There simply has to be some one that comes in up front / out wide - just purely from a numbers perspective.

Bailey, Watkins, Benudia, Duran, Phil - 3 of those will start.  We are literally a suspension or injury away from having no options on the bench.  Even we cant be that stupid - it might be that we get a make shift person in on loan - but we are so short.

West Ham want Guendouzi now apparently.

Quote from: Mellin on January 28, 2023, 03:09:13 PM

Considering how well the club did waiting for the right player with Kamara, I'm happy to give them the benefit of the doubt and wait on a centre forward, which they are clearly looking for.

There's no point on splurging a load of money on shite. Just because they're expensive, doesn't make them any good. See Everton. We're well versed in that behaviour too. Steady as she goes, strike when the right player becomes available. Stick to that method and we'll move forward.

Yeah but not splashing cash on shite is one thing, not creating the need to do so in the first place is another. We've got one striker, because we sold one and sent the other on loan, that's not enough.

It is a problem we created.

We have two strikers. If you're using Archer as a stick to beat the club, then Duran is a 15m centre forward who offsets this. Ings needs replacing, but this is where we need to be disciplined and not blow 30m again on someone who doesn't fit. We have enough with Bailey. It's not ideal, but we're building, so let's not get hysterical and do it right.

Agreed, so let's not bring up Cam Archer constantly as a dig at the club's planning if Duran comes with that caveat.

Sounds like you're selling a debatable opinion as a fact to me.

Quote from: Mellin on January 28, 2023, 08:58:22 PM

Sounds like you're selling a debatable opinion as a fact to me.

Reads to me like rational common sense.

Me too.

Quote from: pauliewalnuts on January 28, 2023, 05:28:04 PM

Quote from: Mellin on January 28, 2023, 03:09:13 PM

Considering how well the club did waiting for the right player with Kamara, I'm happy to give them the benefit of the doubt and wait on a centre forward, which they are clearly looking for.

There's no point on splurging a load of money on shite. Just because they're expensive, doesn't make them any good. See Everton. We're well versed in that behaviour too. Steady as she goes, strike when the right player becomes available. Stick to that method and we'll move forward.

Yeah but not splashing cash on shite is one thing, not creating the need to do so in the first place is another. We've got one striker, because we sold one and sent the other on loan, that's not enough.

It is a problem we created.

We have two strikers. If you're using Archer as a stick to beat the club, then Duran is a 15m centre forward who offsets this. Ings needs replacing, but this is where we need to be disciplined and not blow 30m again on someone who doesn't fit. We have enough with Bailey. It's not ideal, but we're building, so let's not get hysterical and do it right.

The ‘stick to beat club’ is not having a replacement already lined up before selling Ings and sending out third option out on loan.
Ings didn’t have to be sold.

“Stick to beat the club with”
 “Hysterical”.

Jesus Christ.