govanblue 16,847 Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 I'm getting bored with all the doom-harbingers and panic-merchants bemoaning our lack of transfer activity, so I've done a quick Wiki search and here's what I've established:Of our current squad (excluding youth signings and January signings) every single player was signed at a later date than June.here's the dates:Papac – 31/08/06Broadfoot – 01/07/07McCulloch – 11/07/07Edu – 17/08/08Davis – 21/08/08 (after 6 month loan 31/01/08)Naismith – 31/08/07 (19 seconds before the end of the window!)Whittaker – 01/08/07Jelavic – 20/08/10Beattie – 13/08/10Bougherra – 31/07/08So that clearly shows (to me at least) that the later in the transfer season that we sign someone, the bigger the contribution he makes! [Edit: Apart from Beattie, of course]So come on Ally, slow down!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 11,453 Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Early start to the season, and the fact that we've publically confirmed our interest in a number of players and they've all either gone somewhere else or deals look unlikely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLawMan 6,240 Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 With the exception of last season, all of the players mentioned were signed to compliment and improve a bigger squad though.You cant really compare our current situation to that of 2007 or 2008.And thats not withstanding that the league kicks off something like 2 or 3 weeks earlier this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonhillbear 58 Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 how many of those seasons did we have an early start to the league?And did it not take a defeat to Kaunas that forced our hand? That's what we need to avoid.People can think up as many excuses as they want but we've publicly admitted our interest in 5-6 players, and signed 0. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordo 33 Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 This season starts too early for those dates to be of any use to us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernLights 2,529 Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Transfer window opens July 1st. Captain Kirk may have been approached before then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisburn Rangers 254 Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 we fucked about with davis and we were out of the champions league b4 we signed him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisburn Rangers 254 Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 double post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rangers_1993 68 Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 a few average players have turned us down no big deal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirWalterSmithLegend 206 Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Our need for squad imporvement has never been greater. I dont remember us ever going into pre season with 12/13 senior players. Previous dates and transfers from history mean nothing TODAY. Its all about the here and now. Waiting until the middle to end of August is no good this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueCafu 3 Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 I'm getting bored with all the doom-harbingers and panic-merchants bemoaning our lack of transfer activity, so I've done a quick Wiki search and here's what I've established:Of our current squad (excluding youth signings and January signings) every single player was signed at a later date than June.here's the dates:Papac – 31/08/06Broadfoot – 01/07/07McCulloch – 11/07/07Edu – 17/08/08Davis – 21/08/08 (after 6 month loan 31/01/08)Naismith – 31/08/07 (19 seconds before the end of the window!)Whittaker – 01/08/07Jelavic – 20/08/10Beattie – 13/08/10Bougherra – 31/07/08So that clearly shows (to me at least) that the later in the transfer season that we sign someone, the bigger the contribution he makes! [Edit: Apart from Beattie, of course]So come on Ally, slow down!!!!Good work. Made me feel a bit better about things anyway and im sure some other readers will agree. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonhillbear 58 Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 So you'd be able going into the first SPL game and CL qualifier with only 2 new signings based on this great find?Time people stopped being so fickle and realised that we need new players as soon as possible Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrFunke 401 Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Good work. Made me feel a bit better about things anyway and im sure some other readers will agree.you realise the league starts several weeks earlier this season? training started back today, pre-season about to go ahead aswell. less than 4 weeks till first league game Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
boor 3 Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 i think i speak for alot of fans by saying that we would prefer to get players in now since our squad is so wafer thin. it would be better to get new players involved in a good share of pre season so that we give ourselves a better chance of a good start to the season, especially since it starts in less than a months time. i can agree with you that the way things have gone in the past, we are more likely to be making last minute deals but i was hoping with CW's new backroom team, deals would be done more efficiently. all this takeover has done is raise the fans expectations and rightly so. i hope we break the late transfer habbit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueCafu 3 Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 you realise the league starts several weeks earlier this season? training started back today, pre-season about to go ahead aswell. less than 4 weeks till first league gameYes I understand but I trust Ally to have a bigger list of targets than the ones that have been made public. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric_Caldow 60 Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 a few average players have turned us down no big dealThis No cunt had ever heard of Neil Danns or Tomar Hemed until we showed some interest but to listen to some on here you'd think we missed out on Messi and Ibrahimovich. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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