I have to say I'm personally very disappointed with how the transfer window has panned out.
I wasn't too critical of the club as I genuinely felt we would sign the "top quality" players we had been looking for, hence why we waited all Summer.
Let's be honest Nyom and Hal Robson Kanu could have been signed last month. With HRK as a 4th choice striker I wouldn't have moaned, but where is the "quality" to support Rondon?
People may argue shifting Berahino has hampered us, but he's on £15,000 a week, and we shouldn't be reliant on moving players to sign them. Without even the takeover and money we've saved by releasing players and selling them. I can't quite fathom what has happened.
Considering we released Anichebe and Sessegnon and saved around £100,000 in wages per week, I would be interested to know what budget (%) we have spent in this window. Clearly we have not spent what we have.
Add into this we sold Chester, Gamoba, Lambert (around circa £8-10m) and released there wages in addition to Pocognoli.
Also what happened to our second domestic loan? Questions that should be asked by the local journalists.
There needs to be clear lines of communication now the window has closed. If the takeover hasn't officially gone through and is still to be ratified by the Financial Conduct Authority, surely we as supporters would appreciate and respect honesty? Is this why we have only spent £21m in transfer fees, plus a loan fee of around £1m and a signing on fee of £1-2m.
Money brought in would be in region of around £10-11m. A very simplistic way of looking at it (and I may well be wrong) but that represents around a £12m NET Spend.
My only other conclusion is that the board doesn't trust Pulis, as he prefers British based players as opposed to the foreign markets. We've managed to shift on the "dead wood" with only McManaman remaining who Pulis doesn't seem to trust.
Maybe there view is let's grin and bear this season - survive and take stock? As any other manager would struggle with the tools Pulis has been given. We've not sacked him but neither backed him, as if the cynic in me thinks - did we want him to walk?
But then IF we do survive - we will have a massive rebuilding job to do in Summer 2017. Olsson, McAuley, Gardner and Berahino are in there last years currently.
The midfield overall still lacks athleticism, guile and pace.
I personally won't judge the new owner until the deal is ratified.
