14 Jun 2014 06:54:12
Morning Eds,

The last couple of windows looked, on the face of it, to be a little frustrating for BR and the fans. Maybe a case of BR identifying his man, and then the club not committing to a deal due to financial constraints or other issues. With this in mind, do we know whether BR asked for more control over signing/ selling before agreeing to his new contract?

{Ed002's Note - BR got the players he asked for in most cases - Kolo Touré, Tiago Ilori, Mamadou Sakho, Luis Alberto, Iago Aspas, Simon Mignolet and the loans of Victor Moses and Aly Cissokho. He has less control now given his poor track record.}