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[Albion] There is ZERO chance of SIGNING anyone today.
- Thread starter Bladders
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Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
Surely 1 of the 2 strikers sings today.
SeagullofMalaysia
Well-known member
As per the song 'Switchblade Smiles' by Kasabian....
Can you feel it coming?
Can you feel it coming?
Albumen
Don't wait for me!
Slimani anyone?
Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
Can see us just getting 1 striker, and keeping Hemed.
Which isn't so terrible as long as the 1 striker is decent.
Which isn't so terrible as long as the 1 striker is decent.
Andy Naylor reports ....
his cat's gone missing to the RSPCA and the sighting of a UFO to Jodrell Bank.
Bored over at Argus Towers.
his cat's gone missing to the RSPCA and the sighting of a UFO to Jodrell Bank.
Bored over at Argus Towers.
Followed by New Dawn Fades by Joy Division, some Cobain and Elgar's Nimrod Variation.
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies,
Or being hated, don’t give way to hating,
And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise:
If you can dream—and not make dreams your master;
If you can think—and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build ’em up with worn-out tools:
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: ‘Hold on!’
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it,
And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son!
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies,
Or being hated, don’t give way to hating,
And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise:
If you can dream—and not make dreams your master;
If you can think—and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build ’em up with worn-out tools:
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: ‘Hold on!’
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it,
And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son!
Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
The 36 hour barrier is about to be broken.
I'd take that.
Lawro's Lip
New member
Exactly. Obviously not a proper fan!
The_Viper
Well-known member
This idea that we weren't able to get a better quality striker because of the competition etc that I've seen thrown about on here, Twitter and by Naylor is the biggest pile of shit I've ever heard. Almost every single PL club have upgraded their striking options this summer, we are very, very far behind and you can see there is no real excuse.
Arsenal - Lacazette
Bmuff - Defoe
Burnley - Chris Wood
Chelsea - Morata
Palace - None
Everton - Sandro/Rooney
Hudds - Mounie
Leics - Iheanacho
Liverpool - None
Man City - None
Man Utd - Lukaku
Newcastle - Joselu
Saints - None
Stoke - Rodriguez
Swansea - Abraham
Spurs - None
Watford - Andre Gray
WBA - Rodriguez
WHU - Hernandez
So let's take a look at the teams that haven't upgraded their striking options shall we?
Palace - 19th, zero goals scored
Liverpool - One of the most potent strike forces already formed in the league
Manchester City - See above
Saints - Options of Gabbiadini, Charlie Austin and Shane Long. Their third choice would be an upgrade on our first.
Spurs - Harry Kane.
The whole thing has been piss poor, we've not worked quickly enough, savvy enough or bravely enough to make the striker signings we need. We all say our recruitment team makes great signings and I agree, but the striker thing is a really bizarre hoodoo we have to get out of and sign a long term top quality striker ASAP.
Arsenal - Lacazette
Bmuff - Defoe
Burnley - Chris Wood
Chelsea - Morata
Palace - None
Everton - Sandro/Rooney
Hudds - Mounie
Leics - Iheanacho
Liverpool - None
Man City - None
Man Utd - Lukaku
Newcastle - Joselu
Saints - None
Stoke - Rodriguez
Swansea - Abraham
Spurs - None
Watford - Andre Gray
WBA - Rodriguez
WHU - Hernandez
So let's take a look at the teams that haven't upgraded their striking options shall we?
Palace - 19th, zero goals scored
Liverpool - One of the most potent strike forces already formed in the league
Manchester City - See above
Saints - Options of Gabbiadini, Charlie Austin and Shane Long. Their third choice would be an upgrade on our first.
Spurs - Harry Kane.
The whole thing has been piss poor, we've not worked quickly enough, savvy enough or bravely enough to make the striker signings we need. We all say our recruitment team makes great signings and I agree, but the striker thing is a really bizarre hoodoo we have to get out of and sign a long term top quality striker ASAP.
SeagullCrow
Well-known member
- May 9, 2008
- 556
While I accept the premise of your argument, I really don't think the situation is a straightforward or simplistic as you imply. While your list of signings by other clubs is comprehensive, I don't think it is wise to compare ourselves with them without looking at the context of this activity. For example, many of these clubs have also *sold* strikers that some would argue are better than what they've actually brought in. Whether Wood will be better value that Gray for Burnley is debatable; equally, I don't think that you could argue that Sandro/Rooney is an upgrade on Lukaku for Everton.
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