2023/24 Kevin Thelwell

[MikeH72]

I remember when absolutely everyone said last summer that we’d had a good window. Great times.

 

[Toffeepot]

I remember when absolutely everyone said last summer that we’d had a good window. Great times.

= Brighton fans?

 

[Zatara]

I remember when absolutely everyone said last summer that we’d had a good window. Great times.

Good: Onana, McNeil, Garner, Tarkowski, Coady

Bad: Maupay, Gana, Vinegre

Looks pretty good to me ?

 

[nsno-chris]

Good: Onana, McNeil, Garner, Tarkowski, Coady

Bad: Maupay, Gana, Vinegre

Looks pretty good to me ?

Yeah it was that great we scored 34 goals, created nothing and had -23 goal difference whilst being 2 points above relegation

A roaring success

 

[MikeH72]

Good: Onana, McNeil, Garner, Tarkowski, Coady

Bad: Maupay, Gana, Vinegre

Looks pretty good to me ?

Onana so far has not been a good signing for us. That’s not to say he will never become one, but for the outlay he has not had anywhere near the sort of impact I was hoping for. Coady was hit and miss, McNeil only started coming good from about March onwards. Tarkowski has been ok but he’s on about £100k a week isn’t he? He should be ok for that.

 

[Zatara]

Yeah it was that great we scored 34 goals, created nothing and had -23 goal difference whilst being 2 points above relegation

A roaring success

6 permanent players signed.

I imagine we could flog Maupay and Gana for their book values and the other 4 are good players.

If we had spent the money on forwards the midfield would have been Davies and Gomes.

 

[MikeH72]

6 permanent players signed.

I imagine we could flog Maupay and Gana for their book values and the other 4 are good players.

If we had spent the money on forwards the midfield would have been Davies and Gomes.

Why do you think this? There’s not even a sniff of interest in Maupay, not even on a loan or tiny fee. Gana is turning 34 and will be leaving on a free. He was a completely unnecessary vanity signing too.

 

[nsno-chris]

6 permanent players signed.

I imagine we could flog Maupay and Gana for their book values and the other 4 are good players.

If we had spent the money on forwards the midfield would have been Davies and Gomes.

Well you imagine wrong and we still only scored 34 goals

Everyone knew we needed goals, he added none so it was not a successful window

And please don’t go on about “young talent” and “book values”; we’re a football team not an asset management company

 

[MACCA75]

Good: Onana, McNeil, Garner, Tarkowski, Coady

Bad: Maupay, Gana, Vinegre

Looks pretty good to me ?

Bonkers this. We had 6 central defenders and no striker fit for purpose. The bigger picture is more important than the individual signings.

 

[derek duvall]

Good: Onana, McNeil, Garner, Tarkowski, Coady

Bad: Maupay, Gana, Vinegre

Looks pretty good to me ?

Top trolling. Fair play

 

[Furey1878]

I remember when absolutely everyone said last summer that we’d had a good window. Great times.

Strange one, I think there were some decent signings. But everything is coloured by the lack of goals. I was probably one of the ones saying that Maupay would be a decent option for us but I was categorically wrong. I'd go as far to say hat he was the only really bad signing that window, but obviously after losing Richarlison and DCL becoming Mr Glass from Unbreakable, the failure to bring in a decent forward was so bad it wouldn't really matter how good the other players we brought in were.

 

[Furey1878]

Bonkers this. We had 6 central defenders and no striker fit for purpose. The bigger picture is more important than the individual signings.

That is a much better way of putting what I've just tried to say to @MikeH72 !

 

[MACCA75]

That is a much better way of putting what I've just tried to say to @MikeH72 !

Just couldn’t be bothered typing what u put

 

[ToffeeTim]

I remember when absolutely everyone said last summer that we’d had a good window. Great times.

I did not

 

[Zatara]

Why do you think this? There’s not even a sniff of interest in Maupay, not even on a loan or tiny fee. Gana is turning 34 and will be leaving on a free. He was a completely unnecessary vanity signing too.

Gana was £2mil. I think he could be sold for £1mil to another team.

Maupay was £12mil, I dont think £8mil would be impossible.

Well you imagine wrong and we still only scored 34 goals

Everyone knew we needed goals, he added none so it was not a successful window

And please don’t go on about “young talent” and “book values”; we’re a football team not an asset management company

Bonkers this. We had 6 central defenders and no striker fit for purpose. The bigger picture is more important than the individual signings.

The bigger picture, Ive just posted this below in the Dyche thread.

I think/hope Thelwell is rebuilding the squad with half an eye on 1-2 seasons time.

We have Dyche as a relegation specislist stopgap until Thelwell has most of the 'new' squad in place. To work under a different manager with the new stadium ready.

If we look at the age profiles of most of the players being signed permanently thats what it points to.

In and around the eleven we have:
Mykolenko
Branthwaite
Patterson
Garner
Onana
McNeil
Dobbin
Beto
Chermiti
DCL

Thats 10 players and with numerous outs over the next 2 summers we probably wont be far off a new squad.