Acknowledging a “ rebuild”

[vaya]

We’re second guessing on transfer monies, as they are never divulged.

When Wellens was asked, pre-season, where his signing priorities were he immediately stated midfield. But that’s before he knew how many we couldn’t afford to bring in!

Also, in pre season, RW was told by the medical team that both Fej and Taylor would be fit for the start of the season, or very soon after. And we all know how that went.

We were in a mess before RW arrived, let’s not forget that.

The issues regarding the medical situation of Taylor and Fej, were/are still basically ongoing and is safe to say injury issues haven't subsequently improved across the squad.

It still though doesn't answer the question as to why if a defensive midfielder is key to plans, this wasn't the first position filled somehow.

[DonnyBazR0ver]

Ben Whiteman sale for one.

No L1 Clubs had income but they’re not all suffering the same, are they? Even Clubs coming up from L2 are doing far better, because they all had squads to start with. We saw fit to get rid of most of ours!

You can’t call it a rebuild season without the resources in place to effect the said rebuild.

You and others always make out it's the club who have the final say on player transfers and infer that we deliberately'sold' them out of choice.



Just as Mills, Billy, Wellens himself, Marquis and many others over time leave to better themselves both in achievement and earning so much more than we can offer. That's football.

There's no point going round in circles trying to recall one event that was someone's fault so you can apportion blame. Unless, it's simply just to make you feel better. (Not just referring to you Alan).

Highly unlikely that we could have replaced Whiteman for a like for like basis as very few of those players around and available and affordable. Maybe, get someone in with the same potential that Whiteman had when he came on loan, or maybe someone with more experience who'd played abroad and was available. Like John Bostock maybe? It's a flick of a coin sometimes, you don't know how things will pan out and second guess how long anyone might be out through injury etc.

It's about people making decisions at the time on the information and resources they have at the time. Some work out, some don't.

You'll be telling us next JR and SO'D should have foreseen and be prepared for losing Billy, James Hayter and Ryan Mason in virtually one swoop, and continue to win games!!!

[vaya]

Vaya I have said this before from information given by RW on Radio Sheffield. Having signed Knoyle Williams Rowe Close and Hiwula all required as have been proven. He said £1500 a week at least for a goalkeeper we couldn’t afford. He also said he had a list of 15 players for DM all were out of our limit of about £4000 a week at that time unless we could have sold two of our players. Since then we signed Barlow and Gardner both on low wages. After the mix up of the last day of the transfer window we signed Dodoo and a short term contract for Olowu. Then they are the loans could be little payments or larger payments we don’t know. He’s already said majority of his budget were taken up by the 12 /13 players we had on our books six young lads had been signed before he came

A defensive midfielder was also required Steve - why not sign one instead of any of the other players that have been signed? There's more than 15 of them out there.

He did say 4000 per week snd some wanted 10000 so he realised the money wasn’t there I can only go on the information he divulged.

No problem Steve - in hindsight that did sound like I was asking you to speak for RW, it was more of a rhetorical question.

[scawsby steve]

When you rebuild you start with the foundation. We haven't.

Dead right, CR. Keeper, CB, DMF, and CF. In other words, the spine of the team.

RW hasn't successfully addressed any of this.

He signed a goalkeeper, a centre half, a few centre midfielders and a striker.
Some of our main players have been injured all season

Yes he did, but I said "successfully".