"Exciting window" is an interesting idea in itself.

It seems what a lot of people class as exciting just equates to spending a lot of money and hence making some kind of Billy Big Bollocks *statement*. What actually matters is whether the players signed succeed in improving the team and "giving they lads a hand". Grant Holt is a prime example of that, as is Ricky Van, much as I wanted him to succeed.

Therefore I would suggest, even though this is a football discussion forum, that we give it a while before we judge its success. The question as to what makes it exciting is something that I honestly believe we ought to re-evaluate: why do we feel the need to second guess the behind the scenes machinations of an organisation none of us have a chance of knowing or ever realistically finding out? Why try to work out what McNally or others are thinking? It's pointless, ultimately frustrating and not even fun. In my opinion anyway.

Apologies for the long and pompously worded answer. I like to think positively that the club will sign an exciting player that will do the business, but we can't and shouldn't just go dismantling and rearranging the team every season in the mistaken belief that "the game has moved on so much". If the game's improved in one division it has in the other, it wouldn't happen in isolation.

Posted By: APB on September 2nd 2015 at 16:35:15

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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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