Can see us getting a few decent loans in - Premiership fringe players rather than some of the dross we've had in recent seasons which has given the loan system a bad name.
We could get JJ back on loan! But Parky then probably wouldn't pick him. Doh...
But seriously, it's not just a question of the money. The very fact that we are now a club going places and moving forward rather than sliding inexorably downwards into administration should mean we can attract a much better calibre of player.
Quality loans may well be the way to go. Buying players at this stage for div three is harder, because we will hopefully need them to step up and play in the championship next season.
The loan debate on CL in recent seasons has been much misunderstood, I think. Very few of us are against loans per se. The criticism has been that many of them have been poor and no better than what we've already got.
unrealistic but i would love to see charlie austin at the valley also ive got a feeling that we are going to sign bradley wright wright wright and we need a centre back
[cite]Posted By: incorruptible addick[/cite]Can see us getting a few decent loans in - Premiership fringe players rather than some of the dross we've had in recent seasons which has given the loan system a bad name.
We could get JJ back on loan! But Parky then probably wouldn't pick him. Doh...
But seriously, it's not just a question of the money. The very fact that we are now a club going places and moving forward rather than sliding inexorably downwards into administration should mean we can attract a much better calibre of player.
Quality loans may well be the way to go. Buying players at this stage for div three is harder, because we will hopefully need them to step up and play in the championship next season.
The loan debate on CL in recent seasons has been much misunderstood, I think. Very few of us are against loansper se. The criticism has been that many of them have been poor and no better than what we've already got.
There has to be a decent pool of talent from the likes of Chelsea, Arsenal, Spurs etc available for loan, this where our friend Dennis could be working the oracle with his contacts at the highest level.
I honestly think that Swindon will want at least £750k for Austin, probably a mil, same with Le Fondre at Rotherham, are we under the impression that the owners will fling this sort of money at this level?
Need decisions on Fortune and Fry first, their contracts end soon. Hopefully we'll extend Fry's loan to the end of the season. Fortune I'm not convinced by and we already have a possible alternative in Seip.
Siep
Lewington from MK Dons
Ward from Millwall
Green from Daggers
Austin and Le Fondre may still be out of reach but the young boy from Spurs upfront
Ward and/or Spearing from Liverpool
A big centre forward Iwelumo style
Right Winger - Andros Townsend has gone back to Spurs which side does he play? Centre Half - I'd release Fortune. Central Midfielder Forward - Poss x 2 if Sodje and Anyinsah aren't going to stay fit.
[cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]Siep
Lewington from MK Dons
Ward from Millwall
Green from Daggers
Austin and Le Fondre may still be out of reach but the young boy from Spurs upfront
Ward and/or Spearing from Liverpool
A big centre forward Iwelumo style
Well yes, all of the above. But that's about two-thirds of a new team - and the point I made above about the loanee option remains : when it comes to buying players, are we looking for bodies to get us out of div three or those who can do a Norwich/Leeds for us next season in the championship?
There might be players out there who fit both billings. But not necessarily.
So if we had to prioritise, I'd say:
1) Goal scorer. Doesn't have to be an Iwelumo type. A Lee Martin figure who has some end product would do just as well.
2) Classy central midfielder to break up the Semedo/Racon complacency. Someone who would be first choice, and then Parky has the nice problem of whether to play R or S alongside them.
3) Replacement for Francis, who is OK going forward but woefully lacking in judgement in his own half.
If we had the luxury of a fourth signing, a central defender with a bit of pace.
[cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]Siep
Lewington from MK Dons
Ward from Millwall
Green from Daggers
Austin and Le Fondre may still be out of reach but the young boy from Spurs upfront.................Defoe?????
Ward and/or Spearing from Liverpool
A big centre forward Iwelumo style
The strikers get plenty of flak on here, some justified but by no means all.
The problem as I see it is little or no service from midfield. The lack of goals at The Valley all season culminating in the Walsall goalkeeper not having a save to make the other week eloquently spells it out for me.
Probably Seip will come in for Fortune , don't think Millwall would let Ward go until they know about Shittu's lomg term plans and even then I would be sceptical.
Whilst discussing Centre Backs the reason I would like a Left Back is thinking laterally . Fry could be the extra centre back cover we need and Jackson is needed up pitch ,I liked the look of Lewington for MK Dons earlier this season but have also noticed Borrowdale has not played for QPR for a while . Ben Parker at Leeds is another possibility as Leeds are trying to get George Mccartney back on loan and also have the Argentinian Bessone at Left Back.
Not sure who a Striker could be , I notice Will Hoskins is banging them in for a struggling Bristol Rovers I see he is being touted for a move to Derby or Scunthorpe . But wouldn't it be galling to pay a fee when we nearly had him for nothing in the summer.
A Centre back, someone who has got a bit of pace because we can't have Dailly and Doc playing together all the time. I'd release Fortune or keep him and sell Llera. We have 5 tall/slow centre halfs, we need someone quicker.
