(B) + (E): naivety

I can't believe that the Board lacks ambition, but there does seem to be an element of naivety regarding (B), in that we seem to enjoy aiming very high (laudable) but too often fail to land the targets as they either won't come or we can't meet asking prices (particularly the latter, I know its dangerous to rely on press reports but if our bidding strategy was remotely true, it suggests the Board hadn't quite cottoned on to the new reality of transfer prices in the New TV Deal world until too late).

Whilst I'm not suggesting we should ever accept being 'little old Norwich' by not aiming high, I can't help but feel we seem to lack a Plan B or C sometimes. The reality may be different, but that's the perception.

It could well be that we were a gnat's whisker away from signing all of the players we wanted and only missed out for reasons completely beyond our control, and we just suffered from sheer bad luck, but, well, you make your own luck sometimes.

All that said, I don't think it's as bad a window as lots of people are making out. It looks a stronger team to me, for not very much net outlay.

Should have PLENTY to spunk away in January should we need to.

Posted By: CWC on September 2nd 2015 at 16:18:42

Message Thread

Multiple Choice (A-E) (NCFC) - Inter Philan, Sep 2, 15:51:08
- E (n/m) (NCFC) - Jumbo1, Sep 2, 19:51:39
- Big ol B (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Sep 2, 18:35:07
- Lack of transfer rumour related wrath posts (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Sep 2, 17:56:26
- It's A and C for me (NCFC) - bjg123, Sep 2, 17:38:03
  - What makes you think they are? (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Sep 2, 18:17:44
- On the face of it B (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Sep 2, 16:40:17
  - Think Brady saga is symptomatic of 'window' transfers nowadays ie look at De Gea fiasco (n/m) (NCFC) - promethian1, Sep 2, 16:47:32
    - I was thinking more along the lines of us apparently (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Sep 2, 16:56:07
      - I know, just kidding (n/m) (NCFC) - Inter Philan, Sep 2, 16:58:33
    - We were never going to get De Gea, lucky that AN sent a fax of his arse at the last minute (n/m) (NCFC) - Inter Philan, Sep 2, 16:48:32
      - arf (n/m) (NCFC) - promethian1, Sep 2, 16:49:16
- "Exciting window" is an interesting idea in itself. (NCFC) - APB, Sep 2, 16:35:15
  - *that* is probably the best post referring to this exciting window (n/m) (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 2, 18:30:23
    - Thank you kind sir. (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Sep 2, 19:21:29
  - Apology accepted (n/m) (NCFC) - Inter Philan, Sep 2, 16:56:26
- E (NCFC) - norway, Sep 2, 16:32:14
- E (NCFC) - Old Man, Sep 2, 16:24:14
- Offer enough money and players would then join the club so A (n/m) (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, Sep 2, 16:19:14
  - Himsworth would have known (n/m) (NCFC) - promethian1, Sep 2, 16:20:41
    - damn wrong place (n/m) (NCFC) - promethian1, Sep 2, 16:21:09
      - arf (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Sep 2, 16:30:48
- (B) + (E): naivety (NCFC) - CWC, Sep 2, 16:18:42
  - Yes, option (S) I forgot. Spunk the pot in January!! I think that will have to happen. (n/m) (NCFC) - Inter Philan, Sep 2, 16:43:03
- B and C mainly + didnt do business early enough (n/m) (NCFC) - fond, Sep 2, 16:15:03
  - plus the logic of letting all those players go yesterday when there were no incomings? (NCFC) - fond, Sep 2, 16:21:05
- b and c for me (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, Sep 2, 16:13:39
- Bit of B, bit of C but mainly (NCFC) - Jim, Sep 2, 16:00:47
  - I'd also add that had we signed one more decent defender then (NCFC) - Jim, Sep 2, 16:05:24
    - I agree with Jim (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Sep 2, 20:13:49
- 8 YEARS? 8 LONG YEARS AND YOU JUST WALTZ BACK IN HERE LIKE NOTHING'S HAPPENED (NCFC) - pants, Sep 2, 15:58:39
  - lol (n/m) (NCFC) - Inter Philan, Sep 2, 16:00:17
    - Is promethian1's theory right. Have you been in stasis 8 years & now you're a human pussy? (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Sep 2, 16:09:29
      - I was very restful for a year, then it took me 7 years to remember my WotB password. (n/m) (NCFC) - Inter Philan, Sep 2, 16:33:44
        
        What is it? (just in case you forget again) (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Sep 2, 16:38:09
        
        It's gone. It was either Gary Holt's Mothers' Maiden name or XXL's first pet. (n/m) (NCFC) - Inter Philan, Sep 2, 16:46:34
        
        So Gary Holt's Mothers' Maiden name, or Gary Holt? (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Sep 2, 16:49:37
        
        lol (n/m) (NCFC) - Inter Philan, Sep 2, 16:54:21
  - OUT (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Sep 2, 15:58:51
    - Stasis? (n/m) (NCFC) - promethian1, Sep 2, 16:01:57
      - Stereophonics and Oasis supergroup like McBusted? (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Sep 2, 16:08:16
        
        No the place Craig Charles was on Red Dwarf when it exploded (n/m) (NCFC) - promethian1, Sep 2, 16:09:51
        
        dunno what you're on about (NCFC) - pants, Sep 2, 16:17:09
- G) lack of top heavy lovelies to carry out transfer negociating (n/m) (NCFC) - MIKEWALKER, Sep 2, 15:57:33
  - Jordan to be Director of Football? (n/m) (NCFC) - Inter Philan, Sep 2, 16:47:27
- E... It should have been a round window.. but we had to put up with the square one (n/m) (NCFC) - promethian1, Sep 2, 15:54:58
- Your forgot. F) ALL of the above (n/m) (NCFC) - stowch, Sep 2, 15:53:27

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