I don’t have a problem with the out’s per se Bubbs (think we could have even added a few more). I am of the view that the in’s were lacking. I think we’ve got capacity for some young players who would spend a year as squad players with a view to phasing out the older players in the squad next year.bubbles1966 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 17, 2020 10:10 am The sign of a successful transfer strategy is that deadwood won't exist or will be far less prevalent.
Since January
Randolph >>> Roberto
Coufal >>> Zabaleta, age 35
Dawson >>> .......
Soucek >>> Sanchez + Wilshere + Cullen
Benrahma >>> Diangana + Haksabanovic
Bowen >>> Anderson
........ >>>> Hugill + Ajeti + Silva
If we consider how ineffective, faded, aged, disinterested most of the outs have been - it does look like Moyes is generally taking the squad in the right direction. The names are less flashy and illustrious, and I'd guess they have pay packets to match.
Be interested to see if the Danish CB gets done with arrival in January.
As it is we’ve kicked the can down the road for a number of squad positions and saved a tonne of wedge in the process. Neither the fans nor the manager benefit from that approach - the owners do. Players like Rodon, Grimes, Pearson (that we were linked with) may have been astute long term purchases. Our transfer business is made binary by lack of planning - we will need a centre back next summer who unequivocally has to be the first choice star centre back. Same for left back, potentially same for keeper. We may also need someone ready to replace Declan. That’s a lot of transfers that we can’t afford to get wrong in one window.
Hate to say it but Spurs have approached it in a much more strategic way since the turn of the century and that is one of the reasons they’ve typically done better than us.
We’ve probably improved the squad for sure, have we improved it ‘enough’....not sure personally
I’m growing to like the way Moyes has approached things - I don’t see him being backed particularly though. I think if he had been then we’d have pretty much been able to move to safe mid table for the next two seasons (and been able to have a crack at the cup). As it is I still see bottom third and out in the early rounds.
7th highest income in the league and we have to cross our fingers that Soucek and Rice stay fit - that’s poor planning imo.
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