07 Aug 2018 21:50:06
Ed 001 out of interest do you know if we voted for the shorter window or to leave it as it was?

{Ed001's Note - I think we were one of the 6 that voted against.}

1.) 07 Aug 2018
07 Aug 2018 22:08:22
According to the Guardian 5 clubs voted against it and one club abstained. The five that voted against it were Palace, Watford, Man City, Man Utd and Swansea, the club that abstained was Burnley.

2.) 07 Aug 2018
07 Aug 2018 22:26:56
What was the benefit to Burnley for abstaining? I don't understand that.

3.) 07 Aug 2018
07 Aug 2018 22:57:21
Ultimately it seems like it was a nonsensical decision.
Only the agents will benefit.

{Ed025's Note - nothing new there then ken..

4.) 07 Aug 2018
07 Aug 2018 23:20:17
The clubs that did their transfer business early also benefit. Everyone knew the date the window closes this summer, if clubs were unable to get their act together and are now panicking that’s their own fault.

{Ed025's Note - fair point mate..

5.) 07 Aug 2018
07 Aug 2018 23:24:56
Strange if we voted against it but one of the few who sorted it out early.

6.) 08 Aug 2018
07 Aug 2018 23:35:20
You think though. The guys behind the scene, the scouts and such, must have developed a rhythm in the summer, when it comes to the transfer market. This year their whole routine is messed up. I'm not surprised that teams like utd have struggled.

You used yo get a lot of transfers going through in the last minute. So the transfer market gets smaller when it should have got bigger.

It must be annoying for managers, like sarri with courtios. Players getting their heads turned must have a negative effect on the pre season. So in that respect, I get it. But I doubt that is the reason why it has been shortened.

7.) 08 Aug 2018
08 Aug 2018 02:07:49
Much much better that the window closes before the first games. Everyone knows where they stand and we can get on with working towards winning something.

{Ed001's Note - how is that better? What difference does that make over having a window open up until March so no one ends up panic buying or overstocking players? All it means is the smaller clubs can't hang on to their players until finances force them to sell, usually when one of their starlets has a breakout season and the big boys jump in with a big offer that they can't refuse. Now they can't hold on to them in the hope they have a good season and increase their value as they won't get a chance to sell them.

The window is why it is so much more difficult for modern managers to give kids a run in the side. Before the window you could keep the squad small, knowing that you could buy if needed, when needed. You could turn to youth in injury crisis, because you knew that they either shone or you brought in a replacement to cover the injury. Now managers will never do that again as they are risking their whole career on a youngster playing well for half a season!

If Fergie was managing now, that class of 92 would never have been given a chance, because the risk would have been too great. Back then he knew he could wait and see. If things were not working out, he could just delve into the transfer market. Nobody at a big club will ever do that again and they will continue to overstock their squads with as many players as possible simply to avoid taking risks on youth as there is no back up plan available to rescue things if it goes wrong.}

8.) 08 Aug 2018
08 Aug 2018 04:06:09
Looks a silly decision in hindsight but I can see their logic, clubs didn't want transfers affecting them once the season had begun, drawback of that is the mad rush to get deals done in a shorter period of time and possibility of players leaving without the club being able to bring in a replacement. You can say no to them leaving to an extent, but if a player start pulling a Courtois then your hands are tied. The only way this may have worked is if clubs in all major European leagues agreed to also shorten their windows too but this would never have been agreed. Terrible idea in hindsight, cons definitely do not look worth the few pros.

9.) 08 Aug 2018
08 Aug 2018 09:39:38
Ultimately, whatever your view on having a transfer window in general, it was a stupid thing to decide to do at a local level. If UEFA decided to impose it across everyone then that's one thing, but all it's done is put English clubs at risk of losing our star players (either because they go on strike or because we get huge offers some clubs can't afford to turn down) without the ability to replace them.