Doc Lynam
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- Jun 19, 2011
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Really? Looks to me like they are playing catch-up to cover the former seasons loans!
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Huddersfield signing EVERYONE...
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Really? Looks to me like they are playing catch-up to cover the former seasons loans!
mejonaNO12 aka riskit
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They've also re-signed Palmer on loan - rules out them signing Brown on loan again.
They've also got some goalkeeper on loan from Mainz, and are by all accounts close to signing Malone from Fulham who I think is hugely overrated.
mejonaNO12 aka riskit
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Exactly. Re-signing the players who finished 12 points behind us (it should have been more).
Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
But NSC deemed them World Beaters last season ?
Nixonator
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Standard NSC, one extreme or the other. They're either merely making signings to catch up with our greatness or they're signing the invincibles.
The truth lies somewhere in between. I'd say their squad is now pretty decent and on par with our own, aside from the unknown quantity that is Knockaert in the PL which could give us the edge.
I guess people are concerned that the playoff winners have managed to catch up to us, promoted in mid April, in a very short space of time to have their squad ready for a full pre-season. While we get articles from Naylor suggesting that we can't judge our transfer dealings until September 1st. It's not irrational to be concerned and certainly not 'bedwetting'.
The truth lies somewhere in between. I'd say their squad is now pretty decent and on par with our own, aside from the unknown quantity that is Knockaert in the PL which could give us the edge.
I guess people are concerned that the playoff winners have managed to catch up to us, promoted in mid April, in a very short space of time to have their squad ready for a full pre-season. While we get articles from Naylor suggesting that we can't judge our transfer dealings until September 1st. It's not irrational to be concerned and certainly not 'bedwetting'.
Nathan
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- Jan 8, 2010
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I guess it kinda does! We have signed Gross and Ryan already, lets not forget that.
The job of building the squad isn't done yet, and we can only compare dick sizes, I mean squads once the transfer window is shut.
mejonaNO12 aka riskit
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“You mustn’t panic,” said Chris Hughton. “It’s not about just filling the numbers. What is important is getting in who you want, and if that takes a bit longer, so be it.”
Yeah, I'm going to this bloke.
Yeah, I'm going to this bloke.
Seagull Mags
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If I'm honest all of the Huddersfield signings would get into our squad....Ince, Mooy, Williams and Mounie would all be good acquisitions. The fact they have done business early and the team have more time to Gel is even more beneficial! TBH I'm jealous of the business Huddersfield have done.
Also those saying Huddersfield have a FAR weaker squad than us, they embarrassed us and turned us over towards the end of last season at there gaff and the team will only be stronger now they have added to the squad! We need to pull our head out of the sand, take notice and make some major signings, or else the long awaited journey to the promised land may well be very short lived!
Also those saying Huddersfield have a FAR weaker squad than us, they embarrassed us and turned us over towards the end of last season at there gaff and the team will only be stronger now they have added to the squad! We need to pull our head out of the sand, take notice and make some major signings, or else the long awaited journey to the promised land may well be very short lived!
Their signing of Ince is the equivalent of us signing Gross. Them signing Mooy is the equivalent of Dale Stephens signing a new contract. Their goal scoring record was poor last season so needed strikers, hence Mounie and Depoitre. We will likely strengthen in this area too but our need was not as great as theirs. Williams is a decent signing, but between Stephens, Kayal, Sidwell, Norwood, Gross it's not exactly a high priority position for us to strengthen in this window.
Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
Absolutely right.
The signings of Ince, Mooy and Williams haven't stolen a march on us, but they are now ahead on strikers. Let's see who we bring in up front.
It doesn't surprise me that they are signing everyone as I don't support them! If I did they wouldn't be doing any business..,..
mejonaNO12 aka riskit
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We lost to Preston North End as well.
I also think they have a far weaker squad than ours.
Tyrone Biggums
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Whether they needed to sign more players than us or not, it's the fact they are signing players is the important part.
They are getting business done and getting the players they want.
That's all that matter really.
They are getting business done and getting the players they want.
That's all that matter really.
BensGrandad
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Not if the players they are signing are vastly overpriced and bought in desperation. and nobody else was prepared to pay the price asked.
Tyrone Biggums
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They got who they wanted. They can now get all those players acclimatised and to gel in training and practice games. That's a very good thing.
Icy Gull
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- Jul 5, 2003
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Oh, indubitably the players Huddersfield have signed would probably get in to our first current team. However I am expecting us to sign much better, hence my comment that i would not have been that thrilled with any of their signings. If the signings we make turn out to be last minute panic buys I might reconsider my comments
Anyway I am assured that everything is in hand and I don't need to even consider changing my bed linen yet.
Maybe the players we want are of a higher calibre. Deals for higher quality players will take longer/come at the end of the transfer window as there will be more competition. Fools rush in...
£8m for Mooy is hardly overpriced.
£11m for a 22 year old who scored 14 goals in Ligue 1 doesn't seem bad value either.
HastingsSeagull
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Good signings that would be borderline good enough to sneak into our 11 behind 8 or 9 better players (before we've done our business).
It's possible for them to have done well........ without that meaning we won't do just as well or better and be even futher ahead squad wise of them than we are today.
They have caught us up 3 steps or so in the past week but they were 5 or 6 behind us at the tail end of the season and then went back another couple by loosing their loan players.
By comparison we may have taken only 1 step forward so far probably with our business but could take many, many more and have spent much less so it's hardly a worry for many weeks yet. Plus that still leaves us 5 or 6 ahead of them.
Fingers crossed we both stay up and some of the establishing, but dodgy Prem teams like Watfords and Swanseas plummit (along with palarse obviously). They are both signing young, English players so interesting to see the results our approach produces come first game of the season.
It's possible for them to have done well........ without that meaning we won't do just as well or better and be even futher ahead squad wise of them than we are today.
They have caught us up 3 steps or so in the past week but they were 5 or 6 behind us at the tail end of the season and then went back another couple by loosing their loan players.
By comparison we may have taken only 1 step forward so far probably with our business but could take many, many more and have spent much less so it's hardly a worry for many weeks yet. Plus that still leaves us 5 or 6 ahead of them.
Fingers crossed we both stay up and some of the establishing, but dodgy Prem teams like Watfords and Swanseas plummit (along with palarse obviously). They are both signing young, English players so interesting to see the results our approach produces come first game of the season.