Who recruited these player's, Sam or Dowling?
Both.
Dowling has has to negotiate the deals and for that he deserves praise as the transfer window has undoubtedly improved the side.
I think the change of approach was largely caused by not only Allardyce but the lack of funds available to us. If he was pursued the domestic market then we’re not getting much in return.
Our search for a forward always had a continental approach given the links from when the window started. We’re fortunate we ended up with Yokuslu as Choudhury was the initial target. Based on what I’ve seen so far I think we’ve ended up being better off.
I don’t think we will truly know whether these were Allardyce signings but it’s safe to say that nothing Dowling has done at this football club previously suggests he is well versed in the continental markets and therefore it leads me to believe that it was largely Allardyce and agent driven.