January Transfer Window

[clash city rocker]

Is there anyone on here ITK regarding our scouting set up. I have heard conflicting reports as to how good/bad it is. A well set up functioning scout system is a total must for a club like us and in the position we are in but there seems to be clubs in the championship that have a better set up than we do.

[PaulWinch again]

I'm thinking broadly about our transfer dealings in the last few years, my god we have made some diabolical decisions and wasted so much money. We've spent over £20 million on two strikers in the last year, who through our management's choice were not deemed good enough to start when we had no other fit strikers available. I appreciate McCormack is injured now, but he was already unselectable. That is truly shocking decision making.

[curiousorange]

To be fair, if you drop into the Championship, you see a striker like McCormack who has spanked them in for any team he's played for at this level and assume he'll do the same for you. I'm not saying he shouldn't have been scouted, but he must have been a sure thing for any side thinking of buying him. The ones that mystify me are the likes of Bjarnasson or Jordan Bowery. If you couldn't tell they wouldn't look out of their depth at Championship level or above, that's worthy of a P45 in my book.

[PaulWinch again]

To be fair, if you drop into the Championship, you see a striker like McCormack who has spanked them in for any team he's played for at this level and assume he'll do the same for you. I'm not saying he shouldn't have been scouted, but he must have been a sure thing for any side thinking of buying him. The ones that mystify me are the likes of Bjarnasson or Jordan Bowery. If you couldn't tell they wouldn't look out of their depth at Championship level or above, that's worthy of a P45 in my book.

I can reconcile those decisions though, Bjarnasson was playing in the top flight in another country and internationally and Bowery was just a cheap punt.

If McCormack can be put down to a lack of scouting, just looking at his goal record to base the purchasing decision on, then to do the same 6 months later with Hogan is unforgivable. It also means we have fuck all money to address our issues now.

[curiousorange]

To be fair, if you drop into the Championship, you see a striker like McCormack who has spanked them in for any team he's played for at this level and assume he'll do the same for you. I'm not saying he shouldn't have been scouted, but he must have been a sure thing for any side thinking of buying him. The ones that mystify me are the likes of Bjarnasson or Jordan Bowery. If you couldn't tell they wouldn't look out of their depth at Championship level or above, that's worthy of a P45 in my book.

I can reconcile those decisions though, Bjarnasson was playing in the top flight in another country and internationally and Bowery was just a cheap punt.

If McCormack can be put down to a lack of scouting, just looking at his goal record to base the purchasing decision on, then to do the same 6 months later with Hogan is unforgivable. It also means we have fuck all money to address our issues now.

I don't see the reason for Hogan at all. He wasn't the right choice then and we've moved no closer to making it the right choice since. He was a panic buy to try and make the play offs and we've all rued that decision ever since.

[sickbeggar]

Saw Bruce's comments about the grabbon link in the mail. Could be me reading things into it, but Potato head doesn't seem too happy at the moment with the  lack of funds available.

[PaulWinch again]

He shouldn't have spent £12 million on a striker he doesn't deem good enough to play then.

[john e]

I wouldn't give him another farthing in the window to go and waste on average crap

[Steve67]

I agree with John e. Though sadly, if we don't back the dinosaur, we won't even make the playoffs.

[SoccerHQ]

Loan deals should be enough to tide us over. Hopefully there is something in the Ulloa link.

Experienced, scored 15-20 at this level for Brighton and would actually fit our style of play. Exactly the sort we should be after.

Any permanent signing we'd probably have to give a 3 and a half year deal. What happens if we don't go up, SB is sacked and the new manager dosen't fancy said player so we're lumbered with them.

[Des Little]

I sincerely hope all of our attacking eggs are being put in the basket of a Swansea reserve that can’t even get a kick in the worst team in their league.

[passitsideways]

I sincerely hope all of our attacking eggs are being put in the basket of a Swansea reserve that can’t even get a kick in the worst team in their league.

Them being the worst team in the league has more to do with the rest of their team though - Bony and Abraham are pretty decent strikers.

[tomd2103]

Loan deals should be enough to tide us over. Hopefully there is something in the Ulloa link.

Experienced, scored 15-20 at this level for Brighton and would actually fit our style of play. Exactly the sort we should be after.

Any permanent signing we'd probably have to give a 3 and a half year deal. What happens if we don't go up, SB is sacked and the new manager dosen't fancy said player so we're lumbered with them.

Agree about a loan deal.  If we do manage to get up we are probably going to need a better option than we can get now and if we don't go up, we might find ourselves in a position that we have too many strikers on decent wagrs at the club.

[ChicagoLion]

I am guessing that our rivals will also be trying to strengthen in Jan, any one have any  idea how they are fixed finance and FFP wise.

[Tom_Mc9?]

Hopefully we'll raise some much needed funds from a bidding war for Micah Richards.