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[Da Man Clay]

where then? if this left back turns out alright he won't cost anything probably. and then i'd say a striker is needed more than another winger or midfielder, especially if we could get a loan signing in (simpson?). surely if we strengthen the squad enough in "order for the championship the year after" it will definitely be strong enough to get promoted this year? then the squad will be playing well together and won't need major changes next summer and us having to hope they gel quick enough for us to have a chance of staying up

Isn't that the Leeds school of thought though, if we spend so much this year and BANK on being promoted then it'll all work out...... I think we all know where that got them.

We need a left back, an attacking midfielder and then a back up striker/goal keeper IMO.

 

[Da Man Clay]

If we pay that kind of money then he may not be a back up striker. He might replace Forster!

Anyway, you are quite right, this is a bit of an obsession on here!!

I dont think it would be fair on replacing our top goalscoring captain with a new striker to be honest, whilst Forster is getting on he is still quality.

 

[Silent Bob]

Forster is a year older over the course of next season and will be very unlikely to be in the Falmer starting 11 in 2010.

Give the man his dues, people were saying when he signed "is he too old?" but he never looked like it last season. Not that Gillespie would be a bad signing, but his record is not THAT amazing, and Forster doesn't need replacing just yet.

 

[barney]

Isn't that the Leeds school of thought though, if we spend so much this year and BANK on being promoted then it'll all work out...... I think we all know where that got them.

We need a left back, an attacking midfielder and then a back up striker/goal keeper IMO.

no, it's called having strength in depth. gillespie is only young, and forster is old, i'm sure they would both benefit from not being relied upon week in week out.

 

[barney]

Give the man his dues, people were saying when he signed "is he too old?" but he never looked like it last season. Not that Gillespie would be a bad signing, but his record is not THAT amazing, and Forster doesn't need replacing just yet.

he did look VERY tired towards the end of the season. gillespie's scoring record is almost as good as forsters and he is only 23

 

[seagull_special]

so you think, if we get promoted, forster will be able to hack it next year in the championship? he seemed very tired towards the end of last season, and gatting does not seem ready for first team yet, and dixon does not seem all that great.

Windass

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

Gillespie is an attacking midfielder anyway. He plays just off the strikers/striker.

 

[barney]

Windass

good point, well made.

 

[seagull_special]

JEYES JEYES Okocha, surely?

we are looking at an Ajax player

 

[Frutos]

we are looking at an Ajax player

Huntelaar?

 

[Fred Oliver - Legend]

DENiel Gygax??

 

[Southover Street Seagull]

rejected off from Burnley, is he southern ?

35yrs old but would be chuffed with him at LB

No he is a Scouser.

 

[seagull_special]

Huntelaar?

Van de loo Cleaner

 

[Southover Street Seagull]

Thanks algie.

However, if he is a striker, how likely is it that we're actually trying to sign him? Who would he replace? I can't imagine we'd drop forster after scoring 19 goals last season, and it seems equally unlikely that we'd drop murray 6 months after shelling out 300grand for him(our biggest expenditure in over 20 years?). Or are we going to play with three up top?

How about the new idea of strength in depth?!

 

[saltash seagull]

currie is not an household name

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

How about the new idea of strength in depth?!

I'm all for it. I'm just wondering how likely it is for us to spend 500grand to create it when there are still areas of the team that aren't complete yet. If we had a history of splashing the cash all over the shop then I wouldn't be batting an eyelid. However, in the twenty years I've been watching the albion the most I can remember us spending on a player(apart from Murray) is about 125000. I'm therefore struggling to get my head around the idea of us spending 500grand on squad strengthening.

 

[severnside gull]

we are looking at an Ajax player

You sure it wasn't Andrex?

 

[clippedgull]

I'm all for it. I'm just wondering how likely it is for us to spend 500grand to create it when there are still areas of the team that aren't complete yet. If we had a history of splashing the cash all over the shop then I wouldn't be batting an eyelid. However, in the twenty years I've been watching the albion the most I can remember us spending on a player(apart from Murray) is about 125000. I'm therefore struggling to get my head around the idea of us spending 500grand on squad strengthening.

Well I agree, but with Falmer, there may be a stalking dark horse with a bit of cash

 

[johnny jigsaw]

we are looking at an Ajax player

Barry Lloyd has scoured the leagues of Europe for new talent.

 

[Norman Baker suck my lozenge]

we are looking at an Ajax player

Vim Jonk?