Quote Originally Posted by IBK View Post
I actually agree with a lot of what you're saying here. But like HCZ my view is that if there is a criticism to make over our transfer business it is more pertinent to look at last Summer rather than this January - which tends to be a transfer season for panic buys rather than proper squad planning. I think the truth is that back in the Summer, the club was not expecting to be in a title race. The real disappointment of Mudryk was that he did not fit into the panic buy category, but did we bungle this? I don't really think so. At this point the 'bungle' won't be failing to break the bank on a largely untested player, it will be not having a Plan B to strengthen the squad sensibly to at least try to capitalise on where we find ourselves. I'll reserve judgment on this point until the end of the window.
Let me make this clear, I wanted Mudryk because I believed in the club's assessment that he is an exceptional player and could take us further for years to come.

Not once did I indicate that the Mudryk signing meant we would win the league or he would be able to play every position on the field including Partey's.

However, the unusual deal for a soon to be world class player, suggested to me that my club was ready to push on, and leave their comfort zone and do what it takes to mix with the big boys "PERMANENTLY". Buying talented players you don't seem to need now is what big clubs have done for ages and evidence shows it does workout. Lets not forget the reality that 2 of our star wingers have just one year left in the club and we are struggling to get them to extend.

Anyway, thats what Mudryk meant and the manner by which he went to a direct rival only makes the annoyance worse.

But back to what we all agree on, our squad is wafer thin and IMO one injury away from being totally average. Strengthening the squad with every opportunity we get is a no brainer and I struggle to see what exactly there is to argue about on this fact.