If we LOSE on Friday.....

[Kinky Gerbil]

Ask Paul Rodgers next time you see him out and about

 

[Trigger]

For the umpeenth time point me in the direction of any CREDIBLE proof that it was £150k

It could have been more, a six figure sum is all we know, so it's at least 100k...

 

[Icy Gull]

Ask Paul Rodgers next time you see him out and about

The singer with Free and Queen?

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

The singer with Free and Queen?

Havent we done this somewhere before while winding 1066 up?

 

[Schrödinger's Toad]

Kev?

 

[Icy Gull]

It could have been more, a six figure sum is all we know, so it's at least 100k...

Now I'm not saying 100k is a bargain but it's 1/3 less than 150k and not quite the 40k we paid for Geoff Pitcher, but I don't recall the same size crucifixion party turning on Micky Adams for a bad buy

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Now I'm not saying 100k is a bargain but it's 1/3 less than 150k and not quite the 40k we paid for Geoff Pitcher, but I don't recall the same size crucifixion party turning on Micky Adams for a bad buy

Because there was no holes in the squad as there is blantently now.

 

[Spiros]

Matty Lockwood would do off the top of my head.

Pushing 30 (so not one for the future) played most if not all of his career in the bottom division and has never looked any better than that. Also as he signed a new contract at the end of last season Orient would want a transfer fee and our old friend Mr Hearn wouldn't let him go to us on the cheap. And all of that assumes that he'd even want to come here.

Given your previous suggestion of Paul Mayo see if you can come up with any more - you're doing a great job of proving McGhee's point that there is no-one better available to us

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Pushing 30 (so not one for the future) played most if not all of his career in the bottom division and has never looked any better than that. Also as he signed a new contract at the end of last season Orient would want a transfer fee and our old friend Mr Hearn wouldn't let him go to us on the cheap. And all of that assumes that he'd even want to come here.

Given your previous suggestion of Paul Mayo see if you can come up with any more - you're doing a great job of proving McGhee's point that there is no-one better available to us

Erm Lockwood was wanted by a number of top flight clubs till he broke his leg for the first time.

 

[Icy Gull]

Because there was no holes in the squad as there is blantently now.

We have been weak in midfield for years but plugging League 3 midfield holes is a bit cheaper than Championship forward lines, surely even you would agree with that ? Both look like expensive mistakes to me.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

WE DONT NEED A STRIKER AS MUCH AS A LEFT BACK

 

[Spiros]

Erm Lockwood was wanted by a number of top flight clubs till he broke his leg for the first time.

So why's he still plying his trade at el stadio del brisbane then? Face it - he'd just be a gamble at best like most of McGhee's signings

 

[Schrödinger's Toad]

Given your previous suggestion of Paul Mayo see if you can come up with any more - you're doing a great job of proving McGhee's point that there is no-one better available to us

You reckon neither Mayo nor Lockwood are better than Reid?

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

As he broke his leg like I said, yes he would but he would be a hell of a lot better than having hart at right back.

 

[Icy Gull]

WE DONT NEED A STRIKER AS MUCH AS A LEFT BACK

You weren't screaming that at the time Turienzo was signed though, hindsight is a fine thing

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

You weren't screaming that at the time Turienzo was signed though, hindsight is a fine thing

I think most people were suggesting a left back was the number one target.

 

[Icy Gull]

I think most people were suggesting a left back was the number one target.

Agreed but McGhee is just being an arsehole and deliberately not signing one because of the LB hysteria on NSC. He's like that, but you knew that already

 

[Kylies Stunt Arse]

WE DONT NEED A STRIKER AS MUCH AS A LEFT BACK

What's all this WE Spurs boy?

We do need to make changes at the back. I'd rather see Mayo at LB than Reid, at least it's a position that Mayo has played his whole career, but Mayo doesn't fit McGhee's plan.

I don't think Lockwood would be a good signing. 5 years ago maybe, but he's past his best now by a long way. Paul Mayo wouldn't be too bad, but there really aren't good quality, CHEAP, and above all suitable left backs out there for us right now IMO.

 

[London Irish]

Harry Rednap may help us out as he is obviously going to bring in more players to try to stay in the Premiership and will then have some surplus.

Come one, BG, I applaud your optimism but is this the same Rednapp who pissed us around with a fringe player like Blayney?

 

[Pavilionaire]

Going back to the original question, I think tonight's game is massive.

A win and Carpenter back in training would set us up nicely for the QPR and Luton games after Xmas. Defeat and I could see many of this team lose heart. The thing is, this is our last chance until mid-Feb to build up a little bit of momentum.

We could take 10 points out of the next 4 matches, and that opportunity is not likely to present itself again until the Watford- Crewe - Plymouth run in Feb / Mar.