Long time observer of the forum, but have never actually contributed.
Fernandes and Dibling wanted out all summer, as have a few others. Unfortunately for them, the rumoured interest has not actually materialised into real interest. My major qualms with SR are not that we let either player go, or the fees we have received. It's that we have allowed it to drag on longer than it needed to, and its undoubtedly disrupted the start of the season.
Still saying "we just need to get through the first month" didn't need to be the case. Dibling in particular could have been sold earlier. I get SR want to maximise profit, but they should have taken stock in mid july and realised that, perhaps unsurprisingly, not many teams were interested in players from a side that barely got more points than Derby 07/08, and actively tried to move them, given they were highly unlikely to ever to stay.
This has a major knock on effect to the recruiting too. We cant expect new signings from a different league/country, to hit the ground running with no pre-season and under a new manager. Its absolutely no surprise mads is the one who has settled quickest. We are now in a scenario where we have group of fans saying that we have to give players time, and another saying we need immediate performances. Both are right in my opinion, and both could have happened, had we got our business done earlier.
Finally, will add, ive worked at or alongside two clubs, one of which meant Ive spent time and interacted with a person prominent in SR (i'll be intentionally vague). The further away from the club we can move said individual, the better.
