Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
Three for me. A new central striker, and someone who can play off him, and boost our goal scoring ratio. Plus a new midfielder to compete for a place with Stephens and Propper.
4, 2 strikers, midfielder and a better back up for Bruno
I am not too worried about a defensive midfielder as Sidwell is on his way back and can do that job but we have nobody who looks like scoring a goal from CM.
I wonder what Sturridge would cost in fee and wages as he is only a bit player at Liverpool?
3-4. Striker. Central Mdfielder to replace Stephens. Left Back. Maybe a right back if the Greyhound isn't up to it. But I think Bruno needs to be replaced now.
That's providing we don't sell any assets.
Stephens doesn't need replacing.
I believe he is on £120,000 a week, but I doubt they would allow him to go out on loan. Danny Ings would be more likely to go out on loan, but may still be beyond our means at £60,000 a week. Either player would be a gamble because of their injury history.
Would we want to blow all of our budget on a striker? Personally I would say yes, get the best possible player we can and pray he hits the ground running.
I went for 4.Two ideally. Striker and defensive midfield.
That said, I'm inclined to agree that whatever budget we have should go on the best striker we can get.
Think it's unrealistic to bring in more than two unless CH is VERY confident they could integrate seamlessly.
When they come on loan we don't necessarily have to pay the whole of their wages. If that was the case we would never have had Wayne Bridge on loan!
Oh yes, totally forgot about him, but we did bill him as a Dev Squad singing.
Would relegation be more probable than not without a striker?