A Left back, that would be if Fry doesn't sign on to the end of the season. Or if he does, sign one anyway and have Fry as back-up to centre backs? I wouldn't say no to having Borrowdale back if he was available, he wasn't amazing but his very assured there. If we got Borrowdale I wouldn't get in another centre back.
A Winger, someone who can play on either flank. This could enable Jackson to play a more predominant role in creative midfield sense? Danny Green from Dagenham could maybe be the answer, he could be the answer for Benson to score bundles this season, early crosses?
A Striker or two, This is somewhere we have to strengthen. Abbott hasn't scored in the league, Akpo and Anyinsah keeps getting injured and Benson can't keep getting the blame for not scoring or whatever, if he doesn't get the service he won't score. I think Bradley Wright Phillips will sign and will fire us into promotion!
300k tops for Green, 400k for BWP, and a Borrowdale loan? That's ample surely?
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Dickson
Fleetwood
Striker
upfront?
central defence?
right back?
goalkeeper?
etc?
Bageri
Pouso
We could get JJ back on loan! But Parky then probably wouldn't pick him. Doh...
But seriously, it's not just a question of the money. The very fact that we are now a club going places and moving forward rather than sliding inexorably downwards into administration should mean we can attract a much better calibre of player.
Quality loans may well be the way to go. Buying players at this stage for div three is harder, because we will hopefully need them to step up and play in the championship next season.
The loan debate on CL in recent seasons has been much misunderstood, I think. Very few of us are against loans per se. The criticism has been that many of them have been poor and no better than what we've already got.
There has to be a decent pool of talent from the likes of Chelsea, Arsenal, Spurs etc available for loan, this where our friend Dennis could be working the oracle with his contacts at the highest level.
Lewington from MK Dons
Ward from Millwall
Green from Daggers
Austin and Le Fondre may still be out of reach but the young boy from Spurs upfront
Ward and/or Spearing from Liverpool
A big centre forward Iwelumo style
Centre Half - I'd release Fortune.
Central Midfielder
Forward - Poss x 2 if Sodje and Anyinsah aren't going to stay fit.
all of the above
There might be players out there who fit both billings. But not necessarily.
So if we had to prioritise, I'd say:
1) Goal scorer. Doesn't have to be an Iwelumo type. A Lee Martin figure who has some end product would do just as well.
2) Classy central midfielder to break up the Semedo/Racon complacency. Someone who would be first choice, and then Parky has the nice problem of whether to play R or S alongside them.
3) Replacement for Francis, who is OK going forward but woefully lacking in judgement in his own half.
If we had the luxury of a fourth signing, a central defender with a bit of pace.
Just the list I saw on the whiteboard in the coaches room at Sparrows lane last week. Doubt if they will all come.
you should have seen the "if no takeover list" - that was depressing!
LeFondre/Austin/BWP
Young Pacy Centre Back
Young Pacy Centre Rightback
Creative Midfielder
Did it look a bit like this:
Henry Black from the Rose & Crown
Mike Smith from the Queens Head
Keith Peacock Free Agent (were sure his still got some legs in him)
Henry Black from the Rose & Crown Reserves
Mike Smith from the Queens Head third XI
We won't let you take the penalties then...
; )
The problem as I see it is little or no service from midfield. The lack of goals at The Valley all season culminating in the Walsall goalkeeper not having a save to make the other week eloquently spells it out for me.
Whilst discussing Centre Backs the reason I would like a Left Back is thinking laterally . Fry could be the extra centre back cover we need and Jackson is needed up pitch ,I liked the look of Lewington for MK Dons earlier this season but have also noticed Borrowdale has not played for QPR for a while . Ben Parker at Leeds is another possibility as Leeds are trying to get George Mccartney back on loan and also have the Argentinian Bessone at Left Back.
Not sure who a Striker could be , I notice Will Hoskins is banging them in for a struggling Bristol Rovers I see he is being touted for a move to Derby or Scunthorpe . But wouldn't it be galling to pay a fee when we nearly had him for nothing in the summer.
A Centre back, someone who has got a bit of pace because we can't have Dailly and Doc playing together all the time. I'd release Fortune or keep him and sell Llera. We have 5 tall/slow centre halfs, we need someone quicker.
A Left back, that would be if Fry doesn't sign on to the end of the season. Or if he does, sign one anyway and have Fry as back-up to centre backs? I wouldn't say no to having Borrowdale back if he was available, he wasn't amazing but his very assured there. If we got Borrowdale I wouldn't get in another centre back.
A Winger, someone who can play on either flank. This could enable Jackson to play a more predominant role in creative midfield sense? Danny Green from Dagenham could maybe be the answer, he could be the answer for Benson to score bundles this season, early crosses?
A Striker or two, This is somewhere we have to strengthen. Abbott hasn't scored in the league, Akpo and Anyinsah keeps getting injured and Benson can't keep getting the blame for not scoring or whatever, if he doesn't get the service he won't score. I think Bradley Wright Phillips will sign and will fire us into promotion!
300k tops for Green, 400k for BWP, and a Borrowdale loan? That's ample surely?