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Wharton and devenny

I don’t think it will be a problem. If Dacoure, lerma and Hughes are fit. I’d expect one of them would partner Wharton. deveney looks decent , but when hes ready to start (injuries aside) I’d expect Wharton would have moved on.
 
In that they have scouts, put bids in for players they need and sign them for the positions they require
Whereas we - well you know.
Having limitless transfer and wage funds does help as well. I am sure if we had £50m to spend on a left wing back who we could pay £200k a week it may have been a tad easier to address that position.
 
Having limitless transfer and wage funds does help as well. I am sure if we had £50m to spend on a left wing back who we could pay £200k a week it may have been a tad easier to address that position.

So does breaking every financial rule, law, and regulation, having a manager who's above criticism. and players who make commentators moist with excitement.
 
Having limitless transfer and wage funds does help as well. I am sure if we had £50m to spend on a left wing back who we could pay £200k a week it may have been a tad easier to address that position.
I don't think I really need to blame city for our transfer policy. Perhaps if we hadn't paid far too much for Franca and Nketiah, then we might have bought a left back at some stage.
I'm wondering why no one is berating the club over renewals that clearly need to happen too.
We could offer Zaha a crazy amount but we can't renew Mitchell, despite having no one for that position other than him. It's unforgivable - we just forgive it because we're used to amateur hour transfers and silly goings on.
 
I don't think I really need to blame city for our transfer policy. Perhaps if we hadn't paid far too much for Franca and Nketiah, then we might have bought a left back at some stage.
I'm wondering why no one is berating the club over renewals that clearly need to happen too.
We could offer Zaha a crazy amount but we can't renew Mitchell, despite having no one for that position other than him. It's unforgivable - we just forgive it because we're used to amateur hour transfers and silly goings on.
Yeah I agree with you. I think both things are true. Our transfer business was shambolic. Nketiah was a poor signing based on evidence so far. Given we’ve been chasing him and Sarr for ages I also can’t see why those deals weren’t in place for the start of the window rather than Nketiah being signed on 30th August. The really criminal one was selling Andersen so late in the window. Completely messed up our defensive unit and I’d argue we still haven’t fully adjusted.
 
so similar in their style of play can we play both ? hope we can find a way

They’re fairly similar, but looking at the evidence so far just from that one goal yesterday, it looks like we’ll get more goals and more breaks forward and getting in the box from Devenny, where as Wharton is always looking to pass rather than driving into the box himself
 
Yeah I agree with you. I think both things are true. Our transfer business was shambolic. Nketiah was a poor signing based on evidence so far. Given we’ve been chasing him and Sarr for ages I also can’t see why those deals weren’t in place for the start of the window rather than Nketiah being signed on 30th August. The really criminal one was selling Andersen so late in the window. Completely messed up our defensive unit and I’d argue we still haven’t fully adjusted.
You seem to imagine transfers are simple, players can only be signed, when the selling club agrees they can go. Often they wont release until they have a deal in place for someone else.
Andersen was offered £150k a week on a 5 year deal, which we didnt wish to match and LaCroix was ready, so sold at a profit. Nketiah may not of been our main target, which we couldnt get, so he was signed as an alternative.
There is a reason for everything, we arent Chelsea or M Utd etc who just throw silly amounts around to get players, we should all know that by now.
 
You seem to imagine transfers are simple, players can only be signed, when the selling club agrees they can go. Often they wont release until they have a deal in place for someone else.
Andersen was offered £150k a week on a 5 year deal, which we didnt wish to match and LaCroix was ready, so sold at a profit. Nketiah may not of been our main target, which we couldnt get, so he was signed as an alternative.
There is a reason for everything, we arent Chelsea or M Utd etc who just throw silly amounts around to get players, we should all know that by now.
Transfers aren’t always simple but you can’t argue that other clubs don’t do this better than we do.

Repeatedly.

Season after season.

You also can’t argue our transfers were anything other than a mess this summer and it has hurt us.

We are not a Chelsea with lots of money but that doesn’t explain why clubs like Brentford for example seem to be able to manage their offseason much better than we do.
 
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Transfers aren’t always simple but you can’t argue that other clubs don’t do this better than we do.

Repeatedly.

Season after season.

You also can’t argue our transfers were anything other than a mess this summer and it has hurt us.

We are not a Chelsea with lots of money but that doesn’t explain why clubs like Brentford for example seem to be able to manage their offseason much better than we do.

No club gets every player right. Dougie and Steve more than enough right.

Very easy to only look at the bad transfers atm.

(we are also part way through a season so no reason Kamada, Nketiah etc wont come right in time)
 
No club gets every player right. Dougie and Steve more than enough right.

Very easy to only look at the bad transfers atm.

(we are also part way through a season so no reason Kamada, Nketiah etc wont come right in time)
Yes that is a balanced view to be fair and you are right. We have made some excellent signings. This window was a mess but yes I and others probably need to give a bit more credit for the overall transfer record of the last few seasons.
 

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