and Levien/Coleman years in that sense. They dangle a few shiny new toys at us early on, then hope we don't notice when they do sweet FA after that.

 

[Dr. Winston]

As an example of that, when we signed Wales I assumed that he was a replacement to a one of the not very good strikers we were going to be shipping out. Not that he would be the main man. I would think most would be happy at him being signed as one for the future and back up now and the same people would be disappointed if we do not sign another striker. Similarly we can be happy at Inoussa adding options and unhappy if it turns out we’ve added options out wide and not brought in an experienced central midfielder to replace Grimes / O’Brien.

I would still expect the club to sign another striker, but they will want to move Yates on first. Wales isn't going to be the main man. At least not to begin with. I also think that the club are fairly relaxed on the situation and rate what we have more highly than the supporters do.

We've signed Galbraith to replace Grimes/O'Brien.