| "This window clearly going badly" 14:39 - Aug 24 with 3164 views | Bobbychase |
This line from the news story should confirm what a lot of us have been saying in the past 48 hours. We have no idea what's going on behind the scenes.
"New Blues loan signing Brandon Williams says his move to Portman Road has been in the works for several weeks, the full-back having watched his new teammates in action on the opening day at Sunderland." |  |
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| "This window clearly going badly" on 14:43 - Aug 24 with 3070 views | SuperKieranMcKenna |
It’s weird there are such negative posters to be honest. Even if the volume of transfers incoming hasn’t been huge, it is quality we could only have dreamed of in the Evans era. Hirst or Drinan, Taylor or Douglas, Williams or Nsiala etc etc. |  | | |
| "This window clearly going badly" on 14:46 - Aug 24 with 3011 views | TractorCam |
Town fans will always be flouncing one way or another. |  |
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| "This window clearly going badly" on 14:47 - Aug 24 with 2982 views | Mullet |
| "This window clearly going badly" on 14:43 - Aug 24 by SuperKieranMcKenna |
It’s weird there are such negative posters to be honest. Even if the volume of transfers incoming hasn’t been huge, it is quality we could only have dreamed of in the Evans era. Hirst or Drinan, Taylor or Douglas, Williams or Nsiala etc etc. |
I don't think it is. Have you not met the general public? |  |
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| "This window clearly going badly" on 14:51 - Aug 24 with 2936 views | textbackup |
Fcking funny isn’t is… they’ll all back track tho |  |
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| "This window clearly going badly" on 14:55 - Aug 24 with 2874 views | Hipsterectomy |
Badly may be too strong but I doubt there's anybody on the recruitment side who wouldn't admit it's gone poorly/disappointingly |  |
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| "This window clearly going badly" on 15:00 - Aug 24 with 2799 views | textbackup |
| "This window clearly going badly" on 14:55 - Aug 24 by Hipsterectomy |
Badly may be too strong but I doubt there's anybody on the recruitment side who wouldn't admit it's gone poorly/disappointingly |
Who have we missed out on? That we know of…
Simms? Who went for about £8m, is that disappointing or just out of the question? | |
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| "This window clearly going badly" on 15:02 - Aug 24 with 2784 views | LankHenners |
Does he play CB, attacking midfield and up front as well then?
Seems a good signing but there are other areas of priority we'd have wanted sorted by now, clock's ticking to get those deals done. |  |
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| "This window clearly going badly" on 15:09 - Aug 24 with 2722 views | Kieran_Knows |
I don't think I've seen anyone particularly criticising Ashton, just simply bringing him up on his comments a few weeks ago about how it was important to improve the first 11 with the next 2-3 signings, and that those signings were 'down the line' to being completed.
Look, deals take time, I don't think anyone disputes that, and whether Williams is one of those 2-3 is another matter, but if he's going to come out with statements like that, then he's there to be shot at, IMO.
itfcJoe made a good post the other day of all the comments made by Ashton and McKenna since the end of last season, and I just can't imagine for one minute that this summer has gone as they have planned ... that being said of course, there is still a week to go, and hopefully we get deals over the line to keep us in a strong position between now and January. |  |
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| "This window clearly going badly" on 15:21 - Aug 24 with 2596 views | PhilTWTD |
| "This window clearly going badly" on 15:00 - Aug 24 by textbackup |
Who have we missed out on? That we know of…
Simms? Who went for about £8m, is that disappointing or just out of the question? |
Simms went for an initial £3.5m! |  | | |
| "This window clearly going badly" on 15:47 - Aug 24 with 2443 views | Illinoisblue |
| "This window clearly going badly" on 15:21 - Aug 24 by PhilTWTD |
Simms went for an initial £3.5m! |
Did you get the impression earlier in the season we’d be splashing that sort of fee? |  |
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| "This window clearly going badly" on 15:49 - Aug 24 with 2411 views | PhilTWTD |
| "This window clearly going badly" on 15:47 - Aug 24 by Illinoisblue |
Did you get the impression earlier in the season we’d be splashing that sort of fee? |
When I mentioned that fee before the story became widespread it was dismissed as over the top, so I think we were anticipating it being rather lower. | | | |
| "This window clearly going badly" on 15:54 - Aug 24 with 2366 views | Vegtablue |
| "This window clearly going badly" on 15:00 - Aug 24 by textbackup |
Who have we missed out on? That we know of…
Simms? Who went for about £8m, is that disappointing or just out of the question? |
McNally I'm guessing was the bruising loss from the club's perspective. Simms at £3.5m may have been too expensive - Coventry could have gone higher as well if we'd decided to compete. Reliable posters are confident we tried for Colby.
