I’m only speculating but it seems to me that there is disconnect between what Roy wants and the players who are actuall brought in.
Guita Rakip Jach ,Sorloth,Meyer,Ayew have made minimal if any impact or not even be selected.
Kouyate has been used as he is an experienced Premier player and more in keeping with the type that I think Roy would like.
It was telling at the beginning of the season when discussing the squad and Roy said that the scouting department had said rather than send Kai Kai and Williams out on loan again he should use them as part of the squad.
Well he obviously doesn’t think they can contribute as he doesn’t even really involve them in the league cup fixtures.
Observing from the outside it looks a mess.

I want Freedman to be involved at the club.....but perhaps in another role..... perhaps the transfer target success he had at Palace as manager was due to another influence....Popovic perhaps?....because at Bolton the transfers were poor and Forest afterwards weren't impressed.

Whatever the case, something isn't right at the scouting through to transfer selection model....because outside of the 'no brainer' transfer targets of proven quality.....the transfers have been poor.

No 'Jedinaks' being brought in for sure.

Edited by Stirlingsays (01 Nov 2018 12.14pm)

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

If you want to hear SP's take on recent transfer windows listen to FYP Podcast 268 :

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“ [T]here are known knowns; there are things we know that we know.There are known unknowns; that is to say there are things that, we now know we don't know.But there are also unknown unknowns – there are things we do not know we don't know. ”
—United States Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld

I believe he had left Bolton before they were under a transfer embargo.He did sign a lot of players at Bolton including quite a few on Loan.One of his loan signings was Danny Butterfield from Southampton.

There was a transfer embargo when he was at Nottm For but he was able to bring in a few players on loan.He also brought in a couple of 'Frees' including defender Matt Mills who played under him at Bolton.

Edited by Willo (01 Nov 2018 8.52pm)

I think it's more of a disconnect between the scouting department and reality. We get the odd nugget and an occasional £30m splurge diluted by a veritable flood of raw sewage. But TBF our inability to close signings hardly helps. No window closes without at least one decent-looking deal collapsing for a stupid reason.

Edited by chateauferret (01 Nov 2018 8.57pm)

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Hmm.

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