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Iamapen15

New member
May 17, 2009
1,285
Back of the North Stand
.. Wednesday and I have a number of questions.

i) do you think we should take advantage of the loan market, given Last years farce?
ii) with the squad looking strong and competition already high, where do you think we need to strength?
iii) who do you think/hope we bring in?

Personally I think there is business to be done. A striker would be good or maybe a creative No. 10. Houghton seems to have a plan B and C, so someone like Tex would give us further options.
 


S'hampton Seagull

Well-known member
Oct 12, 2003
6,802
Southampton
I think we might sign a striker until January but this time the club won't be in rush unless the right player is available.
 


Hastings gull

Well-known member
Nov 23, 2013
4,635
.. Wednesday and I have a number of questions.

i) do you think we should take advantage of the loan market, given Last years farce?
ii) with the squad looking strong and competition already high, where do you think we need to strength?
iii) who do you think/hope we bring in?

Personally I think there is business to be done. A striker would be good or maybe a creative No. 10. Houghton seems to have a plan B and C, so someone like Tex would give us further options.

If a quality player becomes available who CH believes will be add to the squad, then why not? I would suggest that it should be for a year, or at least much longer than the 5 minute wonders of last season's revolving door. The longer they are here, the more committed they are likely to be in most cases. I don't think anyone ever questioned the commitment of Wayne Bridge or Stephen Ward.
 


stss30

Registered User
Apr 24, 2008
9,545
If a quality player becomes available who CH believes will be add to the squad, then why not? I would suggest that it should be for a year, or at least much longer than the 5 minute wonders of last season's revolving door. The longer they are here, the more committed they are likely to be in most cases. I don't think anyone ever questioned the commitment of Wayne Bridge or Stephen Ward.

You can't complete long term/year long loans in this window. 3 months max.
 






8ace

Banned
Jul 21, 2003
23,811
Brighton
.. Wednesday and I have a number of questions.

i) do you think we should take advantage of the loan market, given Last years farce?
ii) with the squad looking strong and competition already high, where do you think we need to strength?
iii) who do you think/hope we bring in?

Personally I think there is business to be done. A striker would be good or maybe a creative No. 10. Houghton seems to have a plan B and C, so someone like Tex would give us further options.

Tex is in Liverpools 25-man squad.
 




Blue Valkyrie

Not seen such Bravery!
Sep 1, 2012
32,165
Valhalla
.. Wednesday and I have a number of questions.

i) do you think we should take advantage of the loan market, given Last years farce?

Yes. We have no loans this season so far. There is pretty much no merit in taking a stance not to have any loans, when all other championship teams will be using loans to bring in players that they could never hope to afford otherwise. The key is to 'loan smart' rather than not loan at all.

ii) with the squad looking strong and competition already high, where do you think we need to strength?

Well, no need whatsoever for a full back, central defender or goalkeeper. Anywhere else there could be a case for loan - ie striker, central midfielder, or winger.


It depends on how we are thinking of playing Elvis.
If he has been brought in as a striker, then we need a loan winger. If he has been brought in as a winger ( my opinion ) then we need a loan striker.

Another central midfielder may perhaps be beneficial, although that depends on how Crofts is doing ( in reality, not the official press conference line which can be used to mislead opposing managers ).


iii) who do you think/hope we bring in?

No idea

Personally I think there is business to be done. A striker would be good or maybe a creative No. 10. Houghton seems to have a plan B and C, so someone like Tex would give us further options.

:rock:
 




Blue Valkyrie

Not seen such Bravery!
Sep 1, 2012
32,165
Valhalla
You can't complete long term/year long loans in this window. 3 months max.
No matter how many times this is repeated, posters will still post time and time again about getting season long loans in the loan window.

:cry: :lolol:
 


grummitts gloves

New member
Dec 30, 2008
2,796
West Sussex, la,la,la
Interesting conundrum this time round as we have shopped so well in the transfer market and still got a couple of new boys with injuries that haven't had any game time yet. I would say another striker and possibly a right winger is needed. I certainly trust the current recruitment team to get it right compared to last years!
 






BensGrandad

New member
Jul 13, 2003
72,015
Haywards Heath
Interesting conundrum this time round as we have shopped so well in the transfer market and still got a couple of new boys with injuries that haven't had any game time yet. I would say another striker and possibly a right winger is needed. I certainly trust the current recruitment team to get it right compared to last years!

Why should we want another winger we have signed 1 and 1 who can play out wide or as a central striker? Lua Lua as a winger is doing the business on the left.
 


Acker79

Well-known member
NSC Patreon
Nov 15, 2008
31,762
Brighton
Why should we want another winger we have signed 1 and 1 who can play out wide or as a central striker? Lua Lua as a winger is doing the business on the left.

Because there are two wings on the pitch, Hughton has shown a willingness to play with two wingers, and has competition in every other position on the pitch so it stands to reason he would want options on both wings, too.
 


severnside gull

Well-known member
May 16, 2007
24,540
By the seaside in West Somerset
We have Kaz , March, Murphy and Manu who can play on the wing........, an abundance of riches!
We don't have a naturally creative midfielder to give us another option. Simple
 




nwgull

Well-known member
Jul 25, 2003
13,653
Manchester
Because there are two wings on the pitch, Hughton has shown a willingness to play with two wingers, and has competition in every other position on the pitch so it stands to reason he would want options on both wings, too.
KLL, March, Elvis and Murphy provide enough options without even including the potential for Rosenior to play further up the pitch (on either side).

Genuinely surprised that Tex has made Liverpool's 25 - well done to him.
 




Hotchilidog

Well-known member
Jan 24, 2009
8,644
I expect us to just use loans as cover. I think we will stick with what we have got as regards starters.
 






northernseagull

Active member
Mar 12, 2013
676
Good spot. Full list here http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/...015-2016-premier-league-squads-announced.html

Guess we`ll be picking up a few U21s to cover Harper/Hambro for the short term. No names from those lists stand out mind.

Although, Tex was left out of the Europa league squad. I just can't see Tex getting league game time with Liverpool if players like Ibe are getting dropped for Brazilian internationals. Personally, I think there is every chance he will go on loan again.
 


Acker79

Well-known member
NSC Patreon
Nov 15, 2008
31,762
Brighton
KLL, March, Elvis and Murphy provide enough options without even including the potential for Rosenior to play further up the pitch (on either side).

Genuinely surprised that Tex has made Liverpool's 25 - well done to him.

I may have missunderstood Bensgrandad's appraisal of our wing options.

But would add, there is a difference between 'can play on the wing' and 'is a winger'. Rosenior 'can play on the wing'. There appears to be a bit of consusion as to whether Elvis 'is a winger who can play up front' or 'is a striker who can play on the wing'.
 



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