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No the most they would do is sell, it wasnt us only offering a loan, but no way did they want to strengthen a rival.
That’s not quite true apparently maupay was 11 with add ins to 15 and McNeil 12 with add ons to 19. Down payments were under 10 for both. McNeil I wouldn’t have bought for 12 mill, maupay was a deadline day signing,
No I wanted him to start trying in the summer, when he failed to get a centre forward then, I wanted him keep on working on a deal through the first half of the season, to get a deal in place ready for the January window. When the window opened I wanted him to complete the deal and sign the player. So no I didn't want him to stop trying with 48 hours to go. I suppose he was too busy doing bits.
Offering Watford a 2mil loan fee on deadline day for their best player is hardly spending All window trying to get players
How do you know he wasnt trying in the summer ? How do yo know he didnt have players lined up? like Danjuma ? but then maybe they seen the mess we had got into and thought no chance.
But by then everyone had said no to us, its not his fault Southampton is a better option then Everton
I didn't say Thelwell was the only problem, but, he is undoubtedly a big part of it. He is director of football and has spent money in other positions in the team yet not recruited in the one position we really needed to fill. You're right of course, the problems here have been going on for twenty years and continue to do so, but, that doesn't excuse Thelwell for his failure to bring in a centre forward in either of his two windows here.
Southampton is only a better option because they offered actual money. It’s came from a few good sources that Everton were a hindrance the last couple of days of the window. Talking to clubs and agents but basically wasting their time with cheap offers. And of course Bill was involved, like back to the moyes days of last minute panic buys or not getting anyone for a couple of windows. To
We didnt spend anything close to 35 on them, payments spread over the length of contracts and add on could possible go as high as 35 but they never will.
Recruitment is not his thing you can see that hence why he has recently put together a team. THAT is something you can have a go at him about as given our history in this area you think it would have been one of the first things he would have sorted when he started in the role. IMO I think Thelwell is more of an administrator type, more of a technical director. Normally with a DoF you would expect them to be doing the first team, academy, recruitment, medical, fitness, and analysis, so essentially overseeing everything. Whether he does this or is even allowed to do this who knows, but I know there is more to his job than recruitment. If we can get shut of Kenwright I'm interested in seeing how that changes our approach to any future transfer dealings and if we start to hear more from him.