Couldn't agree more. Of course they'll be duds along the way but in the main we've secured some great deals over the last few years. The only blot in his copy book atm is not finding us another RB. It's been a clear need for a long time now and Ferguson with all the optimism in the world just won't be it.

Sigh. All you've done is point out the ones that haven't gone so well, while completely disregarding my point about the ones that have been outstanding buys. And even then, I'm not sure you're being entirely fair.

Sorloth - a Norwegian international who's now scoring freely for Villareal in La Liga. There's clearer a decent player there. Not Dougie's fault he didn't make the most of his time here.

Jach - yep, fair. A dud, by all accounts.

Ahamada - way too early to make a call either way.

Batshuayi - again, a Belgium international who played for Chelsea, brought in on loan to help our strike force. Scored 8 in about 30 games. Not great. But hardly a dud on loan.

Wickham - a torrid time with injuries. But everytime he pulled on the red and blue, he impressed. Hard to blame Dougie for injuries.

Fergusson - see above.

Rakip - can't remember much, to be honest.

Meyer - fair enough, a dud. But remember how excited everyone was when we signed him? Seemed to have all the goods...but just never displayed them.

Ward & Clyne - valuable squad members. An extra year extension was the right call for both.

Tompkins - been a massive player for us in the past. Hardly a dud. Agree, probably past his best and should be moved on after this season.

Henderson - agree, it's a weird one. But could prove to be a masterstroke. Who knows. Too early to tell.

And you act like Dougie is unaware of our need for a stronger right back and striker. As if he is going to wake up one morning and say, "you know what, Ward is getting on a bit these days, maybe I should consider RB cover." Behave. Just because we need something, doesn't mean it's easy to get it done.

But not necessarily ones that fit the profile of what we need.

Look, ultimately I don't know the ins and outs. Neither do you. But I fail to believe that nobodies like us are sitting here on our keyboard thinking of things that Dougie himself hasn't thought of yet. There's no way we have identified the need for a striker that scores, while Dougie's sitting there going...we're scoring for fun.

How do you work that one out? He's certainly taken a lot out.

40m is nothing in football world today and if 20m is too much this shows again the club is not being run correctly.

Franca could end up being very good business I don't see us making a loss on the deal but the thing about it I am not happy about is what is the point bringing him here to not even be used.

If we want to develop he needs to play meaning it would have made more sense to loan back or find another club to take him on loan.

I look at transfers other clubs had done with the likes of Ward Prowse costing only 30m he would have been great player.

The majors issues are we have for multi years needed replacements for important areas and they resign old timers again.

Left back
Right back
left winger

those 3 are a must and we got 0

People go on about strikers which is hardly player to find plus you could have best striker in world without service or playing to strengths they wont do much.

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