- Jun 27, 2012
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Not sure what language we're going to have left for a real travesty (selling a ground perhaps ?) if a minor injury and buying a few players late in a transfer window is a "scandal" and "outrageous."
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Not sure what language we're going to have left for a real travesty (selling a ground perhaps ?) if a minor injury and buying a few players late in a transfer window is a "scandal" and "outrageous."
No signing thread so fair game .
Just reading the fact we have 1 striker available for tomorrow hit it home further .
What if hemed gets a knock .
Come on now , It's piss poor .
Behind Enemy Lines
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We may sign someone today or tomorrow but as it stands, only having one senior striker available is surely something of a crisis?
- Jun 27, 2012
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Of course it's fair game but it's not a scandal. Or outrageous. Albion have a long history of that as we know. This by a long long way isn't that. Save that for where it was warranted in the 90s etc
Frustrating, not ideal, disappointing, unfortunate- take your pick . But scandal. ?? Come on.
Thunder Bolt
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Not sure how only having one striker available, as a Premier League team, can be seen as anything but piss poor planning. It's not like we haven't needed more strikers for over a year now. Please don't tell me we had enough to get promoted with, we were very very very lucky that Baldock was the only one one of the three who missed many matches.
Anyone know the stats on how many first team squad strikers all the other Premier League teams have. I bet no other team has just three.
Anyone know the stats on how many first team squad strikers all the other Premier League teams have. I bet no other team has just three.
Behind Enemy Lines
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Suspended as was sent off in girona but will be available for Ci-Tah
- Jun 27, 2012
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Sent off in Girona game so apparently suspended for 1 match. I thought it didn't apply in friendlies but apparently it does.
Thunder Bolt
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Chris said on Wednesday that it wouldn't count because it was two yellows. That was in the Argus report.
For this subject it is .
Perspective of bigger things of course not but for this subject within this thread it's outrageous we've had 3.5 months and head into tomorrow's game with just hemed
Should Hemed play on Sunday?
It'll be safer to have Kaz and Ince as the big man little man combo.
Better to have that in a friendly as opposed to v Man City, in front of a global audience of millions.
It'll be safer to have Kaz and Ince as the big man little man combo.
Better to have that in a friendly as opposed to v Man City, in front of a global audience of millions.
pishhead
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As I'm ever the optimist I hope young Connolly gets a runout against Atletico. What an experience for someone so young.
Silverhatch
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This
Justice
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Also think we should of kept Norwood don't get this window at all. Other clubs have excepted fees are higher and have continued to assemble their squads. We have got weaker with the injuries situation.
We need to stop letting the club off by saying it's had only 3-5 months.
The club has had at least 2 seasons and 4 windows to prepare for now.
As a beaten play off team, then top 2 for an entire season, the club has had considerably longer than 5 months.
Esp as all through that time, and beyond, it's had various failings up front.
Huddersfield have had 9 weeks to fully commit to being a Premier League club.
Irrespective of the level of importance placed on the preparation needed (even though we have always been told that's the only thing the club has been working towards) the Albion have had years not just a few months to be Premier League ready.
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pishhead
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It's my belief that we assumed we were getting another CM at the time of Norwoods departure, that deal obviously never materialized, we were clearly under no obligation to ship him out as even later on in the window we would've had a queue of championship teams willing to take him. That decision now appears puzzling.
This as well. Ignoring one striker on Sunday why did we let Norwood go and then not move swiftly to replace. Bruno played midfield on Tuesday since Sidwell was not around. How can that be ideal? With the forward situaton and this I don't get the clubs recruitment model.
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Have we stopped assembling our squad then ?
Justice
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Club seem more concerned about a handful of tickets on Viagogo than building a squad to at least give CH a chance.
- Jun 27, 2012
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Uwe, Jamie Murphy, Shane Duffy, Sam Baldock, Stephen Ward, Crofts, Orlandi, Zamora, Spanish Dave, Vicente, Goldson were all bought or loaned by Albion in August in previous seasons.
You can build a squad, and nearly everyone does, to give the manager a chance by buying players before the transfer window is shut but after the end of July.