Agreed Eastie, but to be fair he gave Lambert £20m, which although not enough to repair the damage that has been done for the last three years, should have been enough to at least make a big difference to last year. Lambert gambled it all on lots of very average players though, when he'd probably have been better buying two or three very good players.
Quote from: Rissbert on October 21, 2012, 10:11:07 AMAgreed Eastie, but to be fair he gave Lambert £20m, which although not enough to repair the damage that has been done for the last three years, should have been enough to at least make a big difference to last year. Lambert gambled it all on lots of very average players though, when he'd probably have been better buying two or three very good players.The trouble is we may well pay the transfer fees but we won't pay the wages, which is why we're shopping in the lower leagues. Lerner clearly doesn't want anyone at the club on top wages. Hence the departure of our best players and the arrival of Championship ones. It's a recipe for disaster.
Quote from: JJ-AV on October 21, 2012, 09:15:47 AMHis signings have been poor, none of them are ready to make an impact on the Premier League yet.Surely Vlaar and KEA aren't 'poor'? In fact the only player I consider to look poor value for money is Benteke at present, but think he will improve.
His signings have been poor, none of them are ready to make an impact on the Premier League yet.
Quote from: Tom_Mc9 on October 21, 2012, 09:30:42 AMQuote from: JJ-AV on October 21, 2012, 09:15:47 AMHis signings have been poor, none of them are ready to make an impact on the Premier League yet.Surely Vlaar and KEA aren't 'poor'? In fact the only player I consider to look poor value for money is Benteke at present, but think he will improve.You're right, they're not poor. But we needed improvements on Dunne and Stan, and we didn't get them.For all the signings we've made his biggest mistake hasn't been bringing in some experience. It's a bit of a MON signing (and the type we're trying to get away from) but I think the Benteke money may have been better spent on someone like Charlie Adam.
Quote from: saunders_heroes on October 21, 2012, 10:25:09 AMQuote from: Rissbert on October 21, 2012, 10:11:07 AMAgreed Eastie, but to be fair he gave Lambert £20m, which although not enough to repair the damage that has been done for the last three years, should have been enough to at least make a big difference to last year. Lambert gambled it all on lots of very average players though, when he'd probably have been better buying two or three very good players.The trouble is we may well pay the transfer fees but we won't pay the wages, which is why we're shopping in the lower leagues. Lerner clearly doesn't want anyone at the club on top wages. Hence the departure of our best players and the arrival of Championship ones. It's a recipe for disaster. Yes it is a recipe for disaster but I expect while Lerner will eventually sell up and move on we will all be left to pick up the pieces of the utter mess he's made of our club.
Quote from: JJ-AV on October 21, 2012, 11:20:22 AMQuote from: Tom_Mc9 on October 21, 2012, 09:30:42 AMQuote from: JJ-AV on October 21, 2012, 09:15:47 AMHis signings have been poor, none of them are ready to make an impact on the Premier League yet.Surely Vlaar and KEA aren't 'poor'? In fact the only player I consider to look poor value for money is Benteke at present, but think he will improve.You're right, they're not poor. But we needed improvements on Dunne and Stan, and we didn't get them.For all the signings we've made his biggest mistake hasn't been bringing in some experience. It's a bit of a MON signing (and the type we're trying to get away from) but I think the Benteke money may have been better spent on someone like Charlie Adam.Adam is fucking useless as evidenced when Wales played Scotland. I'd rather we spent the money on Benteke as I believe he'll come good and Adam will only continue to go downhill.
Quote from: eastie on October 21, 2012, 10:28:42 AMQuote from: saunders_heroes on October 21, 2012, 10:25:09 AMQuote from: Rissbert on October 21, 2012, 10:11:07 AMAgreed Eastie, but to be fair he gave Lambert £20m, which although not enough to repair the damage that has been done for the last three years, should have been enough to at least make a big difference to last year. Lambert gambled it all on lots of very average players though, when he'd probably have been better buying two or three very good players.The trouble is we may well pay the transfer fees but we won't pay the wages, which is why we're shopping in the lower leagues. Lerner clearly doesn't want anyone at the club on top wages. Hence the departure of our best players and the arrival of Championship ones. It's a recipe for disaster. Yes it is a recipe for disaster but I expect while Lerner will eventually sell up and move on we will all be left to pick up the pieces of the utter mess he's made of our club.What utter mess are you on about? I did'nt realise we'd been relegated and in adminstration?
Quote from: Clampy on October 21, 2012, 03:05:11 PMQuote from: eastie on October 21, 2012, 10:28:42 AMQuote from: saunders_heroes on October 21, 2012, 10:25:09 AMQuote from: Rissbert on October 21, 2012, 10:11:07 AMAgreed Eastie, but to be fair he gave Lambert £20m, which although not enough to repair the damage that has been done for the last three years, should have been enough to at least make a big difference to last year. Lambert gambled it all on lots of very average players though, when he'd probably have been better buying two or three very good players.The trouble is we may well pay the transfer fees but we won't pay the wages, which is why we're shopping in the lower leagues. Lerner clearly doesn't want anyone at the club on top wages. Hence the departure of our best players and the arrival of Championship ones. It's a recipe for disaster. Yes it is a recipe for disaster but I expect while Lerner will eventually sell up and move on we will all be left to pick up the pieces of the utter mess he's made of our club.What utter mess are you on about? I did'nt realise we'd been relegated and in adminstration?You don't need to be in administration clampy- if you cannot see the mess we are in then I suggest you visit an optician, our squad is very weak, lacking quality and experience and we have slipped backwards in the last 3 seasons alarmingly- if you think everything under Lerner is hunky dory then please tell me where I can get what you are drinking clampy!