Chris Hughton says club will not panic in transfer window

[5mins-from-amex]

Did someone say don't panic!

 

[martin tyler]

Same argument as always. We clearly need a top quality striker. Problem we have is as always who. As we have seen strikers in this league are stupidly prices and we are never going to part with 12-15 million for Austin, Rhodes or McCormack.
Likewise our recent purchases from lower leagues have not been the greatest but there is value there as we have seen before and other clubs have seen. Players like Wilson at Muff are available at a decent price.
Or we do what we are doing and try desperately to get someone from abroad. Big gamble but sounds like we have watched these players enough to think they are worth the gamble.
Personally if we don't get the players we want I don't see us adding a striker unless a very good one comes up on loan. Last thing I want to see if the club buy some load of old crap or loan someone who is also a load of crap.

 

[Acker79]

Someone at the club says that in every window. It's part of the game.

"ooh you're desperate for a player, I'll add 20% to the wages/fee"
"eh, we're not panicking yet, so screw your 20%"

 

[Blackadder]

Yep and we will carry on churning out the same old shyt. We need players Chris so ****ing get panicking!!!

To be fair, he can hardly come out and say "We can't get anyone so our season is well and truly shafted!". CH doesn't buy the players.

We don't know what is being said behind closed doors of course. I am happy that we are not a club that washes it's dirty laundry in public.

That's not to say that I am not concerned by our lack of progress in the transfer market. I am.

 

[Napier's Knee]

no.2 I think

Yep

 

[GT49er]

Two ways of taking this..
1. Everything is under control, we've got who we want coming in, you'll be pleased, so no need to panic.
2. Uncle Tony has run the Silver Lizard betting algorithms over the Albion - according to the algorithms we're not going up, we're not going down, so no need to buy now - wait till the summer and start again. If we get in the play-offs we'll see what happens as we did with Oscar.
We'll find out in a couple of weeks which of those it is

1). Looks OK to me;
2). Doesn't look like the end of the world either.

 

[Davemania]

If so, then we're gonna drift down to mid-table mediocrity.

Not so much a drift as a plummet. The way this team is playing mid table team at best

 

[Napier's Knee]

1). Looks OK to me;
2). Doesn't look like the end of the world either.

Agreed. To my way of thinking option 2 is pretty sensible

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

It's a bit weird that the club never appears to have very much urgency about having a real go at reaching the promised land of the Premier League despite having had all the infrastructure in place for some time now. Always seem happy enough to just bump along with 20K+ STH, doing just enough to steer a steady path in the Championship. Even when we reach the play-offs we're always a couple of country miles off looking credible contenders to go up. Pretty sure this season will prove no different.

 

[Pavilionaire]

We'll get either Calleri, Bolanos or Bou - all of which are still uncomitted to going elsewhere - I'm sure.

If not, Ulloa on a half season loan, or Murray for 93 days.

Maybe we'll also get Skalak.

17 days until the window shuts.

You're very optimistic. Ulloa is featuring in almost every match for a Leicester side that is still very much in the title race and FA Cup. Why would Ranieri let him go now, particularly as the predators are circling around Vardy?

 

[Puppet Master]

No panic then. We'll just drift serenely into February without signing a striker, and then declare that we're "happy with what we have".

Hate to say it but history suggests this is exactly what's gonna happen.

 

[Johnny RoastBeef]

It's a bit weird that the club never appears to have very much urgency about having a real go at reaching the promised land of the Premier League despite having had all the infrastructure in place for some time now. Always seem happy enough to just bump along with 20K+ STH, doing just enough to steer a steady path in the Championship. Even when we reach the play-offs we're always a couple of country miles off looking credible contenders to go up. Pretty sure this season will prove no different.

Sensible stewardship means the club is being run well, within its or the chairmans means and adhering to FFP. The urgency you are advocating is another word for gambling with the clubs future by spending beyond its means. Great if all goes well as QPR proved when they bought promotion, but that never lasted. And even that route to success can be a double edged sword, see the pickle Bolton are now in.

