That's exactly the point - it shouldn't be his domain but it is because there is no one else. You say avoid extra recruitment staff at all costs - well fair enough - you must be resigned to missing out on players and therefore having a poorer team. That's the cost.

Mowbray obviously disagrees. He was complaining about how difficult he was finding things and was talking enviously of the set up at other clubs. It was in LT interview last year sometime. We are just not at the races when it comes to set up behind the scenes.

I think we all know that the club wants to sign players and Mowbray and Waggott will be very busy and certainly not twiddling their thumbs. The problem is that Mowbray should be busy with training and team matters. Waggott has the whole commercial side of the club look after. As a club we do not have the infrastructure to concentrate on recruitment. We have Mark Venus but other clubs, as Mowbray pointed our during a previous window, have layers of management, recruitment teams, agent liaison officers, communications staff. We have none of that. It's not surprising we are behind the curve when chasing players that other clubs are also interested in. The best business may well be done late in the window but we are always at a disadvantage because we are not set up to do swift business. If we had owners who realised this then things may be different. Perhaps Mowbray and Waggott are at fault for not pointing this out to them.

Is Grant Hanley someone of note ?

Grant is coming home!

I think we all know what positions we need to strengthen but I think we also need to get some leaders on the pitch. We are woefully lacking characters. Danny Graham didn't play that often but he had a presence which I think encouraged others and certainly brought the best out of Dack. With him gone who's left? Travis is a battler but doesn't really have leadership qualities just yet. Won't be a popular suggestion but I'd go for Sam Morsy if Wigan are offloading. May not fill one of our problem positions but just what we need in terms of character.

Yes that's always possible but if we have genuine targets and we make low bids initially, we are just wasting time and inviting competition.

Are we bidding high enough though? We have recent history of making offers that fall short and then saying 'We tried'

I really can't see how this explains anything. They know the real value of the shares, they know the money is gone and so does everybody else. The balance sheet may reference the £2 million pounds spent on shares but, surely, their accountants will be pointing to the fact that these are losses for the company. If they know they will eventually have to sell up or liquidate and accept that the money has gone, why not do it as soon as possible to prevent further losses?

We have signed nobody - so the offers we are making are being turned down? Why is that if Venky's never refuse to provide money when asked?

Window shopping

We are actually 10 years into the demolition phase.

Very true. Look at the GK situation. We knew at the start of last season that we would need at least one new GK to start this season - probably two. More than 12 months later here we are scrabbling about in the bargin bins because we didn't prepare for a situation we knew was coming. It gets me down.

It was an anecdote related to the topic of transfers and a previous post.about false transfer rumours. You don't need to try and create an argument about everything! Why don't you Join a debating society? . Today's topic : Owen Coyle is a better manager than Neil Warnock - Discuss.

I remember back in 2000 when we signed Marcus Bent from Sheffield Utd. Neil Warnock was manager at Seff Utd and he heard we were interested but he had received nothing official. He had his eye on another striker so he fabricted a story in the local press that an unnamed club had put in a bid for Bent. The next day we put in a real bid for £2 million which was immediately accepted. Not a bad manager that Warnock fella !!!

I would buy one - as long as 'Venky's' was followed by the word OUT.

commentators often use the term 'greasy surface' when it's really just wet grass.

So while they are here we are just prolonging the agony. May as well get it over with and start again.

And if we all boycotted maybe they would get the message and go away.

How do I get free tickets? I'd love to know. Thanks I never accuse Venky's of not spending but I do accuse them of lacking any real interest in the club or the fans.

I wish for it every day

Wimbledon have climbed from Combined Counties League to league 1 - that's 6 promotions. I'd settle for that if Venky's left

Let's hear it for Venky's. Hip hip Hooray

Well worth it. If Wimbledon can climb back up the leagues I'm sure we can.

I'm not sure there will be too much PL interest in Armstrong just yet. He had a fantastic second half to the season but prior to that he had 3 and a half 'average' years at Championship level and 1 good season in L1 with Coventry. I think most PL clubs would want a bit more evidence before making a bid. I hope I am right because I want him here next season. On the other hand, I believe Bowen has done well at West Ham after leaving Hull so maybe clubs at that level will be looking to the Championship.