Transfer window

What does everyone think about the window with the benefit of 6 weeks of hindsight?

Lloyds and Emmanuel have turned out to be excellent signings that we wouldn't want to be without for the rest of the season.  To have two signings that genuinely add to the squad is a decent outcome - no transfer window results in 100% success.

I honestly can barely remember who else we signed so had to look them up.  Dickson-Peters - not really needed if we have a fit squad.  Gallacher - likewise.   O'Neill - a bit average.  I can't see any of these being on our list of people we'd try to keep come the end of the season.

I think O’Neil might be a fair bit better than we’ve seen.

Gallacher was solid and showed promise at Northampton

I suspect we would have seen more of him if he wasn’t injured

Makes frig all difference if we’re waiting around for other chess pieces to move until the last few hours of the window again.

I’d sooner us take a bit of a hit in paying fees/slightly over the odds to get business done and dusted in the first few weeks and then spend the summer getting sorted, rather than waiting until the 10:50pm on 31st August hoping for a unicorn to drop into our laps.

Apparently all the money from the cup run will go on the playing budget so perhaps we can afford the better players we crave (assuming they want to come!)

Emmanuel and Lloyd in particular look like astute bits of business, but I struggle to rate our January business as good because all of them are gone at the end of the season. Lloyd and Emmanuel through the door early in the summer would be a fantastic start.

I have a feeling Hunt will move on in the summer.

Quoted from jamesgtfc

Emmanuel and Lloyd in particular look like astute bits of business, but I struggle to rate our January business as good because all of them are gone at the end of the season. Lloyd and Emmanuel through the door early in the summer would be a fantastic start.

I have a feeling Hunt will move on in the summer.

Not sure Hunt will move on, he signed a three year contract and, as others have pointed out, still very inexperienced for his age when compared to someone like  Clifton. Hopefully we recruit some better players and this will allow Hunt to prosper as he certainly has the ability.

Lloyd has certainly given us something different up front and is a real trier who has finished well when given the opportunity and it would be great if he could add some tap ins to this as we don’t score enough goals inside the six yard box.

Must be on my own re Emmanuel as whilst he clearly is a good player with great attacking attributes I think he needs to get more involved in games and I would like to see him come off the line occasionally and give us another body in midfield. Certainly wouldn’t be against signing him permanently but that appears unlikely.

Not seen Gallagher so can’t comment and the rest of January signings just haven’t had sufficient game time to judge them on.

I loved the last window, loads of supporters saying we should sign this player or that player without only seeing them play against Town at best, and we didn’t sign any of them.

Then we had the Hurst is stubborn and needs to try harder brigade.

Add to the Hurst is tight and the owners were bull sh1tting on the budget available chatter.

The almost suicidal response from some about us not signing Dallas or a know striker.

The Jan window is just an exercise created by the market and authorities to move money around and get a few big money/news moves going, it makes no sense unless you’re an agent of course.

Lloyd and Emanuel have made a difference, many players who move throughout the game in January don’t so I reckon we’ve done ok to date out of it.

I think the main thing to come out of the transfer window was what's happened after - Lloyd and Emmanuel becoming mainstays and others hardly getting a look in is a clear message that if you come here and apply yourself in the right way you'll get rewarded with playing time (see the development of Khouri too for that matter).

If you're a player considering a move to town in the summer or as a loan deal next season it's clear that you won't just be making up the numbers as long as you're good enough/work hard enough.  I personally think that should help keep the prima-donnas and the workshy away and help to attract the kind of players we want/need.

I find it strange that Morris is getting picked over Hunt.
I think Hunt really does have potential to play higher, and will play a bigger part next season

The season feels done and dusted barring the cup, so i think it's a big few weeks for many to make a mark on the team