We had a decent window 2 summers ago. I’m just hoping for similar. That’s it really.

Yeah, agreed, it’s not ideal to completely overhaul the structure of the recruitment and technical teams a week before the window opens. The hope is Park has targets in mind that want to come and are better than what we have. It’s going to be an important summer because there are going to be huge gaps in the squad if key areas aren’t addressed. We got away with it last season, just!

It could bring better players in than would have been brought in by Kimberley etc

The proof of the transfer pudding will of course be in the eating. But it’s perhaps unwise to write off a new recruitment team before they are even in place.

The reason for the change is that the last 3 transfer windows have been a shitshow. Even the small amounts of money we have spent have been wasted on some poor players. Surely bring in a new head of recruitment, who appears to be well respected, is a positive?

Good to see confirmation of what has been fairly obvious for a while. A new recruitment set up with money to spend.

I didn’t but you could be on to something

I think it is indisputable that when in reverse gear you only ever go backwards. But what if you faced the seats the opposite way?

You don’t know if that assumption is incorrect.

And appointing staff doesn’t mean there isn’t.

Yes, all of Broughton’s men are being axed. Kimberley was only appointed April ‘23 so he had two windows with little money.

Do you know there isn’t a decent budget?

You prefer high notes to bank notes huh?

He’s had cancer according to an article yesterday in the Scottish Sun that is about John Parks move to Ewood. I can’t do links ….

If Park can do better than Telalovic, Hirst and Ennis then I’m glad he’s joining to lead the recruitment. And they aren’t going to overhaul the recruitment, pay people off and then tell the new guys there’s no funds to recruit. Well, you’d hope not.

It would if the doomsday scenario of all transfer funds generated being spent solely on club running costs comes to pass. Udoh on a free would be a best case scenario then.

The worry is we lose Gally, Dolan, Szmodics and Siggy. We’d have nothing left in attacking areas, just Hedges and Leonard with any real first team experience.

Udoh smells a bit Ennis. Hopefully he at least has a different nutrition coach.

No, that deal ran through to this summer with a years option, the new deal runs through to next summer with a years option.

That Venkys are culpable is a given, but whoever negotiated the deal is an idiot. So I’ll repeat, Waggott should be ashamed of flogging Wharton for £18m.

As the clubs record goal scorer, SG is a bona fide legend.

I think JDT referenced how well he disguised his passes. He looks to have filled out a bit too since he left us. He looked stronger in his running too. Scary to think how good he can be once he physically matures to his max.

Those years studying Richie Smallwood’s game have paid off for him.

He’ll be the best player in that team for years to come. It actually makes me angry we basically gave him away.

Alex Scott Bristol City to Bmouth for £25m Wharton sold for £18m. Waggott should be ashamed of himself.