Where does signing McNair fit into this narrative?"Yedlin? He could have signed him if he wanted..." So he signed a right-back for £500,000 with no experience of senior football. I'm sure that would have been his first choice. Short obviously was massively restricting funds until the last-minute N'Dong buy. But anyway, we don't want to spend £5 million on a right-back, don't be ridiculous.
He's played in midfield. Love has played at RB and has failed to displace Jones who himself was displaced by Yedlin, so he clearly isn't good enough yet and wasn't what we needed. But what do you realistically expect a manager to do with £500,000? There aren't many PL players knocking about for that these days, and that's obviously where we want to be. (To be honest McNair fits in quite well. He's played in M'Vila's position and was cheaper and is on lower wages.)
Yes exactly a waste of money.
Because the owner refused to pay decent money money and wages for decent players and demanded we buy cheap 'ones for the future', (so to speak), despite the fact it was literally the last thing we needed. Of course it was going to go wrong.
The owner doesn't choose the players though, I think the lack of time and scouting are more to blame, but bringing 13 players who are not up to it is inept.
stop blaming the owner for the manager choosing to buy shit players, you f***ing bellend
He does set the budgets and clearly has influence because he appointed Moyes, but it's hard to argue with that for a certain extent. The lack of scouting really does us no favours. I think it's biggest problem actually.
I've grown tired of this £30 million talk to be honest. You mention something like M'Vila and people say 'well we're not paying this £13.6m up front man ect.' and people just seem to say it when it's convenient. So it seems like a slightly unfair rod on Moyes' back. N'Dong tbf has been one of our better players this year as well, though I find it strange we decided to blow our transfer record at the last minute of the window (could the club not have sanctioned it earliear?). McNair was in the team as well unbelievably, showing how we poor are (which certainly can't all be placed on Moyes) and Love started the season in the team
so I honestly think the plan was for him to seriously compete for a place. 
He does set the budgets and clearly has influence because he appointed Moyes, but it's hard to argue with that for a certain extent. The lack of scouting really does us no favours. I think it's biggest problem actually.
Come on now. Being restricted to buying them, maybe.
I've grown tired of this £30 million talk to be honest. You mention something like M'Vila and people say 'well we're not paying this £13.6m up front man ect.' and people just seem to say it when it's convenient. So it seems like a slightly unfair rod on Moyes' back. N'Dong tbf has been one of our better players this year as well, though I find it strange we decided to blow our transfer record at the last minute of the window (could the club not have sanctioned it earliear?). McNair was in the team as well unbelievably, showing how we poor are (which certainly can't all be placed on Moyes) and Love started the season in the team
Oviedo I think will be a good signing. This place was delighted when we sold PVA for £9m. I was less enamored but could accept it because we found a cheaper replacement. Gibson I agree has been a poor signing but again you have to look at the scouting of the club, and the Chairman has been here a lot longer than the manager so I feel he has to take most of the buck for that (as well as being the man in charge).
Short has been here a while and has failed to build up the infrastructure of the club, I think it is to deny that he has completely failed in terms of ensuring the club has consistent and organised systems in place so the players, managers and the club as a whole can succeed.
True.Especially that one on the corner of their six yard box that went across goal instead of into it
Complete and utter speculation.
You utter bastard,I've traveled this thread looking for a mention of the man and 3 posts from the end you stole my thunder!hope ya next shits a hedgehog
