15 Jul 2014 15:51:22
Guy's, Guy's, Guys. Calm down.
If you remember at the end of the season a lot was made of Gus wanting more say in the transfer dealings of the club. Do you really think after seeking assurances (and getting them) he will then sit on his hands?
Last season we got a lot of players in but most were not up to the job. The club will be working hard in the background to get some quality in. Quality takes time.

1.) 15 Jul 2014
15 Jul 2014 17:54:10
I understand that BUT more are going out than coming in and the deadwood is still here!

2.) 15 Jul 2014
15 Jul 2014 18:23:29
Nonsense- there is no relationship between the time taken and the quality of signings- look how long it took to woo Fletcher (dismal record signing!) If anything, our record suggests that the later we wait the more likely we are to throw away money in a desperate bid to get anyone at all in.
Admittedly, Wickham could not be considered a proven premiership performer as yet- but he has shown the kind of impact that Fletcher and Altidore have wholly failed to deliver for a combined £20m, and he remains the best hope we have. If a larger club were sniffing around it might be understandable, but that he can even think about leaving when the options are the likes of Leicester or Southampton, both having only about half of our following, shows a general lack of ambition and motivation still pervades the club. Poyet said he was central to his plans- if he is allowed to leave it tells us that Poyet's plans don't matter, and we have to wonder if anyone has a plan at all. One month to go and half a team still needed if we hope to improve on last year's appalling start. Tine for action, not platitudes!

{Ed024's Note - The players no one wants (just look at last close season) are easy and relatively quickly signed up. The better players take longer - they have bigger demands, they represent a larger investment so it takes longer.}

3.) 15 Jul 2014
15 Jul 2014 19:06:18
The bigger the investment the longer it takes. That's why it takes longer to buy a house than a pint.

4.) 15 Jul 2014
15 Jul 2014 20:04:09
Flectcher(dismal record signing)? Double figures in his 1st season. Name another striker(apart from bent) that got double figures in the last 10years? injured most of last and still scored more than a lot of the terrible strikers we've had on our books.