Official January Transfer Window Thread

Quoted from GyMariner

I was truly ITK about Charles and never once suggested it was happening, didn’t obviously comment but not sure where it came from.

Sorry but the Vernam thing is simply wrong. We were in from the start to the end - Lincoln playing silly buggers and not allowing out due to numbers.

Well I think this window in my opinion shows our ambition .Most  teams in this league have paid for and brought in experienced players .Even Hartlepool ,barrow,Rochdale,Gillingham below us have done good business .So all town supporters now have a short and long term choice .Those without season tickets may choose not to pay good money for us to be in a possible relegation fight ,judging current league form .Season Ticket holders may choose not to renew due to our lack of ambition .After the promises and frenzy following the play offs .Supporters now have clarity and can make choices with knowledge rather than expectation

I have no idea what our new head of recruitment is paid but I hope it's Big D Salted.

The commercial manager left because she was crap at her job, it would be interesting to see if this chap falls on his sword because that transfer window was pretty crap from our point of view.

Quoted from arryarryarry

I have no idea what our new head of recruitment is paid but I hope it's Big D Salted.

The commercial manager left because she was crap at her job, it would be interesting to see if this chap falls on his sword because that transfer window was pretty crap from our point of view.

How many times… the bloke identifies players, probably to a specification given to him.

The manager and board sign them… or not as is applicable in our case

Quoted from Mikey_345

How many times… the bloke identifies players, probably to a specification given to him.

The manager and board sign them… or not as is applicable in our case

Considering all the talk on here about how crap a place Grimsby is and players don't want to come here, his or her job should be to identify those who do want to come here on a salary we can afford and of the quality Paul Hurst wants and if these three signings are the best he or she can do then he/she isn't doing a very good job.

I was a senior manager in a Company that employed hundreds of employees and we didn't need to have a head of recruitment. In my opinion for the size of GTFC it is a complete waste of money.

In fact 2 of the players were already known to Hurst probably before this person was employed and for the length of time Hurst has been in football he should already have a network of people who he can turn to in advice of players he might be able to get.

Well let’s give them a chance and see how they get on .
In all my years of supporting Town I can’t remember any of the big money signings doing any good anyway.

went too bed at 10pm with hope that a rabbit would get pulled from Hursts bag ,up for work and just as deflated as last night,shocking window for us,are we any better off than a couple off years ago ?,everyone below us have brought players in,feel that we will be looking over our shoulders for the rest off the season.I hope with all my heart that 1 of these young strikers proves me wrong.going too be a long few months i fear.

Quoted from grimsby pete

This is not sour grapes but if Dallas is half as good as we have made out.

Why is it only Hartlepool and us bidding for him. ?

Not the time or the place to be so rational!

Quoted from Mikey_345

How many times… the bloke identifies players, probably to a specification given to him.

The manager and board sign them… or not as is applicable in our case

I’m sorry to question this statement but I can’t believe the HOR doesn’t have a more involved position that just identifying players . If hes making a professional judgement on whether a player is who we need , then he should be involved in the discussions as he tells the player why he’s shortlisted him and why he’s going to fit in ? Yeah the £ side is down to the CEO but that’s what she gets paid for . Just like HOR gets paid for finding the players the manager wants .

Quoted from Vance Warner

Not the time or the place to be so rational!

Perhaps other clubs tipped his agent the wink they would be in for him in the summer and the money required now to buy him would go to his wages instead? A gamble by him perhaps that they stick to that?