They are the best ones.
It also shows that we can still do a bit of what looks to be decent business without Widdrington and with the new bloke in.
Is certainly a nice change from Mowbray talking about having 'one or two new bodies in the building' - most of whom didn't ever actually sign for us.
Ducks in a Row.
Seriously though, this not only shows Robins in a positive light, but it does underline how poor recruitment has previously been. In past years our recruitment has dragged on right to the end of August and we rarely seemed to bring in our top targets. The worst case is the centre half (whose name escapes me, but I want to say that he was from Burnley?) who Mowbray was after for bloody ages and then he went somewhere else (after being one of those bodies in the building).
He missed out on 6 centre half’s of which we know at least 3 were championship players. You can’t afford to be in the running for championship players if you don’t have a budget that can survive league one. Or if you can’t and you still try then you’re even more retardedIn fairness to Mowbray, the first season team we had (which should have gone up) was not half-bad. Ricketts, Stokes, lameries etc plus the addition of some outstanding loan signings (prior to January).
It was his tactics that did for us. Best exemplified in Peterborough away. We should’ve been about 4-0 up and they changed their system, possibly before half time, as they had us sussed, and went on to win.
What the hell happened the 2nd year?! Was it really just Mowbray waiting to sign players or was there no budget? I remember saying, after watching us lose to Swindon on the opening day, “not to worry, we’ll be ok once Mowbray gets the additions in. Swindon must be shit if they can’t even beat our kids”. 1 out of 2 ain’t bad!
Kelvin Wilson?
Thorn wasn’t helped by the transfer embargo placed on the club due to Sisu not filing accounts.Both of the recent relegations 2011/12 & 2016/17 , the summer recruitment were poorly planned executed. 2011/12 Andy Thorn brought in 2 goalies and Cody whilst loads of players left. Mowbray failed badly, one of his signings being Jordan Turnbull who helped relegate Northampton and is no longer a regular, a truly awful footballer.
Kelvin Bloody Wilson, that's the one!Kelvin Wilson?
Kelvin Bloody Wilson, that's the one!
Love it how over the last few transfer windows all of our business has been done completely under the radar, and the only time we've found out was when it was a done deal.
Striking difference to some of the long protracted nonsense we've had in the past, and reaffirms the notion that all these transfer rumours have absolutely no basis.
Long may it continue.
Oh bum, you've just set off the Mogga alarm.Agreed. Compare this strategy to that of Mogga’s where he decided we would wait until the Premier League teams had decided their 25 man squad by Mid-July in the hope for some loans....
Oh bum, you've just set off the Mogga alarm.
Agreed. Compare this strategy to that of Mogga’s where he decided we would wait until the Premier League teams had decided their 25 man squad by Mid-July in the hope for some loans....
That second summer he was here was the WORST pre-season recruitment I can remember in decades.
and weren't we relegated in both of those seasonsThe worst one was when we only signed two goalkeepers
Both of the recent relegations 2011/12 & 2016/17 , the summer recruitment were poorly planned executed. 2011/12 Andy Thorn brought in 2 goalies and Cody whilst loads of players left. Mowbray failed badly, one of his signings being Jordan Turnbull who helped relegate Northampton and is no longer a regular, a truly awful footballer.
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