Why did we sign Dean Bowditch?

[Chesney Christ]

On a month long loan? He's still injured and he'll be off in a few weeks won't he? What a waste of a loan signing...

 

[Bakesy]

On a month long loan? He's still injured and he'll be off in a few weeks won't he? What a waste of a loan signing...

The month long loan STARTS when he joins us folowing his injury.

 

[Caveman]

Re: Re: Why did we sign Dean Bowditch?

The month long loan STARTS when he joins us folowing his injury.

Indeed, I'd rather wait until he is 100% fit, demanding Ipswich make him play a couple of reserve games first.

 

[Chesney Christ]

Re: Re: Why did we sign Dean Bowditch?

The month long loan STARTS when he joins us folowing his injury.

Ahh, ok.

 

[7:18]

He is hoping to join and play for Forest.

 

[Mendoza]

We can only sign him for 1 month because you can only loan a player for 93 days the way we have used the loan system, 1 month will take us to the 93 day mark

then we have to sign him if he wants to play for us, or wait til next season

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

But the guy is hardly fit?

 

[timbha]

But the guy is hardly fit?

when has fitness (or ability) had any bearing on who we sign?

 

[dougdeep]

When you're short of money you go for potential. Sometimes you win and sometimes you don't.

 

[timbha]

when you are desperate to stay up (are we?) you bring in players with a proven track record, not potential. Don't just bring in more of the same.

 

[Don Tmatter]

Why not bring him in at the start of March, that way he's got another 2-3 weeks to get fully fit and then we use him in what's going to be an important month for us.

 

[le ros bif]

Why not bring him in at the start of March, that way he's got another 2-3 weeks to get fully fit and then we use him in what's going to be an important month for us.

'cos by then we'll be relegation material!

 

[Jam The Man]

As and when he gets fit, I think he'll be the saviour of the season...

 

[Mendoza]

As and when he gets fit, I think he'll be the saviour of the season...

but can he save our season in 31 days?

 

[Jam The Man]

but can he save our season in 31 days?

Depends which 31 days he signs for i suppose...

 

[dougdeep]

when you are desperate to stay up (are we?) you bring in players with a proven track record, not potential. Don't just bring in more of the same.

And who pays for them?

 

[timbha]

And who pays for them?

we've just got £000's from West Ham match and £150k for Henderson. Last season we could have gambled (as Coventry did with Wise) and possibly stayed in the Championship but we didn't make any signings and got relegated. We seem to be in the same situation again. A hatrick doesn't bear thinking about.

 

[Yoda]

But the guy is hardly fit?

Didn't stop us signing Paul Kitson.

 

[Yoda]

Didn't stop us signing Paul Kitson.

Although, to be fair, when he did get himself fit, he was nearly our saviour that season.

 

[portslade seagull]

When you're short of money you go for potential. Sometimes you win and sometimes you don't.

and sometimes it gets you relegated.....