The transfer window has closed until January so androofrench looks at how it unfolded for watfordfc
Those of us of a certain age will remember when there was no transfer window.
Of course, there are also arguments that legitimately say having only two windows places undue stress on clubs, and players, to try and do all their business in a truncated period of time which often leads to panic, desperation and disappointment. One thing I did enjoy was their regular headlines that ‘So many deals have been done today’ and ‘Loads of transfer business in this 24 hours’. Isn’t that to be expected?! Surely real news would be ‘Football ignores deadline day and not a single deal is done’.
My main annoyance with the constant barrage of ‘set to move’ and ‘medical in the morning’ stories was not that they appeared, but that when they turn out to be inaccurate, the same sources then ran stories which suggested both Sarr and Pedro had made requests that caused them to collapse, and/or they were ‘demanding’ to leave Watford.
I don’t know either Sarr or Pedro very well except for the occasional hello at the training ground and an ‘I recognise your face’ nod at games. The fact Watford started the window with three players that many people expected to leave, and ended it with two of them still at the club is a positive. I can see no argument otherwise. Of course, whether that is because Watford doggedly refused to sell or simply that the interested clubs wouldn’t meet a valuation is something we might never know.
On the defence more generally, I find it puzzling that there seems to be some sort of reluctance to pay money for good defenders. We loan them, we take free transfers, but investment in proven, quality defenders is some sort of blind spot. The two earliest arrivals on the summer, Bayo and Manaj, have had mixed starts to their life at Watford. Sadly, his hamstring injury means the Albanian will for now be judged on not taking a great chance at Preston and some hard-working but not overly flattering appearances.
The fact that Pussetto was loaned out again was no surprise – that it was to Sampdoria, and not Udinese, was perhaps unexpected. Hopefully it might bring about a permanent transfer and a chance to recoup some of the money spent on a player who almost certainly seems set to be remembered purely for clearing the ball off the line to deny Tottenham a goal.
In that respect, hats off to the club for doing something quite smart.
The sale of Cucho to Columbus Crew is an interesting one. I was told way back when I first started writing for the Watford Observer again that he had expressed a desire to move, so I wasn’t surprised when he did. The fee seemed pretty decent although his flair and ability to do something unexpected to turn a game could be missed.However, would I prefer to have Cucho than Davis? No, as I think Davis offers more and will offer it on a more regular basis.
I probably haven’t covered every single in and out, and the fact that I haven’t shows just how frantic it has been since the season started, before you even talk about playing a match.
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