The recruitment by way of permanent signings under Robins has been strange. He's unearthed some real gems, but there's been absolute garbage in there.
Let's look at the past 3 years.
22/23
Palmer - clearly injury prone. High wages.
Sean Maguire - wtf?
21/22
Sheaf and Gyökeres - Excellent, but were both previously on loan.
Waghorn - An awful signing considering the wages.
Simon Moore - Decent for the season.
Dinanga, Cashman and Rus - kids
Enobakhare - lol
Todd Kane - lol
Jake Bidwell - Good signing.
20/21
Hamer - Incredible find.
O'Hare - as with Gyökeres and Sheaf, previously on loan.
Da Costa - awful signing
Hilsner - awful signing
Josh Reid - awful
Taveras - never been good enough
Tyler Walker - solid in the first year, poor after.
When you break it down, we've made 4/5 good permanent signings in 3 years and besides Hamer, we already had a look at Sheaf, Gyökeres and O'Hare on loan.
It also proves how incredible the 19/20 transfer window was, especially considering the fact we'd moved to Birmingham. Godden, McFadzean, Dabo, Wilson, Rose and Allen all came in that summer on permanent deals. Just don't mention the undisclosed fees paid for Kastaneer and Jobello...