01 Apr 2026 00:57:37
Seems to be the opinion (at least by one person) that we will have a lot of money to spend in the summer. To me it is irrelevant how much we have if we waste it on either over-the-hill players or on young unproven players who spend time sitting on the bench.
We have had mixed results over the past few seasons, players like Grealish and KDH being establish players who have added value and on the other hand we spend a lot of money on young players like Dibling and Aznou who have added little value. One can argue that these players were bought for the future, on the other hand maybe the money could have been spent on today's needs. Then we have the money spent on players who have repeatedly shown that they have little footballing ability and in one case very little desire.
So we all know what is needed, a center-forward who can score goals and a good right-back who can defend well but also have attacking ability.
Yes we need to bolster the squad with additional players especially if we get into Europe.
What still worries me is the strength of our recruiting team, nothing over the past few seasons has convinced me that we have more than a mediocre crew. The impression is that Moyes will have more input which one hopes is a good thing. Find a few more KDH's and all will be well. Stick clear of the older players on the decline like Watkins and it will be even better. Find the younger future supper stars who can play right away and we will be in seventh heaven.
I know that it will take several windows to put together a squad capable of winning anything but this summer is going to be critical as a first step. We need to get it right to progress, no excuses.
01 Apr 2026 12:20:17
We've got every reason to be sceptical about our recruitment team. Too many misses in the last few seasons.
I'd rather we went all out for 3 top quality players (striker and a right back, probably a left back too) than take a chance on 5/6 average players.
01 Apr 2026 12:42:28
Spot on again there, JB - quality over quantity for sure.
I think there are signings to be made out there that can fill the squad and not cost us too much e.g. Wilson, Soucek, Senesi, Mitchell.
Like you say, if we go big on reinforcing the areas that we are lacking in and get some smart cost-effective deals in like above, I think it would represent a smart window.
01 Apr 2026 12:50:18
DM will be given a decent budget this summer, I'm sure. We will then be able to push on after this excellent season, from zero to hero compared to last year.