Albion chairman ready to spend to deliver Premier League dream....

[El Presidente]

Any chairman worth an ounce of salt would write in promotion and relegation clauses and not leave the club with a proverbial white elephant.

That's all very well but agents are entitled to turn round and reject such offers, especially if their client is in demand.

 

[El Presidente]

Could the missing piece to the jigsaw up front be Peter Crouch.

You must have a huge dining table BG if you can fit a piece that big on it.

 

[BensGrandad]

Did you ever learn to spell at school? Jermain Defoe.

Yes but have just learnt something as I always thought he put an e on the end of his name as a number of people do spell their names slightly different to the normal.

 

[portslade seagull]

A big no to Crouch

 

[BensGrandad]

A big no to Crouch

I think that the signings will be well known and respected loans so what suggestions do we have? Possibly out of favour Premier players.

 

[atomised]

Not sure that's the way we'll do business in January. Wouldn't do us any favours to be that short sighted if we do go up

 

[Machiavelli]

With Greer, Dunk, Hunemier and Goldson as central defenders there's no need to recruit another in the Jan window. Concentration should be on strengthening more vulnerable positions such as left back and wings, someone who could also step into play right back incase anything happens to Bruno would also be nice.

You were doing so well when discussing centre-backs, but then got on to right backs and starting talking about cover for Bruno. Can I offer Rosenoir, Goldson and Calderon? It's winger(s) and striker(s) that we need, and perhaps a left back (although with Calderon and Chicksen I'm not quite so worried if it is the case that Bong is back in a month, as he himself has suggested -- we've got four Championship games until New Years Day, and then there isn't another one until the 12th Jan, and even that fixture might be moved if we get a draw in the FA Cup).
Again, Tony's rich, but let's not spend all his money just yet. Concentrate on quality, not quantity.

 

[BensGrandad]

Not sure that's the way we'll do business in January. Wouldn't do us any favours to be that short sighted if we do go up

It would be a means to an end as the money would be available for strenthening in the summer. Both Palace and Bournemouth had to upgrade their grounds out of their promotion winnings but we have no need so all efforts and money can be put to squad strenthening. Providing we can keep Wilson our needs are another left back or versatile defender and a ball winning midfielder. plus VLP. plus of course the return of our injured players.

 

[Working class pride]

If so then first priority is two centre backs who know that you stay on your feet when you defend. Maybe pop down to Bournemouth and buy back the two defenders we gave them from our youth team?

 

[Lurchy]

You were doing so well when discussing centre-backs, but then got on to right backs and starting talking about cover for Bruno. Can I offer Rosenoir, Goldson and Calderon?

Only concern with right back position is that Goldson's not a natural right back and it's a while until Rosenoirs back from injury. Obviously Calderon would be the natural choice, but would be pragmatic if one of the wingers brought was versatile enough to slot into the right back slot if things got drastic.

 

[Machiavelli]

Only concern with right back position is that Goldson's not a natural right back and it's a while until Rosenoirs back from injury. Obviously Calderon would be the natural choice, but would be pragmatic if one of the wingers brought was versatile enough to slot into the right back slot if things got drastic.

I think Goldson's played right back a fair few times. He also normally plays on the right-side of a centre back pairing. There was one passage of play today where it showed that he wasn't used to playing left-side CB. He also made one glaring mistake, apart from that I think he did alright. I have high hopes for the lad.

 

[BensGrandad]

Only concern with right back position is that Goldson's not a natural right back and it's a while until Rosenoirs back from injury. Obviously Calderon would be the natural choice, but would be pragmatic if one of the wingers brought was versatile enough to slot into the right back slot if things got drastic.

I would sooner that we signed a left back and used Calderon as cover for right or left back as needed.

 

[Hampster Gull]

I think the £50m will sort more than thoe two positions