Yes today has been disappointing. It was clear KMc wanted another striker given the options currently available but it wasn’t to be. Now we can all conjecture as to why, does MA lack a bit of nous when dealing with the likes of Arsenal and Chelsea on deadline day? Too much time on Broja etc etc. I personally doubt that; he’s shown he’s a very capable man throughout his tenure at the club and especially in this window but I’m sure he and the recruitment team will learn some lessons from today.
Yes it’s frustrating that Nelson seemed to do an about turn and maybe more so that Everton, an undoubted rival, managed to get seemingly better terms for the proposed Broja deal than we did with a £30m option not obligation. Without being privy to negotiations and short of Ashton giving a statement we shall never know. But overall people the window has been really quite exceptional. 12 players in all of whom (bar Townsend who’s clearly an understudy) are an upgrade on what we had and many of whom are young and yet to hit their peak. We pulled off a coup in getting Kalvin Phillips, made Omari permanent, signed a goalscorer in Szmodics, added pace in Clarke and Ogbene and power in Delap not to mention bringing in 2 excellent centre backs particularly Greaves.
Taken in isolation today seems poor but overall we are in a good place and I believe have a squad who can get us through to the January window in a good place something all the various pundits I’ve listened to also believe.
So let’s try not to let today cloud what has been a window most of us could only dream of not so long ago and trust that KMc will get exactly what he needs from the squad he’s assembled.
I never normally start a thread but felt the need to,hopefully, give some perspective. Sorry it’s long winded! |  |
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