The Summer Transfer Window Thread

[Frankie Burrows Cap]

I Just feel that things are different and Montague will just get the deals for a Striker,LB and winger over the line.

Just so disappointing looking back at the Kaplan/Levien years and how poor they really were for our club.

Hope so and if we got 3 more in (with no 1st team outgoings) I’d be incredibly impressed with the business this summer.

That’s not to say that everyone they’ve brought in will be a success but I don’t think it’s too optimistic to suggest that 3/4 will have significantly improved the first XI and we may make a significant profit on a couple within the next 2-3years.

Agree on the last part, although there’s far worse owners knocking about the football league and we were never really in danger of dropping further. Was all just a bit meh.

 

[sit_down_jack]

Hope so and if we got 3 more in (with no 1st team outgoings) I’d be incredibly impressed with the business this summer.

That’s not to say that everyone they’ve brought in will be a success but I don’t think it’s too optimistic to suggest that 3/4 will have significantly improved the first XI and we may make a significant profit on a couple within the next 2-3years.

Agree on the last part, although there’s far worse owners knocking about the football league and we were never really in danger of dropping further. Was all just a bit meh.

For me Kaplan & Levien always did just enough to scrape by. I hated their reign and wanted them gone for most of it but they aren’t the absolute worst as they never actively put the club in any danger (that I know of). They were however, totally uninterested and didn’t have the resources to be running a club like ours in my opinion.

 

[Nocountryforoldjack]

No

Wilson Picket?

 

[Frankie Burrows Cap]

For me Kaplan & Levien always did just enough to scrape by. I hated their reign and wanted them gone for most of it but they aren’t the absolute worst as they never actively put the club in any danger (that I know of). They were however, totally uninterested and didn’t have the resources to be running a club like ours in my opinion.

Agreed on all fronts there.

I read somewhere (maybe on here) recently that someone called them ‘absentee owners’ and not ‘malevolent owners’ which sums it up really well.

Arguably that also led to a lot of apathy in the fan base as opposed to anger and outrage with Tony Petty and numerous other owners around the league.

 

[Londonlisa2001]

For me Kaplan & Levien always did just enough to scrape by. I hated their reign and wanted them gone for most of it but they aren’t the absolute worst as they never actively put the club in any danger (that I know of). They were however, totally uninterested and didn’t have the resources to be running a club like ours in my opinion.

The big thing with them was your last point. They didn’t have any real money. I mean they did compared to ordinary people but not compared to many football club owners. And the ‘fund’ was one that wasn’t set up to expect to raise significant money.

Our current owners are in a completely different financial league.

The last lot bought the club I believe as they thought it needed no investment. As it didn’t have any during the previous ownership, so it needing significant investment after relegation caught them by surprise.

 

[J_B]

Wilson Picket?

We’ll not sign him until the midnight hour.

 

[Pompeyjack]

The big thing with them was your last point. They didn’t have any real money. I mean they did compared to ordinary people but not compared to many football club owners. And the ‘fund’ was one that wasn’t set up to expect to raise significant money.

Our current owners are in a completely different financial league.

The last lot bought the club I believe as they thought it needed no investment. As it didn’t have any during the previous ownership, so it needing significant investment after relegation caught them by surprise.

That's spot on, this ownership group is far superior.

 

[Neath_Jack]

Sexy Wrexy have signed Ben Sheaf for £6.5m

 

[Ringwood]

Sexy Wrexy have signed Ben Sheaf for £6.5m

That will be their best signing

 

[Swanjaxs]

Sexy Wrexy have signed Ben Sheaf for £6.5m

Never heard of him, not even joking

 

[Neath_Jack]

Never heard of him, not even joking

Coventry midfielder, decent in fairness.

 

[Swanjaxs]

Coventry midfielder, decent in fairness.

Fair

 

[Pompeyjack]

Sexy Wrexy have signed Ben Sheaf for £6.5m

Who?

 

[Ringwood]

Sheaf is a quality leader, surprised he's left Cov.

Wrexham must have bought a whole new team to replace last season's X1

 

[Dr. Winston]

Poor Matt Grimes. Always the Bridesmaid.