Summer transfer madness thread

[eamonn]

https://www.avfc.co.uk/News/2017/08/11/press-conference-bruce-on-cardiff-city-game

In the press conference yesterday Bruce made reference to having a team able to stand up to the likes of a Neil Warnock Cardiff, and at the end said by the end of the transfer window he would like see some additions up front.
Should we be worried thinking we are going to sign a big centre forward and play route one, or is it what is needed in this division, to be able to mix it up against different opposition.

I think different options has to be a good thing. If plan A is not working in a game then a different type of forward gives the opposition something else to worry about.

Giroud last night FTW.

[eamonn]

Wood is awful. The fact that him and Chris Martin look vaguely competent in this division shows how shite the league is. We really should be battering everybody.

Ads?

[ozzjim]

If we want to play hoof ball then we need to have some fucker to hoof it too.

[SoccerHQ]

Said before but to me Daryl Murphy would've been a decent fix until Kodjia got fit.

He want to Forest for 2m and scored for them today.

[john e]

If route one gets us promoted i dont care.

and how's that short sighted nonsense working out for you so far

[Malandro]

Let's not buy anybody, just sack the manager.

[saunders_heroes]

If route one gets us promoted i dont care.

and how's that short sighted nonsense working out for you so far

Route one football is effective if you have the right players. We haven't though, that's the problem.

[PeterWithesShin]

Problem is if direct/basic/route one football doesn't work, you have sod all else to try. Apart from sideways goal kicks to the fullbacks.

[curiousorange]

The first time Johnstone pinged it down the pitch to Hogan it led to a big chance. By the fifth time he tried it, I think the Cardiff defence could see they were in for a quiet afternoon.

[London Villan]

If we played with an intelligent, strong centre forward, being physical and holding up the ball or knocking it down to Hogan or mccormack then long ball would be fine with me. Launching 50 yard passes to a 5'9" striker is nonsense.

[olaftab]

Let's not buy anybody, just sack the manager.

This.

[LukeJames]

If we played with an intelligent, strong centre forward, being physical and holding up the ball or knocking it down to Hogan or mccormack then long ball would be fine with me. Launching 50 yard passes to a 5'9" striker is nonsense.

Exactly this! I sound like a broken record on this but we signed Hogan on the back of him banging in goals for Brentford via good midfield build up play, we fucking wack the ball upto him and wonder why he looks shit.

[curiousorange]

If we played with an intelligent, strong centre forward, being physical and holding up the ball or knocking it down to Hogan or mccormack then long ball would be fine with me. Launching 50 yard passes to a 5'9" striker is nonsense.

I cannot for the life of me fathom why Bruce uses this as his main tactic. It's baffling.

[PeterWithesShin]

You lost me at "play with an intelligent".

[Damo70]

You lost me at "play with an intelligent".

I was lost at "play".