He claimed the transfer market had been "destroyed" by recent big-money deals. Relegated Fulham paid a reported £11m for Leeds striker Ross McCormack, while Nottingham Forest spent £5.5m on Peterborough's Britt Assombalonga. "It makes it very tough for the majority of the Championship to recruit," he told BBC Radio Manchester. Tuesday's 1-0 defeat at Cardiff, who along with Fulham dropped down from the top flight last season, left Rosler's side with just one point from their first three games. "He claimed the transfer market had been "destroyed" by recent big-money deals. Relegated Fulham paid a reported £11m for Leeds striker Ross McCormack, while Nottingham Forest spent £5.5m on Peterborough's Britt Assombalonga. "It makes it very tough for the majority of the Championship to recruit," he told BBC Radio Manchester. Tuesday's 1-0 defeat at Cardiff, who along with Fulham dropped down from the top flight last season, left Rosler's side with just one point from their first three games. "The transfer market is destroyed this year, in terms of the money that has been paid for certain positions," added Rosler, whose Wigan side lost in the play-off semi-finals last season. "We have a strong team but where we lack is up front so we need to strengthen in that area. It's not easy, especially when you're driving a football club in a responsible way like we do." transfer market is destroyed this year, in terms of the money that has been paid for certain positions," added Rosler, whose Wigan side lost in the play-off semi-finals last season. "We have a strong team but where we lack is up front so we need to strengthen in that area. It's not easy, especially when you're driving a football club in a responsible way like we do."
Absolutely incredible, I hope Big Bob drops him when we go Wigan. Nothing worse than managers moaning about people spending and then spending themselves.
There must be a striker that we can pick up that would strengthen the back up and move ahead of Joe Piggott and Simon Church in the pecking order. Surely!
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Relegated Fulham paid a reported £11m for Leeds striker Ross McCormack, while Nottingham Forest spent £5.5m on Peterborough's Britt Assombalonga.
"It makes it very tough for the majority of the Championship to recruit," he told BBC Radio Manchester.
Tuesday's 1-0 defeat at Cardiff, who along with Fulham dropped down from the top flight last season, left Rosler's side with just one point from their first three games.
"He claimed the transfer market had been "destroyed" by recent big-money deals.
Relegated Fulham paid a reported £11m for Leeds striker Ross McCormack, while Nottingham Forest spent £5.5m on Peterborough's Britt Assombalonga.
"It makes it very tough for the majority of the Championship to recruit," he told BBC Radio Manchester.
Tuesday's 1-0 defeat at Cardiff, who along with Fulham dropped down from the top flight last season, left Rosler's side with just one point from their first three games.
"The transfer market is destroyed this year, in terms of the money that has been paid for certain positions," added Rosler, whose Wigan side lost in the play-off semi-finals last season.
"We have a strong team but where we lack is up front so we need to strengthen in that area. It's not easy, especially when you're driving a football club in a responsible way like we do."
transfer market is destroyed this year, in terms of the money that has been paid for certain positions," added Rosler, whose Wigan side lost in the play-off semi-finals last season.
"We have a strong team but where we lack is up front so we need to strengthen in that area. It's not easy, especially when you're driving a football club in a responsible way like we do."
Absolutely incredible, I hope Big Bob drops him when we go Wigan. Nothing worse than managers moaning about people spending and then spending themselves.
Deadline day dildo
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16 goals in 60 games
Niko Kranjaer just arrived at Loftus Road.
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19:46 - Daley Blind [Ajax - Man Utd] £13.8m
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19:27 - Saphir Taider [Inter Milan - Sassuolo] Loan
19:15 - Ricardo Alvarez [Inter Milan - Sunderland] Loan
18:51 - Mohamed Diame [West Ham - Hull] Undisclosed
18:36 - Andy Procter [Bury - Accrington] Free
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