by Stranded »
03 Sep 2021 08:50
Snowflake Royal blythspartan Snowflake Royal Wouldn't touch that talented glassbone waster with a barge pole.
Given our current financial constraints who would you like to have seen brought in? I’d have been happy with Carroll or a youngster on loan from the premiership. I hope that Clarke is given a chance but not to the detriment of his development.
It’s a shame we can’t unearth another Kerry Dixon, Kevin Doyle or Shane Long. There must still be talent out there but not sure what our scouting policy is these days.
A player I haven’t heard about for ages is Dwight Gayle and he used to score goals for fun at this level.
No one who has a terrible injury record, poor record of applying themselves, history of being the next big thing and career going down the toilet.
The sort of players I would sign, are the.ones I'd have never heard of. If I've heard of them, they're probably a poor choice.
The problem is, the ones we haven't heard off who belong to a PL club (the only realistic market for loans this year), we would be relying on their good grace to a) accept no loan fee and b) pay whatever portion of their wages is greater than 8.5k. We've been very fortunate that Chelsea have been willing to do so but they are a seemingly bottomless pit when it comes to wages.
That leaves us with free agents - as they can only sign for a year, again you are unlikely to bring someone in from abroad esp. as they may not get a permit. So you are left with free agents who know English football - so if you want one with a decent record you are left looking at the likes of Carroll or Sturridge - who if fit could be excellent but will have that question mark over them because if they didn't they wouldn't still be free agents.
Only other option, is hope that Puscas comes good with a run of games and that the U23 strikers can step up if needed - at the mo, that seems like the option we are having to go with.