by Elm Park Pasty »
08 Sep 2014 14:43
Vision Agent Balti Very true, Peps, but every club has problems getting deals over the line. We're not unique in that (or that kind of 'spin') tbh. Given what Hammond has had to work with in terms of available funds, I think he's done a very good job. Some may wish to avoid the financial reality and still think we should be spending 2, 3 or 4m a pop, but it's not where we are at.
I wouldn't disgaree with that as such but I can't be the only one a bit miffed that he claims to be happy with what we've done despite losing out at the last minute on 2 affordable targets. I'm not blaming Hammond as such for them being tempted elsewhere but it's hardly a good window if you fail to capture 2 specific targets you were dead set on getting.
That would depend on whether the comment about it being a good window was based on the context of having bought no one in the last window, and looking likely to be buying no one in this window until the last few weeks. I certainly wouldn't have believed Reading were likely to get 5 players in before close of play at the start of last month, so in those terms this was a good window, however, the players have joined the club. I'm not sure whether Murray was on the list of targets, or only went on after this French guy went to Turkey, but he has a proven track record prior to the injury, and seems to have been playing well since it.