We’ve replaced Lumley with a better goalkeeper. Lenihan is an upgrade on Bamba. Giles is better than Taylor. Forss should contribute more than Connolly, Balogun et al. Smith is an upgrade on Peltier as it gives proper competition and cover to Jones.
Ameobi, Ikpeazu, Spence, Payero, Malley, Coulson, Hall, Olusanya, Stojanovic - none of them played, some were even out on loan in the second half of last season.
We need five players in according to Wilder. I’m certain he’ll get them. I’ve moaned myself this week, wondering where these players are etc, but maybe just be patient. Tav left because he wanted to leave and the money was an unexpected bonus. That may change the sort of player(s) we can now afford. Should we sign a player to fill a gap in panic or wait a fortnight for the right player at a slightly higher price? I don’t think the chairman would appoint this manager and then not back him. I could be wrong, but let’s wait and see.
We all have opinions on this sort of thing but let’s be completely honest, most of what we read on here about transfers is complete b*llocks. It’s Sky and the like turning a series of boring, often complex, enquiries and negotiations into entertainment. Life is much more complicated than that. Things take time. Deals that appeared to happen out of the blue years ago were probably in the offing for ages but we didn’t have the internet and 24hr rolling news channels.
Let’s just wait and see how things shape up in the next couple of weeks.