The feeling it has been a struggle derives in part from this article on 28th July:
If we dismiss the interview as some form of negotiating ploy then we should likewise dismiss all Ashton's comments as white noise, because he is clear in his comments. A CB and ST on our list before this window closes and I think they'll be happy. | | | |
| "This window clearly going badly" on 15:57 - Aug 24 with 2326 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
| "This window clearly going badly" on 15:49 - Aug 24 by PhilTWTD |
When I mentioned that fee before the story became widespread it was dismissed as over the top, so I think we were anticipating it being rather lower. |
Strikes me that we had a budget to stay within FFP and the Saudi money might have inflated the market.
If thats the case, we won't be the only side having to move onto other targets. |  |
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| "This window clearly going badly" on 16:30 - Aug 24 with 2082 views | Exiled2Surrey |
| "This window clearly going badly" on 15:49 - Aug 24 by PhilTWTD |
When I mentioned that fee before the story became widespread it was dismissed as over the top, so I think we were anticipating it being rather lower. |
And since the time of each of the deals for Simms and Hirst, I would suggest that the gap in value between the two has narrowed significantly | | | |
| "This window clearly going badly" on 16:46 - Aug 24 with 1957 views | PhilTWTD |
| "This window clearly going badly" on 16:30 - Aug 24 by Exiled2Surrey |
And since the time of each of the deals for Simms and Hirst, I would suggest that the gap in value between the two has narrowed significantly |
Hirst rather reduced his potential value by telling Leicester he wouldn't go anywhere other than here! | | | |
| "This window clearly going badly" on 16:59 - Aug 24 with 1851 views | TractorCam |
| "This window clearly going badly" on 15:54 - Aug 24 by Vegtablue |
McNally I'm guessing was the bruising loss from the club's perspective. Simms at £3.5m may have been too expensive - Coventry could have gone higher as well if we'd decided to compete. Reliable posters are confident we tried for Colby.
The feeling it has been a struggle derives in part from this article on 28th July:
If we dismiss the interview as some form of negotiating ploy then we should likewise dismiss all Ashton's comments as white noise, because he is clear in his comments. A CB and ST on our list before this window closes and I think they'll be happy. |
CEO Mark Ashton says he expects Town to make two or three more signings at least during this transfer window with a few “down the line”.
That's over 30 days of time of article to make at least two signings. One more and Ashton and this article will be proven correct.
We repeat, flouncing. | |
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| "This window clearly going badly" on 17:08 - Aug 24 with 1749 views | Bucklebury_blue |
Why would you think the club have to keep you in the loop about every development in the tricky negotiations involved in buying/borrowing/signing players? | | | |
| "This window clearly going badly" on 17:33 - Aug 24 with 1601 views | Vegtablue |
| "This window clearly going badly" on 16:59 - Aug 24 by TractorCam |
CEO Mark Ashton says he expects Town to make two or three more signings at least during this transfer window with a few “down the line”.
That's over 30 days of time of article to make at least two signings. One more and Ashton and this article will be proven correct.
We repeat, flouncing. |
What flouncing? Some odd posts flying about on here.
Objectives remain and there is time left in the window. Few posters on here are unhappy and those who are may be eternally so. A number of posters have echoed the voices of senior members of our own club, that the window has been frustrating and work remains to be done. Ashton and McKenna aren't flouncing; they may be overly ambitious in our first season back but I'd rather that than the opposite. If we don't achieve our objectives then we go with what we've got, with positivity and confidence. | | | |
| "This window clearly going badly" on 18:13 - Aug 24 with 1456 views | BlueBadger |
| "This window clearly going badly" on 14:55 - Aug 24 by Hipsterectomy |
Badly may be too strong but I doubt there's anybody on the recruitment side who wouldn't admit it's gone poorly/disappointingly |
Hurst and Cook have made people a bit weird about transfers. We've got a squad that needs evolution, not revolution.
We've won 3 tricky league games on the bounce with essentially our first XI from last season. |  |
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