The Transfer Window - The Verdict.

[ChicagoLion]

It looks like some but slow progression.
We have Benteke, Okore Kozak to come back, we have Grealish as a potential creative player.
We are stronger at the back and in midfield.
We are getting rid of a lot of the dross.
Because I did not think we would be making exciting purchases I am not disappointed.

[silhillvilla]

We didn't sign Cleverley . So 10/10.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

Hutton's like a new signing - but on his "big" wages - 8 out of 10
Senderos has been 9 out of 10 so far
Cissokho has been 8 out of 10 so far
Cole's been shite/absent - 2/10
Sanchez - 6 out of 10 so far

That's better than 3!

But I'm shit at sums!

[Grande Pablo]

We're a stronger unit today than we were at the end of last season, on & off the pitch, so I'm pleased.

[Steve67]

I am thinking that Lambert does not know what creativity is. Defensively better, more physicality at the back. However, we are in for a season of counter attacking, low possession football. We will be very short in midfield come suspensions and injuries. The bomb squad were available last year, but Lambert chose not to use them, so he cannot take any credit for them strengthening us as they might have been better utilised since the beginning of his tenure. We are woefully short of anything resembling a goal scoring player other than big Christian.

5/10 for sorting the defence, but forgetting that we also have to score goals to win games. Great start to the season but unsustainable with this squad.

[Summers]

Things are better.

We've brought back the Bomb Squad and they've improved us. We got Cissokho in, he's good. Senderos is starting well. Sanchez will be good for us, I reckon. Cole may play for us one day, I guess.

Kept hold of Vlaar, Delph and Benteke.. fantastic all round there.

[Steve67]

Oh, Vlaar and Delph signing new contracts, whilst fantastic news, does not strengthen the squad.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

We still never managed to move on the dead wood; Bent, N'Zogbia, and Given. That's 150k a week /waste of space.We let Albrighton go when we more than likely could have got a few million for him. Very sloppy.

Happy with the few we've bought in so far but fear they may turn out to be the duds we first thought they were.

Agree with Paulie - 3/10.

[Summers]

No, it doesn't. But it's part of the business we did in the summer, and uses some of our budget.

So it counts

[silhillvilla]

Yesterday's deadwood is today's fine mahogany. Bent Hutton Zog given.
#2ndchance

[pauliewalnuts]

Oh, Vlaar and Delph signing new contracts, whilst fantastic news, does not strengthen the squad.

And it's not even fantastic news, as it hasn't happened.

[pauliewalnuts]

No, it doesn't. But it's part of the business we did in the summer, and uses some of our budget.

So it counts

What does?

[Summers]

No, it doesn't. But it's part of the business we did in the summer, and uses some of our budget.

So it counts

What does?

Was in reply to whomever said keeping hold of Vlaar and Delph doesn't make us stronger.

I don't see it as making us stronger, but keeping some of the strength we had.

[tomd2103]

disappointing that we couldn't get someone in today to cap things off. Overall, as usual the window and especially is a load hyped up bollocks. We addressed some needs and our defence which wasn't all that bad before the Stoke collapse. It will be far better this time around. We showed some signs of creativity at the weekend but we still needed a proven option for the middle. Not overly fussed about missing out on Cleverely; would have been a nice addition for the right price and wage. Still there were positives and yet a load of question marks.

6/10

Agree with that summation.  After yesterday, it felt like we were building a little bit of momentum and a decent signing today would have added to that.  We put two bids in, but got a custard pie from both players, so wasn't to be I guess.  We've got Benteke to come back, who will make a big diference if he recaptures his previous form, and hopefully the likes of Cole and N'Zogbia can produce some form.  My one concern is that the squad looks light again, especially in central midfield.  It looks like the injury to Vlaar means Baker will be back in, which is the last thing we need with the run of games we have coming up.

[pauliewalnuts]

No, it doesn't. But it's part of the business we did in the summer, and uses some of our budget.

So it counts

What does?

Was in reply to whomever said keeping hold of Vlaar and Delph doesn't make us stronger.

I don't see it as making us stronger, but keeping some of the strength we had.

But not selling them is not using up any of our summer budget.

Getting them to sign new contracts, maybe, but they haven't actually done that.