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* Sadly the FFP league
We won't sign Bennett. He started for Norwich, and they may well lose Redmond still.
I'd be more than happy for us to bid for Anthony Pilkington though, surplus to requirements and has scored goals at every club he's played for.
Elliot Bennett was as quick, if not quicker. He also got far more assists than Buckley.
In fact I recall Bennett could have pursued a career as a sprinter?
I suppose you missed my post?
We could have got Grabban for £1m. Lee Tomlin for £1.5m. Chris Burke for 500k. All score goals, and on a much more consistent basis than Buckley.
Lee Tomlin (£1.5m), Albert Adomah (£1m), Mustapha Carayol (£500k), Lewis Grabban (£1m, if we'd got him in January, and use the extra £1.5 for wages), Chris Burke (500k)......
Spot on.
He's brilliant on his day, but he had one great performance last season, and not many the season before that. For the past 2 seasons he's been semi-fit, whereas for £2.5m we could quite easily replace him with a winger (or two) that could make a more consistent impact.
People actually believe Buckley is as good as Borini?
Christ. I think a few on here need to take off the rose tinted spectacles. Buckley has done nothing for the last 2 years, his hamstrings are finished.
For what it's worth, Buckley played 34 times last season and scored 3 goals. Borini...
In his first season, he was arguably up there with Tom Ince and a couple of others as the best winger in the division.
In the past couple of seasons he's had 2 or 3 good games, and little else in between. His game was all about pace, and now he seems hesitant to run at players, knowing the...