The ones that got away. Bullet dodging!

[Lambert09]

Since our failed move for sensi, he had played a whopping 4 games. To say we dodged a bullet is putting it lightly.  

[Lionator]

Yunus has done better this season than all these players combined 🤣

[Number 6]

I think we've dodged so many bullets because our potential transfers list is full of future bullets.

[lcfc_forever]

Soule available on loan 🤔

 

 

[teblin]

On 02/01/2025 at 08:43, Lionator said:

Yunus has done better this season than all these players combined 🤣

Rather have had him as an option the BDR.

[LFEFox23]

1 hour ago, lcfc_forever said:

Soule available on loan 🤔

 

 

Would defiantly take him! 

[Blodge96]

1 hour ago, lcfc_forever said:

Soule available on loan 🤔

 

 

An offer to loan him is just too obvious for us as a club

[dooflip]

The one I really regret is not signing is szmodics. Could have had him for less than ayew and edouard combined and could have covered several positions.

[Lambert09]

11 hours ago, Blodge96 said:

An offer to loan him is just too obvious for us as a club

We never seem to revisit these players when they hit a bit of a bad patch. We just wont take the risk. Chased Deketalare for a whole year, he ended up at AC, stumbled and yet we didnt think to revisit and pick up a loan when we could. Hes done pretty well since. 

 

Same with Trincao, who I genuinely think made a lot of sense post wolves. 

 

We target these young enigmas but dont seem to factor in they are still learning and wont always smash it from the get go.  I dont think Soule would come here after the comments he made about the club in the summer anyway. 

 

But the question for me, is how can we be so sure of the scouting that in all 3 cases we considered around 30m but then arent interested when theyre availble in  6 months ... clearly not scouting thoroughly, because if we had, even if they dont set the league alight at their new clubs wed still be confident in their ability.  It tells me that we look at the basic stats available at the time and dont put consideration into variables. We wont get anywhere like that imo,  there are so many players that obviously have the ability but just arent doing it in that moment. Id like to think scouts are less thickle than fans 

 

Edited 8 January by Lambert09

[Father Ted]

Is it not worrying how far off it our scouting and recruitment system is?

[jayfox26]

On 08/01/2025 at 21:09, Father Ted said:

Is it not worrying how far off it our scouting and recruitment system is?

Very much so. We just don't seem to be targeting the right profile players. It's easy to say I know but we should be going down the route of Brighton and Brentford. We need to go back to basics where we were when Walsh was here and trying to uncover some gems that don't break the bank. As others have said, when we start paying £20m+ for players, 1 we can't afford it and 2 they rarely work out. 

 

I say hire some of the people that work on the football manager games, they seem knowledgeable of all the best young players in the world 🤣

[sylofox]

I'm more bothered about all the bullets we've not dodged than the ones we have.