The posts on here slagging Dowling off whilst the transfer window is still open are pathetic. Last summer was an unmitigated success which led to promotion. This summer the recruitment is still ongoing. The earliest time to judge is once the window has closed (arguably through once the players in have succeeded or failed months later). Albeit the pro's and con's of whoever we have signed will need to be weighed up against our budget - which media reports have put at a pittance. All of the posts above slagging of our recruitment mid transfer window are are beyond an embarrassment.
I'm sorry, but I can't leave this one alone. Last Summer was not an unmitigated success:
Zohore - poor signing
Ajayi - decent first season
Furlong - in and out the team, still potential
Sawyers - decent first season, looks lacking at this level for his position
Austin - obviously shot-it, which people on this forum called before the transfer went through
Al-Habsi - didn't play
Grosicki - decent player, hasn't had a run yet
Peltier - what's the point of this one again?
Krovinovic - Bilic signing, decent but didn't make a position his own
Diangana - good season, came through Bilic's Hammers contacts
Pereira - good season, again seems to have come from Bilic
Willock - waste of time
Robinson - good initially, poor after the restart
Just because we got promotion doesn't mean everything was fine.