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edna krabappel

edna krabappel

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L2MidgetGem B.H.A Seagull said:
No but we gotta show alittle more ambition IMO.
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Leicester's main scorers last season were a classic Championship journeyman- Nugent- and a bloke signed for a large fee from a (then) non-league club, Vardy.

Burnley's striking pair were Sam Vokes (signed from Wolves on a free) and Danny Ings (signed from then-League-One Bournemouth), later backed up by Ashley Barnes, latterly of Plymouth Argyle and Brighton & Hove Albion.

Derby got to the play off final off the back of outstanding seasons from several players who'd previously been pretty ordinary at either Derby or other clubs (Craig Bryson, Jamie Ward, Chris Martin etc).

QPR are the only promoted side to have splashed the cash, predictably, and they scraped one of the luckiest play off wins ever.

Nottingham Forest showed plenty of "ambition" in signing every striker they could get their hands on and failed embarrassingly. Reading had expensive frontmen like Le Fondre, Pogrebnyak and Billy Sharp: failed to make the play offs.

Perhaps "ambition" (I imagine that what you actually meant is "splashing the cash") isn't the be all and end all.
 




KZNSeagull

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L2MidgetGem B.H.A Seagull said:
To put atleast a half decent bid in for a half decent player. As we know doing it this way Is a gamble. Sure I can understand that some players up fine while stepping up but at least 6/10 it don't work out. No before you ask. I don't have stats.
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Define a half decent player.

Top scorer in L1 last year suggests that he is pretty good to me. Or would you rather we spent twice the money on a ex PL has-been or never-was on huge wages as that shows more ambition?
 


Hugo Rune

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8ace said:
Bristol City turn down undisclosed bid for striker Sam Baldock from Brighton & Hove Albion | Bristol Post :moo:
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I would not believe a word you read from the Bristol Post. They really don't research their stories at all:

'Certainly, Brighton are an attractive proposition, having reached the Championship play-offs at the end of last season. The ambitious south coast club boast a new stadium, are well supported and are prepared to spend big in their quest for Premier League football.'
 


L2MidgetGem B.H.A Seagull

L2MidgetGem B.H.A Seagull

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KZNSeagull said:
Define a half decent player.

Top scorer in L1 last year suggests that he is pretty good to me. Or would you rather we spent twice the money on a ex PL has-been or never-was on huge wages as that shows more ambition?
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To be honest my opinion don't matter at the end of the day. The club (Burke and Barber) know who they want. I'm just a CUSTOMER.
 








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L2MidgetGem B.H.A Seagull said:
To be honest my opinion don't matter at the end of the day. The club (Burke and Barber) know who they want. I'm just a CUSTOMER.
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Sorry but this is just a cop out. I don't like being called a customer either but to use it in this case is ridiculous. Clubs don't ask fans their opinion on signings whether they are called fans, supporters, customers or whatever.

You also don't seem to have an opinion, just want to moan about our targets. Who would you like? It's a fair enough question if the top scorer from League 1 last season isn't good enough. Or do you want us to throw away £10 million on McCormack and bankrupt ourselves?
 






nwgull

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L2MidgetGem B.H.A Seagull said:
Bloody knew we'd be going through L1/L2 for players yet others didn't believe me.
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A fee players that have been League 1 within the past 3-4 seasons:

Elliot Bennett
Glen Murray
Ricky Lambert
Adam Lallana
Danny Ings

Would you have complained about buying (or keeping hold of) any of that lot?
 




227 BHA

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BensGrandad said:
Son said that he had been told that Murray is going to Millwall for a season loan, will be disappointed if true and we are not in with a shout for him
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If that's true we should really be trying to get in on that.
Surely Murray would prefer to come to us if Palace were willing to deal with us?

We loaned them Dobbie so not completely unlikely???
 
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upthealbion1970

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227 BHA said:
If that's true we should really be trying to get in on that.
Surely Murray would prefer to come to us if Palace were willing to deal with us?

We loaned them Dobbie so not completely unlikely???
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I'm only guessing that first team football under holloway is a more attractive proposition to Murray than coming here as backup?
 






deletebeepbeepbeep

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Very good post by Edna demonstrates you don't need to spend stupid money for promotion. As Palace and Burnley have shown you just need a committed team playing in a style that plays to their strengths.
 




Bladders

Bladders

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Jun 22, 2012
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BensGrandad said:
At the moment we have 2 Ulloa and CMS but if one should be sold the situation will change.
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plus we only have 2 keepers, if we sign one more we'll have 3, but if we sold 2 we'd have none......just in case anyone needed me to state the bleeding obvious.
 


DarrenFreemansPerm

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nwgull said:
A fee players that have been League 1 within the past 3-4 seasons:

Elliot Bennett
Glen Murray
Ricky Lambert
Adam Lallana
Danny Ings

Would you have complained about buying (or keeping hold of) any of that lot?
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Anthony Pilkington
Yannick Bolasie
John Stones
 








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