Cadiz Seagull
Grey bearded old man
On the assumption that our objectives are :-
Short term - get to the Premier league
Medium term - survive the first couple of seasons
Long term - become an established Premier League team
I actually think we are better off with loans rather than permanent signings (I mean reasonably long term signings, not 28 days, they are for emergencies)
If we don't need to pay a fee that allows us to pay higher wages which presumably makes it easier to attract a better player, probably more experienced.
The down side of loans is that the player might not be so committed and the player is only with us for a relatively short period of time.
The first is a problem for the manager and the club to make sure doesn't happen. This second is less of a problem as it means we can concentrate on players who can get us out of league but who may not be able to hack it at a higher level. The likes of Kevin Phillips for example.
You often see teams promoted who keep pretty much the same squad and the team that looked unstoppable one season isn't good enough to stay in the Premier. Such as Reading last year.
If we take someone on a three or four year contract we need to be sure they can both get us up and keep us there.
Loan players allow us to go up, then change them for others who can keep us there, and buy us time to bring in (or develop) the players who will get us established.
Short term - get to the Premier league
Medium term - survive the first couple of seasons
Long term - become an established Premier League team
I actually think we are better off with loans rather than permanent signings (I mean reasonably long term signings, not 28 days, they are for emergencies)
If we don't need to pay a fee that allows us to pay higher wages which presumably makes it easier to attract a better player, probably more experienced.
The down side of loans is that the player might not be so committed and the player is only with us for a relatively short period of time.
The first is a problem for the manager and the club to make sure doesn't happen. This second is less of a problem as it means we can concentrate on players who can get us out of league but who may not be able to hack it at a higher level. The likes of Kevin Phillips for example.
You often see teams promoted who keep pretty much the same squad and the team that looked unstoppable one season isn't good enough to stay in the Premier. Such as Reading last year.
If we take someone on a three or four year contract we need to be sure they can both get us up and keep us there.
Loan players allow us to go up, then change them for others who can keep us there, and buy us time to bring in (or develop) the players who will get us established.