[Albion] Does Potter really believe the team doesn’t need strengthening?

[vagabond]

He continuously states we don’t need any improvements “externally”, it’s a reasoning that isn’t really backed up by any of the facts or general performances going back a year.

Surely a striker is needed. 36 year old Murray is not someone we should be relying on as an option.

And Mooy, who lets face it, is still only on loan.. is for me our most important player. When he doesn’t perform to his best (ie today), the team doesn’t quite tick.

Still a fan of GP, but find his anti transfer policy a little odd.

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

If I’d just got an extended and improved contract in my job after just 4 months in the role, I’d toe the party line too!

He’s an intelligent man, he knows we need strengthening but isn’t openly going to say that in the media and undermine the current players as well as letting other clubs know how desperate we are!

 

[portlock seagull]

If I’d just got an extended and improved contract in my job after just 4 months in the role, I’d toe the party line too!

He’s an intelligent man, he knows we need strengthening but isn’t openly going to say that in the media and undermine the current players as well as letting other clubs know how desperate we are!

Correct. Doesn’t exactly doing exciting, revealing press interviews. More like listening to the Head of Geography telling you what time to be back on the bus.

 

[Beach Hut]

He continuously states we don’t need any improvements “externally”, it’s a reasoning that isn’t really backed up by any of the facts or general performances going back a year.

Surely a striker is needed. 36 year old Murray is not someone we should be relying on as an option.

And Mooy, who lets face it, is still only on loan.. is for me our most important player. When he doesn’t perform to his best (ie today), the team doesn’t quite tick.

Still a fan of GP, but find his anti transfer policy a little odd.

What do you find odd about the transfer policy, we are no doubt looking at players however hardly likely to be telling all other clubs who we are looking at.

 

[AmexRuislip]

He continuously states we don’t need any improvements “externally”, it’s a reasoning that isn’t really backed up by any of the facts or general performances going back a year.

Surely a striker is needed. 36 year old Murray is not someone we should be relying on as an option.

And Mooy, who lets face it, is still only on loan.. is for me our most important player. When he doesn’t perform to his best (ie today), the team doesn’t quite tick.

Still a fan of GP, but find his anti transfer policy a little odd.

Have you tried writing an email to him

 

[vagabond]

What do you find odd about the transfer policy, we are no doubt looking at players however hardly likely to be telling all other clubs who we are looking at.

You don’t think it’s odd that after 3 seasons in the Prem we’re still relying on Murray?

 

[Beach Hut]

You don’t think it’s odd that after 3 seasons in the Prem we’re still relying on Murray?

Murray who has not started a game this season ?

 

[Hugo Rune]

Man for man, we are superior to Sheff Utd in almost every position yet they have a better ‘team’ than us. Potter will see and know this; there is room for a huge gain with this squad using coaching alone.

 

[Weststander]

Good managers keep this in-house. Whinging and politicking Mourinho and Poyet example exceptions.


But behind closed doors, I truly hope that Potter has made it plain that we desperately need a powerful CM and a striker, even if loans. Meekly towing the line would be disappointing.

 

[Albion Dan]

If that’s what he really believes then we’re in serious trouble. I don’t think for one minute he or any of the other back room team do.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Absolutely bizarre that Potter isn't that fussed about us strengthening this window.

I totally get the "addition by subtraction" theory, but genuinely I'd save that approach until Jan 2021.

Sing Fyodor Chalov.

 

[BadFish]

I think (and hope) that things are going on behind the scenes.

Connolly was not effective against Villa, I think Maupay would look better either playing off Murray (or preferably new striker who can hold it up) or with Trossard and Ali J either side of him. Connonlly needs limited but regular time off the bench.

 

[oldboyroy]

This is the only thing that has concerned me with Potter but I am sure he knows better than us. He knows how to coach the players and knows he can improve them obviously not immediately like we all expect and hope but that's is job and what he gets paid for.

 

[John Byrnes Mullet]

We need to spend £80 million on a good wide man and goalscorer. But it's not gonna happen.

 

[spanish flair]

If I’d just got an extended and improved contract in my job after just 4 months in the role, I’d toe the party line too!

He’s an intelligent man, he knows we need strengthening but isn’t openly going to say that in the media and undermine the current players as well as letting other clubs know how desperate we are!

CH is an intelligent man and Potter is trotting out nearly word for word CH’s January transfer window club speak. Potter should be slightly concerned as CH went along with it and delivered his set goal and lost his job doing it

 

[dazzer6666]

If I’d just got an extended and improved contract in my job after just 4 months in the role, I’d toe the party line too!

He’s an intelligent man, he knows we need strengthening but isn’t openly going to say that in the media and undermine the current players as well as letting other clubs know how desperate we are!

100% this - of course he’s not going to publicly state that parts of his current squad aren’t good enough and the club are prepared to blow a fortune on a couple of players.

 

[blockhseagull]

CH is an intelligent man and Potter is trotting out nearly word for word CH’s January transfer window club speak. Potter should be slightly concerned as CH went along with it and delivered his set goal and lost his job doing it

Without wishing to start the whole debate again.

How do you know CH delivered his set goal ?

The assumption is it was stay up ? But we didn’t improve on the season before so maybe that was his ‘set goal’

 

[spanish flair]

Without wishing to start the whole debate again.

How do you know CH delivered his set goal ?

The assumption is it was stay up ? But we didn’t improve on the season before so maybe that was his ‘set goal’

Both Bloom and Barber publicly stated at the start of last season was for the club to be a Premier League team at the end of the season. They never stated what league position they wanted or how it was to be achieved. My view CH did just that

 

[blockhseagull]

Both Bloom and Barber publicly stated at the start of last season was for the club to be a Premier League team at the end of the season. They never stated what league position they wanted or how it was to be achieved. My view CH did just that

Obviously I get that.

But I’d imagine there was an expectation of improvement or even to repeat the previous season. I also expect that they would have other things they wanted which CH might not have achieved.

We got worse... a lot worse.

 

[spanish flair]

Obviously I get that.

But I’d imagine there was an expectation of improvement or even to repeat the previous season. I also expect that they would have other things they wanted which CH might not have achieved.

We got worse... a lot worse.

So did the signings that CH was expected to achieve any improvement with