Quote Originally Posted by Pedro de la Rosa View Post
As QPR fans said, prepare to be surprised when they come off. NML, Etheridge, Bamba, Paterson, Damour, even players like Halford have come off for Warnock while not getting fans too excited. It's his big money ones that have been a bit wayward.
Agreed, surprising or underwhelming does not necessarily mean failure. Of the 5 you mention 4 were free so the risk was minimised. Cunningham was surprising as he was bought for a decent fee in a position on the left where we had a good player and everybody thought we needed an upgrade at right back. I don’t think anyone saw the Bacuna move coming. He was also signed for a decent fee which the Reading fans seemed to be delighted about as being extremely good business. This season will tell if he was a good buy or not. Perhaps I should have added “mystifying” as a category for NW’s signings.