by Stranded »
20 Aug 2021 09:07
Hendo Stranded Sutekh
So the club tells a winger their priorities have changed and then immediately sign another winger?
Well it wasn't quite immediate and we lost an attacking option in the game after Harris and us parted ways - Hoilett has been a rumoured target for a while, so maybe we went for Harris because we didn't think we could afford Hoilett but now we can as the top level wage may have been increased by the EFL or something happened?
Interesting that Harris trialled with us but Hoilett apparently just trained in the morning, did a medical straight afterwards and signed shortly after that - would suggest he has always been a preferred target.
Also might be that Hoilett didn't actually have time to join as a trialist as he was off playing for Canada in the Gold Cup.
Very possible of course but point stands that we signed him without "having a look" first. Which either means:
a) he was a solid target and we just had to wait for circumstances to allow the deal to happen or
b) it's a total panic signing based on injuries and the fact Hoilett lives 10 mins down the road.
I would like to think it's the first but who knows....