Of all the mistakes and errors of judgement by Manuel Pellegrini his decision to sign Jack Wilshere to a three year deal was surely the biggest.
I use the word lightly but ‘unbelievable’ is the only one I can fin for a guy who has since turned into a bigger liability (if possible) than Andy Carroll.
I couldn’t understand the thinking at the time and was even more confused by the Chilean’s regular declarations that he was class, quality and a game changer.
Once maybe, but not for a long time, and now, after injuries and illness which hasn’t seen him play 90 minutes since August 2018, he now has another problem.
According to The Mail he is struggling to shake off a pelvic injury, which follows foot and groin issues and is apparently on the sidelines for another four weeks or so.
This follows the £100k a week midfielder missing seven months of last season as he has suffered setback upon setback.
The time must surely be approaching when the club will have to decide whether to cut their losses on the fella and offer him a pay off this summer.
Considering the out of order comments that Karen Brady said about Andy Carrol she and others allowed the signing of jack wiltshire. At least when Andy did play or come on as sub you could feel something may happen .
Yeab, we’d give a lot more free kicks away and launch aimless long balls to a player who couldn’t jump or run any more.
Jack Wilshere….The expression ” fit for purpose ” springs to mind, and that could apply to Pellegrini aswell!
Hmm! I seem to recall that phrase previously on here………
As bad a decision a player might be, it is still the owners that have the final yea or nay.
In which case, “fit for purpose” stops at the same place as the buck.
As has been demonstrated for over 10 years here and at BCFC previously, these people really do not know their a’s from their elbows when it comes to running a club. Their expertise is in peddling dreams (not the dry kind) to the susceptible masses and that’s what they should have stuck to.
For the life of me I can’t see he got through a medical, and how an earth he got a three year deal.
If I was a player I would get his agent straight away.
Would love someone at the club to actually explain what a medical consists of and how much they look at past record.
His playing figures for Arsenal were shocking and interestingly Bournemouth, where he spent time on loan didn’t jump at taking him when he was available of a “Free”.
Club should be able to sue Pelegrini for gross misconduct !
“Jack wheelchair”😂
Can someone tell me when players sign up do they have insurance so that they can claim or the club can claim to offset the club having to pay all there wages?
Mo insurance available 56. Premiums would be miles and miles high
This isn’t true I’m afraid.
The players often buy Personal Accident insurance which provides financial protection again loss of earnings if they suffer long term injuries or career ending ones. The policy will give them money back they would of got for playing matches. – Appearance fees and boot sponsors for example.
I thought you meant could the club insure them I’, told not. Sorry if I misinterpreted your question 87
But but but he trained all summer in the park?!!
Rubbish signing.
To be fair to Pele bad transfer decisions did not start with him. West Ham have had long term injured players for years – Kieran Dyer, Freddie Lundburg, Andy Carroll, etc. I think Yarmalenko is another one who came with a suspect injury record.
What is lacking is a long term strategy and set of parameters rather than the haphazard approach under successive managers.
To be fair to Pelle – despite the the criticism surrounds Sanchez, Wiltshire, and Roberto – at least they cost nothing or very little in transfer fees. I think that the bigger investments – Fornals, Anderson and Haller will prove to be good signings, and Balbuena and Diop have already proved good value. Ajeti has hardly played so I’m not sure we can come to any conclusions on him.
A similar analysis of good and bad could be done of successive managers. Last time Moyes brought in Evra (!!!), Hugill and Juan Mario on loan. The first two are difficult to understand.
My suggestions –
Firstly we seem to continually invest in a distorted way with a succession of forwards and wide midfield players. When was the last time we spend a decent sum on a fullback – Ray Stewart?? or a goalie – Phil Parkes?? there needs to be a more balanced review of where the problems lie
Secondly we need to stop bringing in aging or injured players
Thirdly we need to sign young and hungry players
Fourthly – we need to introduce more youth players – everyone goes on about Powell, Coventry, Johnson and Holland but surely we could gradually integrate them via a position on the bench.
Johnnyd says it pretty well I think and the board don’t learn so please sell up and jog on plenty of people wanting to buy our club and invest properly.
Who are they then Razor – let me have details and I#ll do the story