Yep

The idea of signing 3 or 4 players in the £8m - £10m bracket that would completely change our style and be effective in the prem was the only option, but also nigh on impossible to achieve.

The only possible alternative would have been trying to directly replace Buendia, which would have been impossible, and inevitably we would have signed someone not as good for similar money. We already knew that even with Buendia, we’d be relegated (as we were the last time), so we’d have no chance with a lesser alternative.

Long winded way of agreeing with you. Our budget constrains us, it leaves no margin for recruitment errors. Transfers are inherently risky, loads don’t work out, expecting us to get every single one right is unrealistic. Could Webber’s signings have been better? Absolutely.

Posted By: SimonOTBC on November 7th 2023 at 10:20:51

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Why are the club so incompetently focused on fighting the last war?! (NCFC) - Kangol Canary, Nov 7, 07:56:27
- Sacked Farke far too late (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Nov 7, 08:13:33
  - Might have stayed up if we sacked Hughton sooner (NCFC) - SCC 28, Nov 7, 10:23:51
  - And Hughton too early (NCFC) - Lentil Weaver, Nov 7, 09:47:59
  - Farke is obviously a good coach, but he could (NCFC) - jamesward, Nov 7, 08:24:49
    - Emi hasn’t payed since august (n/m) (NCFC) - Augustus Pablo, Nov 7, 09:24:20
      - ACL innit (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Nov 7, 10:24:48
    - Emi really was pivotal to us (NCFC) - SCC 28, Nov 7, 08:27:40
      - If he was so pivotal (which he obviously was) (NCFC) - Flying_canary, Nov 7, 08:49:46
        
        Farke changed system... went to 4-3-3 and we were even worse! (n/m) (NCFC) - JD3, Nov 7, 08:58:46
        
        Wagner did change system (NCFC) - jamesward, Nov 7, 08:51:31
        
        Well, actually, 4-4-2 did work at the start of the season (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Nov 7, 08:52:00
        
        Think 4-4-2 would work best with this group of players (NCFC) - Flying_canary, Nov 7, 09:10:07
        
        If you read the Pink Un tactics bod then the problem at the moment is that the tactics are (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Nov 7, 09:40:59
        
        And Sara playing as a CDM for large chunks of the Blackburn game. Wtf (n/m) (NCFC) - Augustus Pablo, Nov 7, 09:57:53
      - How do you replace him though? (NCFC) - jamesward, Nov 7, 08:33:41
        
        By adopting a different style with a different type of player? (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Nov 7, 08:42:50
        
        Needed a different head coach for a new style (NCFC) - jamesward, Nov 7, 08:49:40
        
        Maybe, but not necessarily (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Nov 7, 09:08:09
        
        Burnley have spend over 100m on 14 players. They are on 4 points from 11 (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Nov 7, 09:42:40
        
        Yes, their recruitment was odd though (NCFC) - jamesward, Nov 7, 10:25:51
        
        Sounds familiar! (n/m) (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Nov 7, 11:31:15
        
        Yep (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Nov 7, 10:20:51
    - It’s a marathon not a sprint (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, Nov 7, 08:27:22
      - They may well catch them (NCFC) - jamesward, Nov 7, 08:31:41
- Afraid I don’t agree, I’d rather hang on to DW until a better replacement is signed. (NCFC) - Augustus Pablo, Nov 7, 08:10:40
  - Jumbo’s Garrrrrry loves a Brazilian (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 7, 09:28:35
    - He do a bit. (n/m) (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, Nov 7, 09:44:15
- Two words that kind of throw your argument out the window (NCFC) - Yellalee, Nov 7, 07:59:50

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