Originally Posted by
lbj
It's rediculous to suggest Douglas didn't negotiate the deal and TS didn't sanction it !
But this is a layer cake situation !
At this very time - we needed players in quick ! And the "best ones had gone" !
Why - because half the squad had been culled by NW
We know all this.....so with NW / PD / TS and AS all involved....that's as it should be....at that time who was left to bring in ( on a FREE ) - I don't know - you don't know but we were desparately short of players putting DB's agents in the driving seat....that was not Stubbs fault at all and he was right about not wasting money on Bradshaw and Gregory .
Ward went onto score 1 / 2 for the opening 12 / 13 matches....we had Yates and JCH coming back from injury so Stubbs didn't waste money on anyone we didn't need and / or was no better than we had !
The responsibility for DB's lack of matches was the responsibility of KJ & PW....after AS went and DB's wages were the responsibility of gross mismanagement of all things pre-season - NW procrastination - and TS waiting!
Time pressure is an agents dream and we were out-negotiated....end off !