redrobo wrote:Others will no doubt disagree but for me there are only 2 of those 'up for transfer' that are most certainly not up to EFL1 standard namely Duffus and McDonald. Question marks remain against Delaney, Obika and O'Connor but for me the others are capable of EFL1 status.
I suppose that's what I was getting at - perhaps they are, just that unless they want to renegotiate their contracts, Adams believes he can get better value out of the budget by moving people in and out. Obika is a good example. He looked good when he played, but suffered from injury and limited opportunity. Shithouse Robinson stated that Jon was his main/big summer signing when commenting on the strikers return.... from that I assume he is one of the top earners... I'm sure he also came here with the intention of being a starter. With that in mind and putting yourself in Adams position, is it good utilisation of the playing budget to retain the services of somebody that you don't necessarily see as first choice? Probably not when there are so many holes to fill.
I would keep O'Connor as a squad player, but again he was brought here as a starter - and his wage probably reflects that... so it isnt good value. Adams has also shown him the door at least twice previously at other clubs.
Delaney is not good enough for League One - or at least wasn't in Robinsons system. He also showed no improvement at Scunthorpe. I expected him to be a bit more dominant than he is, given his physical. attributes.
Apparently respected members of the current squad believe that Wes McDonald is perhaps the best player in training - just that Robinsons over complicated tactics and style did for him. For me he looked too one-footed and predictable.
Difficult to make a assessment of Duffus - we didn't really see enough of him. He was a bit of a panic signing/potential project.... is that good use of the budget now? Probably not.