Let’s be blunt: supporters aren’t having the usual excuses this time. The sense around the club is one of frustration — decisions that should have been routine have been lumbered with delay, and it’s costing us. You don’t need conspiracy theories to see a broken process when targets slip away and the manager looks openly furious.
Who signed who?
People will argue over attributions and who gets credit. A lot of fans believe Devlin was driven by Del, while Godfrey and McCrorie were well advanced before Rohl’s arrival and would have come in regardless. As ever, supporters will back up their claims with snippets and timing, but the main point is this: the thread running through all of it is a messy handover and mixed responsibility.
Where the whole thing falls down
It’s not just nitpicking. The real issue is the recruitment operation itself — the people tasked with finding and closing deals. There are murmurs that the same faces were taken from other clubs despite questionable records in the transfer market. That kind of carry-on makes you wonder about due diligence and who’s signing off on targets.
Then you have the practical problem: we can’t move players on. If you’re stuck holding stock, it strangles the window. Clubs move fast; they don’t wait while paperwork crawls through committees. To be fair, that’s been flagged publicly by the manager more than once — not subtle hints, proper expressions of frustration.
What needs to happen
Three weeks is hardly a long time. If those behind recruitment aren’t sorted quickly, the January window will be painful. We need clearer accountability, quicker decisions and a proper plan to clear out unwanted players so we can bring in the ones who actually strengthen the side. Fans aren’t asking for miracles, just competence.
At the moment, McInnes being left standing is a symptom, not the problem. Fix the process and the rest follows. If that happens, we can stop wasting windows and start building properly again.
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