[Albion] Transfer Window verdict - Changed your mind ?

[chaileyjem]

Lallana - stunning
Welbeck - a quicker Glenn / no 9 ?
Veltman - classy

with White - solid
and Lamptey - most thrilling player for years now part of the squad...

9 games in though. and who knows if they stay fit and we're 16th but nonetheless

and Price for that little lot - about 50p.

Its looking quite a bit better than that 1000 pages of thread doomscrolling implied back in August.

yes ?

 

[Biscuit Barrel]

White was already our player.
Lamptey was signed in the previous window.

IF Lallana and Welbeck stay fit then they will be excellent for us.

It was not a good window, but a lot of that was because of our financial situation following Covid. It was the best we could have done in the circumstances.

 

[Hastings gull]

Lallana - stunning
Welbeck - a quicker Glenn / no 9 ?
Veltman - classy

with White - solid
and Lamptey - most thrilling player for years now part of the squad...

9 games in though. and who knows if they stay fit and we're 16th but nonetheless

and Price for that little lot - about 50p.

Its looking quite a bit better than that 1000 pages of thread doomscrolling implied back in August.

yes ?

Not forgetting the two Polish lads, who will join, in one case possibly as early as January.

 

[Machiavelli]

I haven't changed my mind, no. That said, this is an inaccurate opening post. It's already been pointed out that the mentioned White and Lamptey were already with us, but it's also worth flagging up that Welbeck was signed outside the window.
On top of this, there are all sorts of younger signings -- Zeqiri, Moder, Karbownik, Enema Ella, among others -- that I'm excited to see over the next few years, hoping that our academy and scouting continues to flourish.
Back to the question: Lallana and Veltman were great additions to the squad, bringing class and experience. With the closure of the window in early October, it was obvious we were a forward short, but that subsequently got addressed, and all things are looking swimmingly good.

 

[Peteinblack]

Lallana - stunning
Welbeck - a quicker Glenn / no 9 ?
Veltman - classy

with White - solid
and Lamptey - most thrilling player for years now part of the squad...

9 games in though. and who knows if they stay fit and we're 16th but nonetheless

and Price for that little lot - about 50p.

Its looking quite a bit better than that 1000 pages of thread doomscrolling implied back in August.

yes ?

Don't want to be picky, but Lamptey was signed last January, and White was already on our books, although understandable that he could be viewed as a 'new' player having returned from his season-long loan at Leeds.

But yes, the early summer signing of Lallana and the late summer signing of Welbeck, plus Veltman and Zeqiri, looks like really good business, especially for minimal outlay.

My delight at these signings is tempered by concern that Jahanbakhsh is never going to cut it at this level (I think we'll let him go in January and cut our losses), Connolly needs to be more consistent, and Maupay needs to curb the risk of becoming Billy Big Bollox.

 

[Drebin]

You forgot the polish lads. They technically count as part of the transfer window. I’ve seen Moder play a bit for Poland and he looks class.

 

[macbeth]

In terms of value for money it was fantastic. We've also added quality in depth too, which will come in really useful as the season wears on.

That said I still think that if we want to push on up the table, playing in the Potter way, we still need one or two more top top players, but I'm sure that'll come with time.

 

[WATFORD zero]

think that it is almost impossible to assess a transfer window for the Albion in under 5 years, maybe longer. I can honestly say I know much about everyone we have signed this window.

When did we sign Lamptey, Webster, White, March, Alzate, Bissouma, Connolly, Molumby, certainly not in this window, but who all seem to have made a big step up and difference this year (so far) ?

But you know as well as I do, that's the whole idea, isn't it

I'm very pleased with Veltman, Lallana and Welbeck

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

Don’t need to change my mind, I was delighted with our work at the time. Welbeck really was the cherry on top, great recruitment work all round.

 

[chaileyjem]

think that it is almost impossible to assess a transfer window for the Albion in under 5 years, maybe longer. I can honestly say I know much about everyone we have signed this window.

In which case can we finally confirm that the 2014 summer window - Chris O Grady ! Adrian Colunga ! Joe Bennett ! Gary Gardner ! etc etc - probably wasn't a winner. or is it still up for debate ?

 

[chaileyjem]

I haven't changed my mind, no. That said, this is an inaccurate opening post. ...it's also worth flagging up that Welbeck was signed outside the window.

Welbeck doesn't count as part of the window? Blimey. Harsh crowd.

 

[Mackenzie]

I wasn’t disappointed anyway, but the lads who have come in have been great. I don’t think our league position reflects the quality of our play this season either. Things are looking good.

 

[brighton_tom]

Given the circumstances & obvious lack of spending money I’d say it was a fantastic transfer window.

 

[Peteinblack]

In which case can we finally confirm that the 2014 summer window - Chris O Grady ! Adrian Colunga ! Joe Bennett ! Gary Gardner ! etc etc - probably wasn't a winner. or is it still up for debate ?

Up until now, I'd managed to banish these names from my memory. That was a godawful transfer window.

 

[Whitechapel]

In which case can we finally confirm that the 2014 summer window - Chris O Grady ! Adrian Colunga ! Joe Bennett ! Gary Gardner ! etc etc - probably wasn't a winner. or is it still up for debate ?

Was that the year we also signed N’Zuzi Toko or whatever his name was?

 

[dejavuatbtn]

Seen very little of most of the signings, so the jury’s going to be out for quite a while. The couple that have been first team look pretty good. Personally, I am more than happy with the squad we have now have available. In fact, squad-wise, we’ve never had it so good. I am very optimistic about the remainder of the season.

 

[GT49er]

No mind changing from me - I was quite happy back at the time.

 

[Hugo Rune]

You forgot the polish lads. They technically count as part of the transfer window. I’ve seen Moder play a bit for Poland and he looks class.

I really can’t work out if Moder is left or right footed. He hits the ball beautifully with both pegs. I think he’ll be playing alongside Bissouma regularly by February.


https://youtu.be/fqLXKSjFDc0

 

[WATFORD zero]

In which case can we finally confirm that the 2014 summer window - Chris O Grady ! Adrian Colunga ! Joe Bennett ! Gary Gardner ! etc etc - probably wasn't a winner. or is it still up for debate ?

We certainly can.

It is frightening how far we have come. I remember standing with my son, pint in hand at the Lewes pre-season friendly, saying that O'Grady can certainly hold a ball up. And he could, it was just the rest of this playing football lark

I am still quite taken aback at how good our squad are, and it's only taken 53 years (in my case)

 

[Weststander]

My NSC stated mojo was something like an 8 out of 10 after the window, possibly a 9 now with regards to our transfer business.

I was elated with the signing of Lallana, but wondered if he’d be prone to injury lay offs.