I’d have loved that, but our transfer business has made that a no-go. Whether it was the decision of Moore, or he had his hands tied, we’ve gone very short-term with our recruitment yet again. Fail to get promoted this season and we’re in a mess, Gayle and Barnes won’t be here next season and almost all of the current squad will be 29+ years old or released.
It’s not like we’ve signed a bunch of kids and we’re relying on our academy graduates, where it’s obvious that we’re trying to build something and the fans can get behind a longer-term project. The club’s recruitment screams they want instant results, so that’s what I’m looking for. If Moore doesn’t get us promoted he’s failed.
As much as people will cite this as more negativity, you are 100% right.
All of the sunmer decisions and everything Moore has done so far screams short term.
From our signings to our squad selections and our decisions to keep 5 under 22's in our reserves rather than loaning them out, no decision so far has been taken with a view to the following seasons and future planning.
Moore needs instant success this year or we will be in trouble.
Now in Moore's defence, he has us 1 point off the top after a quarter of the season and ahead of both of the relegated teams. He also got it spot on with the Gayle and Rondon swap (I hold my hands up as having doubts about that deal but he was 100% right).
The players he has brought in for this season's challenge are exactly what we need to make an instant return, butnif he fails we can't use the excuse of "we can't judge until he has had time to shape the squad" because his decision hasn't been to build a project. We have gone down the Stoke route and not the Swansea route (albeit Moore has done it so much better that Rowett so far while playing better football).