This is The Baggie Man
Today is three months since the closure of the transfer window on 02 September.
During that window we obtained the services of these players:
Scott Sinclair Season Loan
Diego Lugano Free
Victor Anichebe £5.19m
Morgan Amalfitano Season Loan
Stephane Sessegnon £6.16m
Nicolas Anelka Free
Matej Vydra Season Loan
Source:
http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/west-bromwich-albion/transfers/verein_984_2013_default_default_alle_a_default.html
Question is….
Who is a hit;
who is a miss;
who needs their P45.
Is the jury still out on some?
Is Anichebe or Sess worth £5m plus ?
Should we buy Sinclair ?
Is Anelka deserving a P45 ?
Has Vydra been given a chance ?
Has ‘Alf’ gone off the boil after a great start ?
Is Lugano better off living on the Swiss lake ?
Is the future bright or are there clouds on the horizon ?
Top or Bottom half of the table come May ?
Who did we miss out on and who should we have bought ?
This was The Baggie Man
Summer Transfers - Hit or Miss ?
posted on 1/12/13
Scott Sinclair------ Jury Out
Diego Lugano-------Pack your case Diego
Victor Anichebe £5.19m-------Miss
Morgan Amalfitano-------Jury Out
Stephane Sessegnon------Jury Out (Can't score !)
Nicolas Anelka------Defo P45 material
Matej Vydra-----Needs a run in team
Bottom Half finish methinks
Cloudy but silver lining
Broke the bank and gone for Rom
posted on 1/12/13
Question is….
Who is a hit; - For me Sessegnon and Amalfitano have added so much to our squad. Sinclair will be massive when he finally regains fitness. I also am in the minority that thinks Anichebe will do really well for us when in the team
who is a miss; - Anelka hasn't looked brilliant but could still play a part. Goran Popov who we got on loan has been awful though.
who needs their P45. - Popov
Is the jury still out on some? - Vydra (not played), Lugano (not played), Anelka (iffy form)
Is Anichebe or Sess worth £5m plus ? Sess deffo is. He'd be worth 10+ if he could finish. Anichebe actually cost £3M that could rise to 6 based on apps, goals etc etc...he obviously has some way to go to show he's worth that but I genuinely believe a fully fit, on form Vic...is a beast!
Should we buy Sinclair ? - Yes. The Swansea Sinclair would add so much to our team. Hopefully he can return to that form with us.
Is Anelka deserving a P45 ? - let's see how the rest of this season pans out.
Has Vydra been given a chance ? - erm....no.
Has ‘Alf’ gone off the boil after a great start ? - he looks a little tired. Still one of our better performers. Is not helped by the 'long ball' we've started playing.
Is Lugano better off living on the Swiss lake ? - captain of Uraguay. He's no mug!
Is the future bright or are there clouds on the horizon ? - Bright!
Top or Bottom half of the table come May ? (9th/10th/11th or 12th)
Who did we miss out on and who should we have bought ? I think we were always going to miss Lukaku.
posted on 1/12/13
9th/10th/11th or 12th ?
Nothin' like sittin' on the fence JH !!!
posted on 1/12/13
We're in that region....
Mid table team with mid table players.
We'd of died to be in this position during our 'yoyo' years....but now we're here boredem sets in and expectation level grows.
Some of our fans need to remember we're still one of the lowest spending, smallest clubs in this league.
posted on 1/12/13
Scott Sinclair Season Loan - MISS
Diego Lugano Free - MISS
Victor Anichebe £5.19m - HIT
Morgan Amalfitano Season Loan - HIT
Stephane Sessegnon £6.16m - HIT
Nicolas Anelka Free - MISS
Matej Vydra Season Loan - MISS
posted on 2/12/13
Great post Baggie Man
My views as follows:
Scott Sinclair = JURY OUT (not really played)
Diego Lugano = MISS
Victor Anichebe = P45 please (even if it means writing off £5m)
Morgan Amalfitano = HUGE HIT
Stephane Sessegnon = HIT
Nicolas Anelka = P45 please
Matej Vydra = JURY OUT (not really played)
Is Anichebe or Sess worth £5m plus ? MASSIVE NO / DEFINITE YES
Should we buy Sinclair ? YES, BUT NOT MORE THAN £3M
Is Anelka deserving a P45 ? YES. PACK HIM OFF NOW
Has Vydra been given a chance ? NO, AND HE SHOULD BE
Has ‘Alf’ gone off the boil after a great start ? NO, HE STILL LOOKS GREAT
Is Lugano better off living on the Swiss lake ? YES. AWFUL SIGNING
Is the future bright or are there clouds on the horizon ? CLOUDS, DARK CLOUDS. BLACK CLOUDS. HURRICANES AND APOCALYPTIC WEATHER.
Top or Bottom half of the table come May ? BOTTOM HALF, MAYBE 15TH
Who did we miss out on and who should we have bought ? EVERTON USED THE ANICHEBE FEE AND WAGES TO PAY FOR LUKAKU...HUGE MISTAKE FROM JP THERE. LOIC REMY SHOULD HAVE BEEN A TARGET TOO. JORDAN RHODES AS OUR NEXT SIGNING PLEASE.
posted on 2/12/13
Scott Sinclair Season Loan - JURY OUT (BARELY PLAYED)
Diego Lugano Free - JURY OUT (NOT PLAYED SO HOW CAN WE JUDGE?)
Victor Anichebe £5.19m - MISS (HE'S AFRAID TO EVEN SHOOT AT GOAL)
Morgan Amalfitano Season Loan - HIT
Stephane Sessegnon £6.16m - HIT
Nicolas Anelka Free - JURY OUT (MUCH BETTER THAN ANICHEBE SO FAR AND COST NOTHING)
Matej Vydra Season Loan - JURY OUT (INJURED MOST OF TIME)
posted on 2/12/13
Is Anichebe or Sess worth £5m plus?....Sess will be. Not been great for the last 2 games but that is more to do with neck ache.
Should we buy Sinclair?...100%. Will be excellent as soon as he can get some game time...
Is Anelka deserving a P45?...He is deserving of a place on the bench..no more!
Has Vydra been given a chance?...No!
Has ‘Alf’ gone off the boil after a great start?...'Alf' is in that 'transition' period that foreign players go through getting used to English football. I hope he plays through it as he is a star...
Is Lugano better off living on the Swiss lake?...Who?
Is the future bright or are there clouds on the horizon?..Depressing question. Is the future bright for anyone outside of the top 5?
Top or Bottom half of the table come May?...Middle...
Who did we miss out on and who should we have bought?...Nobody. We're fine...
posted on 3/12/13
Everton have paid £5 million to have Romelu Lukaku on loan for one season only. Is that worth it?
posted on 3/12/13
I believe it is Aries. 17 goals last season for us, 8 already is it for Everton? Extrapolate that to the end of the season, something like 20-23 goals? For us maybe 17 plus a couple.
What are we getting for the £3m we spent on Anichebe, plus his £35k a week wages, plus the potential £3m in add-ons? Diddly squat.
We spent £6m on Sessegnon, £3m on Anichebe, loan fees for Amalfitano, Popov and Sinclair (£4m total?), plus signing on fees and huge wages for Lugano and Anelka.
I'd rather have given Chelsea £20m for Lukaku, with a repurchase option after two seasons for £25m, and a release clause for another big club after two years at £30m. £75k a week, promise him big signings (say Amalfitano on a perm deal + Loic Remy before his Newcastle move + a big midfielder).
Instead of the toot we did sign.