I think you're reading too much into this and forgetting that he's the Head Coach and not the Manager.
Just as he's been clear that he's given the club a shopping list, he would have provided his input on who was surplus to requirements. As he has said, he/we can only assume targets identified are 100% as anything else would be weakening the squad. Let's have this conversation again on February 1st. In http://www.hitc.com/en-gb/topic/niccolo-barattieri-di-san-pietro/ we trust? Sent from my iPad > On 29 Jan 2017, at 00:43, {broken-address} > <bruvvalee...@yahoo.co.uk.is-broken.gn.apc.org> wrote: > > Hmm, yes, hard to read that as something Monk is supportive of? Will be > interesting to see if there are any incomers? > > Sent from my iPad > >> On 28 Jan 2017, at 20:38, Richard Naef <rich...@triumph-computers.co.uk> >> wrote: >> >> A couple of comments from Monkfish about the sale of Mowatt, would be >> worrying for anyone of a pessimistic bent, he wasn't asked about it right at >> the start and sounds a bit out of the loop, hope it's not Cellino getting >> involved. When I heard he'd gone, I assumed his cameo on Wednesday was a >> last hurrah at Elland Road >> >> "It was something that I was made aware of a couple of days ago - that there >> was interest in him," said Monk. "And then I was told it was pretty much far >> down the line so I can only assume that that means that the club are 100 per >> cent sure that the players that we have identified and that we have >> requested to come and help strengthen will be here. "If that's the case then >> no problem. The most important bit for me in this window is that we >> strengthen the squad, that we don't weaken it. "I can only assume that the >> club are 100 per cent sure that the players that we have talked about are >> going to come through the door as soon as possible. "Alex has been >> fantastic. He's great to work with and obviously from his playing >> perspective it will be that he has not had as much game time as he'd have >> liked. "But my focus is on making sure we have a squad that is strong enough >> and competitive enough in terms of bodies and quality which is the most >> important bit to go forward for the rest of th e > s >> eason. "I'm hoping now that those players that we have identified and >> targeted come through the door." >> >> Read more at: >> http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/football/leeds-united/leeds-united-eye-two-new-faces-after-alex-mowatt-joins-barnsley-1-8358784 >> >> >> ttfn >> >> Richard >> >> -------------- next part -------------- >> A non-text attachment was scrubbed... >> Name: winmail.dat >> Type: application/ms-tnef >> Size: 14333 bytes >> Desc: not available >> URL: >> <http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/pipermail/leedslist/attachments/20170128/3cb7f730/attachment.bin> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leedslist mailing list >> Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist >> To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org >> >> >> MARCHING ON TOGETHER > > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org > > > MARCHING ON TOGETHER _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER