We were willing to pay £8m (£5m up front I believe) for Pritchard. I am sure we could have acquired a decent quality striker for that amount. I agree that there's no point in signing players for the sake of it but even a season long loan from one of the Premiership's big boys must be better than...
I'd rather get a loan striker in than no one at all. Look at Abraham for Bristol City... If one of the 3 strikers gets injured we're going to have to play goal shy Baldock or the Hemed/Murray partnership which doesn't work.
Where do I assume that we'll make the top 6? I said top 6 at the very best, assuming none of our 3 strikers get injured for the entire season and Knockaert/March chip in with 15/20 goals combined.
Yes, we have kept hold of our best players, however Murray and Hemed will not work together as a strike partnership and Baldock doesn't score anywhere near frequently enough. Why bother keeping Stephens and Kayal on the final year of their contracts if we aren't going to invest in someone to...