Signed in summer shipped out in winter

By some coincidence we’re not the only club in the world that signs a player then moves them on when a better player becomes available.
 
Phil_bfc deux said:
But Robson and Stewart were available in the summer they were both unattached

We started the season with Ward, Robson and Keshi Anderson in a midfield 3 with an inexperienced Expiteta and a right back in Nottingham as our centre halves

In anybodies book that just wasn't going to be strong enough for this league as our early season form proved

On numerous occasions Critchley defended our lack of experience in the middle, fast forward 6 months and its all change

There is no getting away from it we started the season under prepared for this level

I'm all for improving the squad but don't try and dress it up than anything else but Critchley completely changing his mind and philosophy on his team, tactics and style of play
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There's no getting away from it because you bring it up constantly.
The players we started the season with in your eyes weren't good enough, and yet now we're trying to sign better and move the others we should be keeping the ones we signed.
Like I said before, pick a narrative, because otherwise it looks like you're disagreeing with everything the club does because of your absolute desperation to be seen to be right about Critchley.
 
Surely this happens at every club. Even our old pal Joey Barton mentions it on Robbie Fowlers podcast. He says some of his signings worked and some didn't.
 
Wizaard said:
Surely that's what you should always be doing, within the budget. If there are better available then you get them.
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Not every other bleedin' week (so it seems in comparison).

You set out for a campaign, you identify needs according to parameters; playing style and existing players. Then you go and fill those positions, preferably by using one wage. You can't keep 'upgrading' within a season because of mistaken purchases.

And people want handouts from the PL to keep FC's going.

ps not aimed at your goodself. 😉
 
SirHarryThomson said:
Surely this happens at every club. Even our old pal Joey Barton mentions it on Robbie Fowlers podcast. He says some of his signings worked and some didn't.
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Some fans will literally try and find fault in anything the club do. Anything. Even strengthening the team!
Maybe it's being couped up because of lockdown.

The irony of course is it'll be the same posters claiming we've been crap all season who are now against us moving players out and bringing in better.
 
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Shiggy said:
But this is my point really re Robson. He was brought in as a first team player, you can’t tell me otherwise. I know the club doesn’t have a crystal ball, but if you sign a player who you believe should be one of the first names on the team sheet, and then a few months down the line he’s sent out on loan, what does that say?
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Maybe he was at the time, but since he was brought in we had the opportunity to bring in two players from the championship... so why not send a guy out on loan to develop for us to give him another go next season?
 
Just heard a rumour that Tom Ince might be off to Luton - shows what can happen when players take a few wrong turns.

Our midfield options look so much stronger suddenly with the arrival of Stewart. I won't be too worried if Williams and Robson move one. I wish them both well.
 
fcblackpool said:
Not every other bleedin' week (so it seems in comparison).

You set out for a campaign, you identify needs according to parameters; playing style and existing players. Then you go and fill those positions, preferably by using one wage. You can't keep 'upgrading' within a season because of mistaken purchases.

And people want handouts from the PL to keep FC's going.

ps not aimed at your goodself. 😉
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It's not every week because of the ludicrous transfer windows which force decisions that otherwise might be more deeply considered.
 
To some extent,look at any season and you'll see hits and misses. If we'd bought 9 in and one left, would we be questioning it? Not sure we would.
 
Sarkic and MJ Williams brought in in august, heading out in January. There’s no positive in this for me
 
Colin Pascoe. Frank Yallop, Colin Gibson, Les Seally, Simon Miotto, David Burke...

Some of Big Sam's short lived or underwhelming signings at the same time we brought in Ellis, Preece, Mellon, Morrison etc.

You win some you lose some - if this signals that we're going to sign players more carefully and learn the lessons of having a massive squad and huge turnover every window then good.

The two signings prior to today look obviously to have strengthened our hand, so good business. The lad today could be numbers/cover or us just having a look to see if we can make more of a bit of mercurial talent than they can. It's not like we've not got other attacking midfielders if he's not up to it and if there wasn't a top quality one available, then better to try a kid out we might be able to sign than not.
 
I was hoping this would be a list of players who have joined in the summer and then we've binned by the New Year - any good examples?
 
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