Its a good shout that we fans do not know what has actually gone on with individual situations and negotiations.

All we can see is who signs and who doesnt, and what the parties publicly state.

I am OK with us missing out on Amadou, as I dont think its a vital signing. Sorloth might come good, he looks like he can play a bit. Jach is one for the future and at 2 mil, who cares if he is a flop. And Rakip may turn out to be good also but isnt fit.

The big issue for me is that our manager made a point of stating many, many times that we needed to get a keeper in. We should have actually addressed this in the last window, which compounds not addressing it in this window.

Signing another goalkeeper was more important than the Jach and Rakip signings. We desperately also needed a striker so that was on a par with the goalie signing, especially with Sako now crocked.

To my first point, I agree with you that we dont know what goes on, but something doesn't smell right with our approach to transfers. It seems to me that Parish has put his pride ahead of getting another keeper in and meeting our manager's (not lofty) expectations.

He can now laugh at Getafe in the summer when we sign the guy for free, but what about between now and then when we really, really urgently and desperately needed to sign another keeper.

It seems that we played chicken with Getafe. We like to play chicken in transfer windows, sometimes it works out like with Sakho. Sometimes it doesn't, like with Niasse.

So we played chicken again on a keeper, and we couldnt get Ronnow over the line in time, once again. Sounds exactly like the last window with trying to sign a striker.

Would be great if we would actually learn our lessons and address the vital signings and actually get them over the line. Yes the selling clubs can move the goalposts, yes January is a tough window, but the people running the club need to find a way to address critical signings, and it is clear that from Hodgson's multiple comments on the topic this month, a goalie was a vital signing. Good chairman and sporting directors find a way to get those areas addressed. Its hard, and the other side is tough to deal with........but they find a way.

Once again we failed to address a vital signing.

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I believe we offered that. We had a binding agreement to make full payment in the summer, with a downpayment via the loans system of £2m so it's reported. I also believe Lille would have been happy to take that had they been more on the ball regarding bringing back a loanee to cover Amadou's position.

My thoughts keep comming back to Roy’s evaluation of the squad being that he is very happy with his first choice eleven but feels that our backup needs strengthening.
Well on the basis that Roy would have had input into the three signings he will now be a happier man than he was before the window as he has three extra players who he thinks will strengthen the squad.
So there we have it a strengthened squad and 14 games to go which should be enough to get the extra 12 or so points we need.
Be positive boys and girls !
COYP

Do we actually have an agreement with him to sign him in the summer when his existing contract has expired as we could end up losing him to someone else when he becomes a free agent

Yep, I'm pretty certain he will go somewhere else in the summer.

If only it were White, rather than Yellow!

Do you like Hennessey as our number 1?

Are you comparing Peter Cech to Hennessey? Cech makes some individual errors now and then, as do all keepers.

However he has had a long and illustrious career as one of the world's premier shot stoppers.

Comparing Cech to Hennessey is like lining up Wilbraham and Ibrahimovic: maybe they are the same height?

Edited by Maine Eagle (01 Feb 2018 3.38pm)

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