Oh absolutely. I've been in that camp for a long time.
There is no such thing as established in the prem as even Everton and Leicester are trying to prove this year. And if if you are, then its crap anyway most of the time.
On Brentford...I was having a curious nose at their signings few days ago and they had an absolute belting window in the summer of the season before they went up, the season they lost in the playoffs. That season they picked up Mbeumbo (6m) Jannson (6m) Jensen (3.8m), Nörgaard (3.5m), Raya (3.35m!) and Pinnock (3.35m) plus a few others. They still spent 35m in total but this was matched with sales (Maupey etc) and many of those players made the step up to the prem and were part of a settled side that got promoted.
The following season they signed Toney and got promoted with a settled side. In the prem they signed 3 10M type players but unlike hours they've all settled into the prem fairly well: Ajer, Wissa and Onyeka.
Posted By: Knitted Jesus on April 20th 2023 at 12:43:13
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- is this, objectively, our worst set of transfers in a season? (NCFC) - megson, Apr 20, 09:40:20
- I think our loan signings have been by far the worst. (NCFC) - usacanary, Apr 20, 17:22:31
- Cost vs capability though, Wildschut must be up there. Ricky was just (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Apr 20, 13:06:26
- Jason Jarrett, Andy Hughes, Peter Thorne, Matthieu Louis-Jean (NCFC) - Adster, Apr 20, 12:39:04
- They're were underwhelming but cost wise, not too much. (n/m) (NCFC) - Trent_Canary, Apr 20, 14:36:53
- It was our first season after relegation so they were supposed to get us up. (NCFC) - Adster, Apr 20, 15:05:47
- That's a really good point, was another key set of signings that went wrong. (NCFC) - megson, Apr 20, 15:16:43
- Yep, it’s nothing new! (n/m) (NCFC) - Adster, Apr 20, 15:54:36
- That's a really good point, was another key set of signings that went wrong. (NCFC) - megson, Apr 20, 15:16:43
- At the time people believed Thorne was crippling Norwich financially (n/m) (NCFC) - Lentil Weaver, Apr 20, 14:39:21
- It was our first season after relegation so they were supposed to get us up. (NCFC) - Adster, Apr 20, 15:05:47
- They're were underwhelming but cost wise, not too much. (n/m) (NCFC) - Trent_Canary, Apr 20, 14:36:53
- Yes.set being the operative word imo,individually they're decent players (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 20, 12:31:01
- Yeah... (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Apr 20, 11:59:52
- It’s a Webber signing so best to assume they’re shite. (n/m) (NCFC) - thirsty work, Apr 20, 11:39:38
- I think it is fair to say that we have had terrible signings before Webber's era (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Apr 20, 10:53:15
- The Ricky van wolf window (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Apr 20, 12:12:08
- Oh absolutely. I've been in that camp for a long time. (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Apr 20, 12:43:13
- I hate that term too, its an absolute myth, there are clubs in champs and Lg1 that have (NCFC) - megson, Apr 20, 12:26:17
- Fair points (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Apr 20, 11:43:02
- We spent £8m on Wildschutt? (NCFC) - Poirot, Apr 20, 11:40:44
- That's a good shout, Naismith was a truly dreadful signing (NCFC) - megson, Apr 20, 11:03:21
- The Ricky van wolf window (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Apr 20, 12:12:08
- In pissing money up the wall terms, yes (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Apr 20, 10:01:35
- Financially I'd say so, Worthy's post prem swoops were dodgy (NCFC) - inutero, Apr 20, 10:00:23
- Julien Brellier, who came with his own flag. (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Apr 20, 11:32:07
- But not the talent to match the size of the flag....... (NCFC) - usacanary, Apr 20, 17:18:26
- His main talent appeared to be hacking the opposition, that was about it. (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Apr 20, 19:23:27
- That was a Peter Grant one hint it buh (n/m) (NCFC) - inutero, Apr 20, 14:25:21
- Ah yes, with his scottish club limks (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Apr 20, 15:49:32
- But not the talent to match the size of the flag....... (NCFC) - usacanary, Apr 20, 17:18:26
- Julien Brellier, who came with his own flag. (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Apr 20, 11:32:07
- We aren’t used to having money. It’s like lottery winners blowing it on gold plated Greggs (n/m) (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Apr 20, 09:45:24
- ^^ Michael Carrol ^^ (n/m) (NCFC) - Captain Bligh, Apr 20, 11:12:21
- Is a fine example, yes (n/m) (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Apr 20, 11:34:55
- ^^ Michael Carrol ^^ (n/m) (NCFC) - Captain Bligh, Apr 20, 11:12:21
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