I think our transfer strategy last time in the Prem was actually better than

what we are doing right now. The problem was just that we identified and bought the wrong players to immediately improve the team - Naismith, Jarvis...

But even in that 'disastrous' January transfer window, we also signed Godfrey and Maddison, and pumped more money into the youth system. So the plan was to buy pretty safe assets to safeguard the future of the club.
Which is imo a more ambitious and higher reward strategy than not spending much at all, just buying a handful of older journeymen, who are neither good enough to improve the team, nor have significant potential for resale.

Posted By: Mecagoenti on January 23rd 2020 at 13:59:21

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Am I the only one who thinks our dealings this window are taking the piss (NCFC) - Papous, Jan 23, 13:29:49
- I still believe a top notch CB would be good but Duda is a great loan and Rupp looks decen (n/m) (NCFC) - BINMEN8R, Jan 23, 17:27:20
- Yes, probably (n/m) (NCFC) - helvegtheowl, Jan 23, 17:21:36
- I think we are doing great and I totally get why we are doing this way but I do think we (NCFC) - Thegelman, Jan 23, 15:18:06
- That's what was done last time. That worked well, eh? (NCFC) - NJ_Canary, Jan 23, 13:45:04
  - Bit of a myth that thoiugh isn;t it. We signed Naismith on a stupid contract (NCFC) - Jim, Jan 23, 14:02:23
    - We weren't in the relegation zone in January last time, were we? (NCFC) - mr carra, Jan 23, 15:09:04
      - No-one thinks we should be signing players to try and stay up, do they? (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 23, 15:34:43
        
        That appears to be what some are thinking, yes. (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, Jan 23, 15:38:55
        
        Suprised we haven't tried to sign more potential Maddison, Godfrey types (NCFC) - mr carra, Jan 23, 15:40:33
        
        Signed a fair few yoof in the summer (NCFC) - duke of york, Jan 23, 15:44:24
        
        Adshead, Bushiri, Famewo, Fitzpatrick, Gilmour, Mair, Nizet (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Jan 23, 15:51:22
        
        The lad on loan at Swindon is highly thought of as well (n/m) (NCFC) - Mackem Canary, Jan 23, 15:57:36
    - We couldn’t spend in the summer as the money comes in two lots... (NCFC) - loz, Jan 23, 14:11:40
      - Rubbish. Banks would lend against future PL income (n/m) (NCFC) - CWC, Jan 23, 15:23:10
    - Players wages cut 2/3 in relegation surely... (NCFC) - loz, Jan 23, 14:09:36
      - I don’t know if they will be and no one knows what we are paying them (n/m) (NCFC) - Thegelman, Jan 23, 15:19:55
      - Hence why we'll struggle to sign anyone top quality (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, Jan 23, 15:09:43
  - I think our transfer strategy last time in the Prem was actually better than (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Jan 23, 13:59:21

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