BigTime wrote:Yes on the face of it he seems a good fit for loan. However only so far we can paper over our recruitment failings.
The numbers don't make pretty reading. We may be about to play our fourth loan of the season. In contrast we have played just three new permanent faces this season; Bassett, Natoli and Stock. That's the grand total of the successful recruitment.
On 1st November Eccles said "“We’re close to striking deals with several players currently playing in the World Cup, We’re hopeful we’ll be in a position to have those names announced in December.”
On 10th January: Eccles expressed the importance of recruiting the correct calibre of player, adding that he will not be rushed into signing players simply to make up the numbers. Conversations are being held daily and he hopes to confirm some new recruits later this month. “We’re having conversations every day,” said Eccles. “We did miss out on a few names, but we’re making progress on bringing in some more bodies."
Since mid October there has been
ONE new signing that has made the team; Ethan Natoli. That's three and a half months. Most of the off season plus the first month of the new season. It's fair to say they certainly haven't "rushed into signing players" !