Albion interested in Cardiff Striker Joe Mason

[B.W.]

I'm very confident we will 'replace' any key player we lose. Mason for Barnes sound good to me, especially if we get Conway back.

 

[B.W.]

Mason is very ordinary but a better bet than Conway.

If he's better than Conway then he'll be great. Barnes is no world beater.

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

If he's better than Conway then he'll be great. Barnes is no world beater.

Worth remembering Perseus values Buckley at £7.5m and doesn't think it's a concern that Bridcutt is leaving.
* leans over and whispers* I think he's nuts.

 

[Husty]

So is it Ob-Ik-A or O-Bike-A or Oh-Beek-A? This is IMPORTANT.

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

I like the sound of this. get Mason in permanently, not a loan and also use the money from Barnes to get Conway back. sad to see Barnes go.
Also no need to replace Bridcutt so a bit of cash in the attic for the summer.

Why are we waiting for the summer, we're on the cusp of the play offs? If we cock it up again we could lose PIG and Ulloa too in the summer, then we will have a seriously average squad.

 

[Seagull over Canaryland]

I suspect it will be harder to replace Barnes than some on here imagine. Ok he is a marmite player and far from being the perfect player but there is no questioning his passion and willingness to give 100% for The Albion.

By comparison I am very wary of just how committed Obika would be following a series of loans in which he has not inspired a permanent deal. He would need to go some to show the same commitment as Barnes. I hope to be proved wrong.

Mason isn't exactly tearing up trees either.

 

[Stumpy Tim]

Mason is very ordinary but a better bet than Conway.

Which actually means Mason is brilliant, but not quite as good as Conway.

 

[Wozza]

Although I would suggest the likes of Conway (welsh club), Mason (welsh club) and Obika (Yeovil, Jones' former club) are very much Nathan Jonessignings, not Oscar. Not that there's any problem with that.

If Oscar approves them - as I'm sure he has/would - they're his signings, regardless of who found/recommended them.

I very much doubt Alex Ferguson found m/any players himself. That's what scouts are for.

 

[Mellotron]

If Oscar approves them - as I'm sure he has/would - they're his signings, regardless of who found/recommended them.

I very much doubt Alex Ferguson found m/any players himself. That's what scouts are for.

Someone above said it's good to see Oscar getting rid of "Gus" signings and getting his signings in. They're his signings in that from a list of a few players he's gone: ok, that one.

That's not his signing, is it?

 

[Wozza]

but there is no questioning his passion and willingness to give 100% for The Albion.

If it's puppy dog-style commitment and enthusiasm you want, CMS is back soon.

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

Someone above said it's good to see Oscar getting rid of "Gus" signings and getting his signings in. They're his signings in that from a list of a few players he's gone: ok, that one.

That's not his signing, is it?

No it's really not. It's like having pick between a punch in the face or a kick in the nuts. Both rubbish but you have to have one of them.

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

That's just being silly isn't it Dave.

You spotted it!

 

[Wozza]

someone above said it's good to see oscar getting rid of "gus" signings and getting his signings in. They're his signings in that from a list of a few players he's gone: Ok, that one.

what?

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

If it's puppy dog-style commitment and enthusiasm you want, CMS is back soon.

It's probably his willingness to battle that he refers to. How committed is a journeyman from Spurs going to be? My guess is nowhere near as willing as Barnes.

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

You spotted it!

It was kind of obvious Dave, my kid brother makes 'jokes' like that all of the time.

 

[Mellotron]

what?

Ermm....I don't know how else to explain it. It was in English and everything, and the chap 2 comments above your last one understood it perfectly...

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

Ermm....I don't know how else to explain it. It was in English and everything, and the chap 2 comments above your last one understood it perfectly...

loud and clear.

 

[TonyW]

Doesn't sound Spanish enough for me.

 

[gripper stebson]

So is it Ob-Ik-A or O-Bike-A or Oh-Beek-A? This is IMPORTANT.

Desmond has a barrel in the market place...

 

[Wozza]

Ermm....I don't know how else to explain it. It was in English and everything, and the chap 2 comments above your last one understood it perfectly...

Hang on - got it. You mean:

They're his signings in that, from a list of a few players, he's gone 'Ok, that one'.

Anyway, yes, that's what a "manager's signings" means - at any club.

The usual exceptions are when the owner insists on a particular signing, or a director of football makes the decisions on transfers. The situation on the latter is unclear at the Albion, I think?

So let's just say they're...

Nathan Jones/scouts - findings
Oscar Garcia - signings
David Burke - approvals