Ipswich v Norwich on SKY

[Nixonator]

But you don't know if they're good or not good enough until you give them the stern test. And if it is deemed they aren't, why are they here? Sooner or later you have to take the gamble with the kids, otherwise, as I said above, it is a pointless exercise.

Pie in the sky. Usually they are not good enough, and the rare kid that is has usually been noticed well before throwing him in the deep end.

Using the DS as cover is for emergency only, eg. the fullback situation last year where we had to bring in Ridgewell.

We currently have 3 options up front without tinkering other players from their favoured positions. We will not be competing for automatics without a key addition to our attacking options.

Also worth saying that Chris/the club must agree with this, if willing to front the best part of 7m bringing in Pritchard. Not exactly a luxury purchase for that kind of money is it?

 

[Ernest]

Could've been us if our board showed some ambition in the January window.

Glenn Murray would have got us promoted, imagine him and Knockaert from January ?

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Pie in the sky. Usually they are not good enough, and the rare kid that is has usually been noticed well before throwing him in the deep end.

Using the DS as cover is for emergency only, eg. the fullback situation last year where we had to bring in Ridgewell.

We currently have 3 options up front without tinkering other players from their favoured positions. We will not be competing for automatics without a key addition to our attacking options.

Also worth saying that Chris/the club must agree with this, if willing to front the best part of 7m bringing in Pritchard. Not exactly a luxury purchase for that kind of money is it?

We will be competing regardless. But some of the bed wetting that goes on is incredible. I'd love us to have another centre forward option, but if it doesn't happen I won't be jumping out of the 360 Tower just yet.

 

[Nixonator]

We will be competing regardless. But some of the bed wetting that goes on is incredible. I'd love us to have another centre forward option, but if it doesn't happen I won't be jumping out of the 360 Tower just yet.

Not sure what I said that constitutes as 'bed wetting'. It was not ill-considered or reactionary.

We have been told that automatics are the aim, and without another attacking option I think that is an unlikely goal.

i didn't even mention cover at CB or retaining the services of Stephens which will also be required.

Make no mistake, the next 10 days, where all our concerns over the last 2-3 months are culminating and laid bare, are absolutely pivotal in what to expect for the season ahead.