All mouth and no trousers?

Quoted from ska face

I think people would be more enthused if there were a few more noises coming out of the club. Not to say that’s the right thing to do, but we’ve gone nearly 2 weeks without a signing (only Crocombe in since Revan), and before that it was Grant in early July.

Half the new signings are injured, along with the likes of Scannell who many had high hopes for. Typical of Hurst that even rumours have dried up, not even a whisper coming out of the club at the minute. There’s probably plenty going on behind the scenes, but it’s frustrating at the minute when all you’ve got is the Amond/Bogle/Vernam stuff that we’ve had every transfer window for about 5 years.

I agree with you as regards the painful nature of trapsing over the same old remours.

That being said, I'd rather a title-challenging squad was being assembled behind the scenes over bells and whistles surrounding the signings of other clubs.

We have to trust Hurst is working on some solid signings, to be fair we have no evidence to the contrary seeing as this is his first window under the new regime!

Quoted from ska face

I think people would be more enthused if there were a few more noises coming out of the club. Not to say that’s the right thing to do, but we’ve gone nearly 2 weeks without a signing (only Crocombe in since Revan), and before that it was Grant in early July.

Half the new signings are injured, along with the likes of Scannell who many had high hopes for. Typical of Hurst that even rumours have dried up, not even a whisper coming out of the club at the minute. There’s probably plenty going on behind the scenes, but it’s frustrating at the minute when all you’ve got is the Amond/Bogle/Vernam stuff that we’ve had every transfer window for about 5 years.

Agree partly with this.

But pretty much every season the usual BS from the club was ‘we are close to that marquee signing (usually a striker) that will make the hairs on you neck stand up. But confidentiality means we can’t name him’  
Amazingly enough, said target turned us down at the last moment. Every fking season.   So I don’t actually miss that.

But we all know we are still a couple of players short. And yes, the odd rumour gives us a bit of hope.

All I’m asking is to be tickled pink and have the hairs on my neck stand up in anticipation of someone come into the building.

From what I’ve seen over preseason the additions look decent, I’m not underwhelmed by the squad it just needs a few key additions.

There appear to be some real quality players we have signed, I’m enthused by Sousa and Mcatee who look a proper threat. I’ve really liked the balance between Fox, Coke and Clifton. Was also impressed with the full backs. Getting Lenny back fit is important, but I’m sure there will be at least 1 striker in before the big kick off.

Well that’s another bubble 💥……

Well thats half an hour of my life I'm not getting back... And now the Mrs has
s fallen asleep. Thanks Alot.

Quoted from MuddyWaters

On a serious note, I’m all in favour of off field improvements but, and it remains a question, isn’t the most important job to create a squad that’s capable of restoring the club to the EFL?

I share the broad view that we're probably a couple of players short at the moment and understand the concerns which follow from that to a point, given that we have a tough first month of fixtures. But I also think that to put the question in those terms ignores a much more important one, which is what sort of organisation should the club be? Of course we want to be successful on the field. Of course we want to challenge for promotion, ideally this season. But if you believe in the idea that those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it, then it follows that the new owners must be at least as concerned with off-field matters as on-field ones, if not more so. So much around the club is broken or outdated, from basic infrastructure to relationships with its fanbase, that it can't all be fixed in only three months.

When building a team, start at the back and spine. Hurst has done exactly that with the quality of the players he has signed thus far. This league is going to be decided by the results of the top teams playing each other. I'll back our squad to be able to stop these expensive forwards, as we have the best defensive set up in this league under Hurst. Stopping the opposition from scoring is just as important as scoring. One final point, remember when we had Liam Hearn scoring for fun. He got a serious injury at the start of the season, and bang went our 30 goal a season striker, and promotion.  

This thread is utterly absurd! What's it going to be like on here when we lose an actual game?! Get a grip, folks! I've never had many red crosses for my posts, but I would take them as a badge of honor after reading through this stuff!

I’m all for slow-moving and quietly-occurring progress if that’s what it takes. I enjoyed watching our team evolve – season-by-season – the last time we were down here, building to an amazing crescendo (more slowly than I would have preferred, obviously).
A stable base is such an unexciting concept in football but it feels necessary for a club like ours right now. I’m surprised that we don’t value this more considering the gradually-built Buckley and Hurst sides that we got so much pleasure from but also because of the amount of times we have suffered from a lack of stability.
Try not to get so bent about where Williams’s wages might be redirected. Just trust that it won't be spent in a reactionary, we-need-a-result-tomorrow-or-else way by people who deserve a chance/a little patience.