January

[Marty___Mcfly]

There seems to be a suggestion that SH is being kept on on the basis he will be able to bring in some players he wants in January.

Just wondering what ideas people have for players we could bring in, or positions where we need a certain type of player. If we lost some /all of the loan players what would we need to put a decent team / squad of players together to compete in the championship?

I'm assuming that what we will see come in is some more loan players, or players who are too inexperienced or shit to make a difference- but who knows?!

 

[Peteinblack]

Even if some half-decent players are recruited in January, I've no confidence that Hyppia will play them in their strongest positions or motivate them to get the best out of them.

The quality of our players is one issue, but SH's man-management and tactical nous (or lack of) are another.

I fear that bringing in new players won't be enough to save us if HE is still manager.

 

[Norman Baker suck my lozenge]

We'll get a load old waffle from the triple B collective about "fans being delighted at the end of January with our signings"when in fact it'll just be a load of shithouse journeymen that just couldn't give a **** if We stay up or go down.
But fear not,there's 20% off golf accessories in the club superstore.
#leagueoneready

 

[Simontheseagull]

The 3 players Sami has brought in already have not been great so why does anyone think any more he might bring in would be better? Sami and his mate Anti, brought in Stockdale and Hughes (both were at Fulham with Antii). Teixeira was recommended personally to Sami by his friend Steve Gerard.

Sami would also have had an input into who was signed after he joined the club. Does anyone seriously thing Burke has signed or brought in on loan anyone who Sami did not think would add to the team/squad as Sami simply would just not play them (e.g. like Toko signed before Sami joined who has not played a competitive first team game)? It won't matter how good players are when they sign for us if Sami is going to knock the confidence out of them in their first few games by saying they lack a bit of quality, or they don't do on the pitch what he askes them to do. Sami is a nice guy, but he is used to playing/working with top class premier and bundesliga players. He does not appear to be able to get the best out of players at a slightly lower level where they are inconsistent or need to be developed into better players.

Hope I am proved wrong.

 

[Mo Gosfield]

The 3 players Sami has brought in already have not been great so why does anyone think any more he might bring in would be better? Sami and his mate Anti, brought in Stockdale and Hughes (both were at Fulham with Antii). Teixeira was recommended personally to Sami by his friend Steve Gerard.

Sami would also have had an input into who was signed after he joined the club. Does anyone seriously thing Burke has signed or brought in on loan anyone who Sami did not think would add to the team/squad as Sami simply would just not play them (e.g. like Toko signed before Sami joined who has not played a competitive first team game)? It won't matter how good players are when they sign for us if Sami is going to knock the confidence out of them in their first few games by saying they lack a bit of quality, or they don't do on the pitch what he askes them to do. Sami is a nice guy, but he is used to playing/working with top class premier and bundesliga players. He does not appear to be able to get the best out of players at a slightly lower level where they are inconsistent or need to be developed into better players.

Hope I am proved wrong.

So do I.
You suggest that he cannot get the best out of players outside the highest level but he was found out at Bundesliga level. Successful managers can work at any level. The basics of the game don't change.

 

[NODC]

My fear is we are waiting for January to bring in Sami's players and all our problem will be solved. But in my view why would a quality player pick Brighton who'll be in a relegation fight and potentially a few points adrift from safety.

It would seem at the beginning of the season we lost out on several players who went to other clubs who I guess paid more. Why now would we be a better option now?

 

[Mo Gosfield]

My fear is we are waiting for January to bring in Sami's players and all our problem will be solved. But in my view why would a quality player pick Brighton who'll be in a relegation fight and potentially a few points adrift from safety.

It would seem at the beginning of the season we lost out on several players who went to other clubs who I guess paid more. Why now would we be a better option now?

....and having seen Hyypia's record to date, I can't imagine there will be a rush to sign.

 

[Dan Aitch]

Just you wait and see - we'll make some quality signings in this window.

I just remain open to persuasion as to whether those qualities will be 'high' or 'low'.

 

[spring hall convert]

How many players have got better over the course of this season?

That's the problem for me, a decent manager makes his players better - Poyet did it and Garcia did it. All I see from us at the moment is a group of players going collectively backwards. This is the damning indictment for me and why I wouldn't give him a penny more of our money.

 

[Ernest]

The players we need we won't get, a striker who is going to get 10/15 goals and a midfield leader/captain in the Nobby Horton mode who will chip in with a few goals too

 

[surrey jim]

But fear not,there's 20% off golf accessories in the club superstore.
#leagueoneready

Good news at last

 

[London Irish]

Can't see we will get a better striker than Bent, so it's the terrible central midfield that needs sorting. Could do with a couple of signings there, strong players who can pass and move

 

[Kaiser_Soze]

The 3 players Sami has brought in already have not been great so why does anyone think any more he might bring in would be better? Sami and his mate Anti, brought in Stockdale and Hughes (both were at Fulham with Antii). Teixeira was recommended personally to Sami by his friend Steve Gerard.

Sami would also have had an input into who was signed after he joined the club. Does anyone seriously thing Burke has signed or brought in on loan anyone who Sami did not think would add to the team/squad as Sami simply would just not play them (e.g. like Toko signed before Sami joined who has not played a competitive first team game)? It won't matter how good players are when they sign for us if Sami is going to knock the confidence out of them in their first few games by saying they lack a bit of quality, or they don't do on the pitch what he askes them to do. Sami is a nice guy, but he is used to playing/working with top class premier and bundesliga players. He does not appear to be able to get the best out of players at a slightly lower level where they are inconsistent or need to be developed into better players.

Hope I am proved wrong.

The issue with Teixera isn't his ability or quality, it's more the fact that he isn't suited to the Championship. He's too lightweight to play against some of the big centre halfs and central midfielders. You're given a little more protection in the Prem. He needs to work on his physique and building up some body strength, or go play in Spain.