I would rather be stuck in the Championship for another 10 years, battling for a playoff spot, than risk it all and wind up skint and fighting to swerve relegation. Last season was a reminder of how we used to live and it wasn't a nice feeling.

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

What would the naysayers prefer?

We panic and buy someone like Billy Paynter or Leon Best just for the sake of buying a striker because that's an area we need reinforcements? Or wait and try to get players that will actually add something to our attacking ability provided there are some willing to join us, their club is willing to sell (may delay it until they can sign a replacement themself) and we agree on their cost / wages demands, etc.

With respect, we've needed a quality striker for some time, we've bought a few busts, taken punts on freebies and not got deals over the line, or worse still we've allowed capable strikers to depart. Even when we had Ulloa we needed more, we that extra bit of firepower, this season is no different, nobody is demanding we go out and buy any old Carlos Kickaball, but we've known we need a striker for a couple years, our failure to actually secure one is holding us back. Sure, we could wait until the summer to get the guy we want, but there's absolutely nothing to say we will start next season as well as we have started this one. We're in an incredible position with a great opportunity to get promoted, if that isn't the goal what is?

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

Sensible stewardship means the club is being run well, within its or the chairmanship means and adhering to FFP. The urgency you are advocating is another word for gambling with the clubs future by spending beyond its means. Great if all goes well as QPR proved when they bought promotion, but even that never lasted. And even that route to success can be a double edged sword, see the pickle Bolton are now in.

I would rather be stuck in the Championship for another 10 years, battling for a playoff spot, than risk it all and wind up skint and fighting to swerve relegation. Last season was a reminder of how we used to live and it wasn't a nice feeling.

You do realise FFP is pretty much ignored by everyone now, right? The 'punishment' for abusing it is laughable, see Bournemouth for example.

 

[Icy Gull]

No panic then. We'll just drift serenely into February without signing a striker, and then declare that we're "happy with what we have".

and how difficult everything is in the transfer window

 

[Fulking Seagull]

Panic, panic....wasn't it the same over the Summer after which a quality squad merged?

We should only find out about a signing after it has happened; that's prudent business.

As for Bloom, after a poor run (arguable which will pass with returning players and signings) we still sit 6th, very much worth investing in.

Keep the faith

 

[Dorset Seagull]

No panic then. We'll just drift serenely into February without signing a striker, and then declare that we're "happy with what we have".

As he says we were happy with what we had when we were doing well

 

[Betfair Bozo]

Two ways of taking this..
1. Everything is under control, we've got who we want coming in, you'll be pleased, so no need to panic.
2. Uncle Tony has run the Silver Lizard betting algorithms over the Albion - according to the algorithms we're not going up, we're not going down, so no need to buy now - wait till the summer and start again. If we get in the play-offs we'll see what happens as we did with Oscar.
We'll find out in a couple of weeks which of those it is

Star Lizard.

 

[Johnny RoastBeef]

With respect, we've needed a quality striker for some time, we've bought a few busts, taken punts on freebies and not got deals over the line, or worse still we've allowed capable strikers to depart. Even when we had Ulloa we needed more, we that extra bit of firepower, this season is no different, nobody is demanding we go out and buy any old Carlos Kickaball, but we've known we need a striker for a couple years, our failure to actually secure one is holding us back. Sure, we could wait until the summer to get the guy we want, but there's absolutely nothing to say we will start next season as well as we have started this one. We're in an incredible position with a great opportunity to get promoted, if that isn't the goal what is?

When the club forked out on Baldock and Hemed they did so believing they had bought a quality striker, maybe the did, time will tell . But just because a player costs many millions more than another, it doesn't guarantee he will be the quality striker we need.

The world of football is littered with expensive duds and freebie superstars.

 

[Johnny RoastBeef]

You do realise FFP is pretty much ignored by everyone now, right? The 'punishment' for abusing it is laughable, see Bournemouth for example.

Regardless of how it is enforced, the principle of FFP is to protect football clubs and us supporters from rogue chairman like Peter Ridsdale who got greedy, spent more than the club could afford and turned a once big club into Leeds.