Hyperion
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I said the majority, you can't always get everyone in you want, when you want. I just don't want to see us needing 3 players with just a few weeks left in the window for example
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Staying in the Prem - it's a squad game
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I said the majority, you can't always get everyone in you want, when you want. I just don't want to see us needing 3 players with just a few weeks left in the window for example
- Jun 27, 2012
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agreed. You can't. But we play 3 games before the window shuts. And I doubt we will have done all our business before Aug 12th.
In fact no club will have done all its business before Aug 12th. Conversely it doesn't make sense to do so . More of our targets are likely to be available towards the end of the window rather than the beginning.
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What are you talking about? It's not negative - it's a point of view. "the strength of our replacements will determine the success of our season, discuss".
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Whats to discuss. Who would argue otherwise ?
Hyperion
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Its was just an ideal world scenario admittedly but I'd really like us going into those games after Man City having done most of our deals. I understand that one or two could well come in late into the window. I do agree though, the transfer window does kind of make the late shopping inevitable
WonderingSoton
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Maybe not stop looking, but certainly place the forward line as a priority over all those other positions - yes. Two centre mids, a left back, a winger, and another goalkeeper will all be largely pointless if a striker or two isn't signed.
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Do you think they can't do one without the other ?
Pavilionaire
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What is key is that we get off to a good start.
Right now the team morale is still intact, we're injury-free and, crucially, our team and our ground is an unknown quantity to most of the rest of the Prem. I can recall the flyer that Hull City got off to a few seasons back - only 1 defeat in their first 9 but followed up with only 2 wins in their following 29 - but that great start was enough to keep them up.
If we're in the bottom three at Christmas then it will be a hard fight to stay up, so we have to be adaptable and be offensive in those 6-pointers but stay tight against the big boys.
Right now the team morale is still intact, we're injury-free and, crucially, our team and our ground is an unknown quantity to most of the rest of the Prem. I can recall the flyer that Hull City got off to a few seasons back - only 1 defeat in their first 9 but followed up with only 2 wins in their following 29 - but that great start was enough to keep them up.
If we're in the bottom three at Christmas then it will be a hard fight to stay up, so we have to be adaptable and be offensive in those 6-pointers but stay tight against the big boys.
Machiavelli
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I'm of the view that the majority of the top seven, if not all of them, will have done so.
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In which case it would be remarkable because in previous seasons thats never happened.
Murray 17
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What's your reasoning on that?
Same thoughts. Last season we went through 26 regular players but we had seven long term injuries and four important short term injuries. I doubt of we would be unlucky too have more injuries?
I think, ideally we need 26 players which means one Under 21 loan player,
We have two vacant positions, left back and striker. The rest would be improvements on the squad. e.g. Goldson is out of match practice for injury and health reasons (another central defender) and Norwood (midfielder) might not make the grade? So that means four players.
Depending on injuries, I would allocate a contingency cash in hand plan for January. of course, in the less than likely scenario that improvements become available, I could see more signings.
Terminology for 26 players
Desperate to sign a LEFT BACK Vacant
Very Keen to sign a SECOND STRIKER Vacant
Interested to sign a CENTRAL DEFENDER Goldson
Very Interested to sign a DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDER (Left-sided) Norwood
Looking at PACY STRIKER/WINGER Lualua
Looking at LEFT-SIDED BOX 2 BOX MIDFIELDER Ince
Looking at THIRD KEEPER Walton
Looking at ATTACKING MIDFIELDER Skalák
Looking at UNDER 21 PLAYERS
As Ince seems likely to go on loan this brings us down to 25 players. Are we going to get a third keeper?
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Club has confirmed it in several interviews, loanees often dependent on their pre-season form, some transfers dependent (like house sales) on a chain jn which Brighton are naturally further down the line, most transfer windows are like this.
Hughton - "“I don’t think it’s a problem saying that [i don't expect to have all my signings on board for Man City] It’s teams in general.
“You have only got to look at the history of the transfer market and the amount of work that is done in the last month.What is more important is that you get in what you want, not just filling numbers, and if it takes a bit longer you have got to accept that"
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HellBilly
Our final Premier League squad is not complete, (bloody hope it's not anyway) therefore I cannot answer your question with any conviction, so for me at this time sorry it's a no
Machiavelli
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My memory's obviously playing tricks on me, then. Any chance that you can elaborate on a few signings they made after the start of the season during last summer's window?
Murray 17
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OK.
I would have said it was equally likely to be that we could pick up cheaper players at that time, and I'll get pelters, but the ones that none of the bigger spenders want.
I really think we need to get players in early, pay that little bit more maybe, because if the new squad doesn't knit until October, we've got an even bigger job on our hands.
I anticipate that quite a few fringe Albion players will be very keen to impress pre-season to make the cut of the 25.
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Arsenal signed Perez, Spurs signed Sissoku at the end of August. Any more ?
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