Breakfast menu today...

[bulmer1889]

Well done to the board and everyone else involved for three things: bringing new players in, not selling our best players and allowing FKB to feel superior to his fellow Blades. Sounds like he needed that.

Maybe he just got fed up of posters falling over themselves to tell us how the board were going to leave chris high and dry with sub standard players he didn't really want whilst selling all his best performers from under his nose on a daily basis,and thinks that some of them should just admit they got it spectacularly wrong,nowt wrong with that imo

[bulmer1889]

Not superior CD, just curious as to who of those that were happy to post heavily, predicting disaster before the window, (and all kinds of 'consequence stories' off the back of it)... because 'its typical United', might be prepared to give the directors and the management team a pat on the back for another successful and positive transfer window. Everyone is allowed to have an opinion, but I believe firmly that it should be checked for validity now and again.

This was posted whilst I was trying to write my post sometimes it takes me a while to get it online as usually have 3 or 4 other things to do at the same time

[FatherKnowsBest]

This was posted whilst I was trying to write my post sometimes it takes me a while to get it online as usually have 3 or 4 other things to do at the same time

Great minds think alike, as do fools...

Lets leave it at 'great'

[Ayamonteblade]

I had porridge thanks - with a couple of raspberries/blueberrys on it

[tomytony]

I had porridge thanks - with a couple of raspberries/blueberrys on it

Please don't blow any raspberries Aya, you don't want to be seen as being even a tiny bit critical.

Some on here think it's heresy to criticise. and fervent supplication should be the order of the day.

Just enjoy the bread and wine while it lasts.

[Carpe_diem]

Maybe he just got fed up of posters falling over themselves to tell us how the board were going to leave chris high and dry with sub standard players he didn't really want whilst selling all his best performers from under his nose on a daily basis,and thinks that some of them should just admit they got it spectacularly wrong,nowt wrong with that imo

Maybe. Although you'll notice that I've said well done to the board for strengthening and not selling the family silver. I have no issue with being wrong; in fact, when it's something like this, I'm delighted to be proved so. Difference is, I - unlike certain other supercilious posters on here - don't gloat when I'm right.

Also, as an aside, I don't think anyone had said that it was definitely going to be a disaster, just that previous experience had suggested that it wasn't worth creaming our pants over a successful window until the clock struck 11pm. I stand by that; we've been let down before. Thankfully we weren't this time, so well done to the board and to the management team for giving us a transfer window we can be happy with.

[GrayBlade]

This window has been anything but the norm regarding the 4 early incomings being exactly who Wilder wanted, and the fact we’ve not lost one of our better players is the icing on the cake.

However, whilst I’ve justifiably acknowledged this fine effort in my previous post, anybody who thinks some were wrong or even out of order to be concerned and fear the worst based on our previous transfer window experiences must have been living in cloud cuckoo land for most of this century.

[Blade for Life]

It is a huge step forward and yes well done for allowing CW to get his targets early. The last minute knife in the back, we usually get, never materialised so again money is being invested. However I think it is dangerous to ever become too satisfied and complacent. The next step for the board is to provide the kind of investment that puts us on a par with all the teams in the top 6. Incredible how far we have come in the last year but let’s keep pushing forward and make that gap wider.

[Longshortandtall]

It is a huge step forward and yes well done for allowing CW to get his targets early. The last minute knife in the back, we usually get, never materialised so again money is being invested. However I think it is dangerous to ever become too satisfied and complacent. The next step for the board is to provide the kind of investment that puts us on a par with all the teams in the top 6. Incredible how far we have come in the last year but let’s keep pushing forward and make that gap wider.

Step 1 no players sold, tick. Step 2 players got in early for once, tick. Step 3 - Where are we going to get investment from to take us to the next level ???

CW has made sure we haven't lost any and at last we managed to do our business early. So some progress but in the event we don't go up how are we going to get to the next level financially?

The current owners aren't billionaires and are covering ongoing costs and debt management with loans allowing for a modest playing budget in championship terms. That keeps our heads above water but not competitive at top end championship level. CW is not a miracle worker and will expect significant funds to mount a promotion challenge next season. His star will have risen in the football world if we get to the play offs or even a top 10 finish on one of the smallest budgets in the division. So how are the Board going to keep him motivated if offers come in for his services?

Based on the current financial model we seem to be operating to, unless significant investment comes in the Summer, the only way to generate cash for a bigger playing fund is to sell players. Some interesting challenges ahead over to you Kev. and the Prince.

[Ayamonteblade]

Please don't blow any raspberries Aya, you don't want to be seen as being even a tiny bit critical.

Some on here think it's heresy to criticise. and fervent supplication should be the order of the day.

Just enjoy the bread and wine while it lasts.

Where would this board be without a bit of criticism tho? We'd all be bored silly