Pirate55
The Last Man Standing 17/18
I think anyone expecting additions, regardless of position, will be disappointed. Replacements for outgoings at best.
Sadly, I am preparing to be disappointed yet again. When will we ever learn.
I think anyone expecting additions, regardless of position, will be disappointed. Replacements for outgoings at best.
Sadly, I am preparing to be disappointed yet again. When will we ever learn.
By we, you mean the supporters with unreasonably high expectations?
I agree Pirate, we are well placed, it's certainly a window of opportunity. We've seen what a handful of points can do before, the right buy now could conceivably add another 8/9 over the final four months.
no point signing players right now just for the sake of it as it will exasperate the problem further. If our genuine top priority targets are available this window and there is room in the squad im sure we'll try and get a deal done but there's no point in adding to a squad already bursting at the seams.
kinda comes back round to patience - a sniff of top 4 and everyone's throwing away the idea of developing the players here and getting the managers ideas across. now it's all : we need to sign a player who is going to get us the points RIGHT NOW!
Other than Bony there have not been a lot of strikers of the kind of quality that we require changing clubs. All clubs are quiet, it is not just us, so it is not as if we are falling behind our rivals.The same sentiment/excuse can be used at any time for any player. The opportunity to achieve something does not necessarily rely on patience. It is all about carpe diem (seize the day). Just like when we blew it with Saha, I for one don't want to say "told you so" when our season disintegrates and we end up as also rans...again.
Other than Bony there have not been a lot of strikers of the kind of quality that we require changing clubs. All clubs are quiet, it is not just us, so it is not as if we are falling behind our rivals.
Also, when the season started few would have thought that Kane would be first choice by Christmas and one of the best strikers in the league, so arguably we are already one striker up.
I agree. But that makes just one CF! We are painfully short on quality up there - as tonight once again proved. Two attempts on target ( one a free kick and one a penalty) against a League One side ffs
Would you be in favour of signing a striker that did not meet our long term needs in January at the expense one who did in the summer?
Just go out and buy our target, it's that simple?
No, of course not. But none of us knows who our "real" targets are. What I am saying, is if we have a target identified for this position, we need to get him in now and not wait.
Just go out and buy our target, it's that simple?
Saha was a good signing at the time. He added an extra body to the squad and it started off so well. If our top targets aren't attainable, that's the kind of player we might look at. There is absolutely no point in signing someone that isn't brought in for the long term, just so we've signed someone.
What makes you think it will be any easier in the summer?
Isn't that a contradiction :-k