I was less critical of the signings during the season .... although I was also less critical of Bruce up until a couple of weeks before cabbagegate and defended TSM for longer than most - so it's more nature than clairvoyance! But my feeling was that we brought a lot of players who were new to the league, new to the country, new to eachother - and it didn't take much to puncture their confidence. It wasn't that they were generally bad players.Anyway, for me:Konsa, Mings, Luiz - definite bargainsTargett, Trez - seem to have taken time to adapt, but look bargainsEngels, Wes, Heaton - all had bad injuries, so jury's outNakamba, Guilbert - not great or not fancied, but we've got what we paid forAEG, Hause, Samatta, Jota, Drinkwater, Baston - disappointingI'd argue the summer transfer business wasn't that bad, but injuries & the January transfers dragged it down to looking hit & miss. The only real blunder for me is Samatta - the rest of the players who've been disappointing were cheap punts to bulk out the squad.
I dont think Hause has been too bad, the whole 'playing out from the back' doesn't suit him too much but he's quick and strong in the air. We'd make a profit if we sold him on.