Have we signed anyone yet
Just asking for a friend who thinks the season starts soon
Didn't realise he was that old....27 and still in L1!...... don't think we should be looking to pay more than 5m.
I don't think it's always that simple. To be 'good enough', they need some match time to develop. There is also the pressure on managers to play the expensive players - prove that they were right to bring them in, which sometimes gets in the way or younger players being given a proper chance.
In my opinion, Kilkenny should have been given a chance in 2019-20 when let's face it, very few of the team were playing well enough but Billing, Lerma and H Wilson had been pretty big buys/loans. I think Surridge could have more of a shot than he had when Solanke wasn't finding the net. I also think Anthony is good enough for much more game time but whether he gets it or not remains to be seen.
You don't have to be an "expert' to have an opinion on a certain player ......why would we have a fans forum if not to have opinions offered and debated?.......I remember those on here saying Surridge was the answer to all our problems... Until he had a string of games and wasn't the total package that some made him out to be. I'm not saying he hasn't got a role, but it's the perfect example of 'experts' on here.
Don't you think Kilkenny would have been given an opportunity if he was good enough?
Except those arent the only two options are they?You don't have to be an "expert' to have an opinion on a certain player ......why would we have a fans forum if not to have opinions offered and debated?.......
As for Kilkenny you don't seem to be grasping the point of posters suggesting he should be given a chance..... whether he was good enough to get into the team in previous seasons is completely besides the point..... it's whether we think he's good enough now ... especially in the likely event that Lerma will be leaving.
What would you rather we did.... replace Lerma with a youth player from a PL youth team or give one of our own an opportunity?
They were the only two options I offered.....if you want to ask Purbeck a different question then be my guest....feel free to offer your own opinion btw Rob....you know how much I value it.Except those arent the only two options are they?
I thought my opinion was pretty clear, but seeing as you need it spelling out.They were the only two options I offered.....if you want to ask Purbeck a different question then be my guest....feel free to offer your own opinion btw Rob....you know how much I value it.
Well obviously if you think we're going to go out and spend money on proven quality then that's great ...I'm all for that.....what I don't want to see is us loaning a young player from a PL side instead of us giving the likes of Anthony or Kilkenny a chance to prove themselves....if we don't think that the best youth players we've ever produced are Championship level then why do we have an academy?I thought my opinion was pretty clear, but seeing as you need it spelling out.
I'd try and replace Lerma with someone with reasonable experience at Championship level. If not, then one who I felt had the potential to play at Championship level. Either way it wouldn't be a selection based on "he's one of our own" versus looking outside the club.
You do seem pretty inept at properly gathering anything sensibly. ;-)Well obviously if you think we're going to go out and spend money on proven quality then that's great ...I'm all for that.....what I don't want to see is us loaning a young player from a PL side instead of us giving the likes of Anthony or Kilkenny a chance to prove themselves....if we don't think that the best youth players we've ever produced are Championship level then why do we have an academy?
So anyway Rob what I can gather from your response is that you don't think Gavin Kilkenny has the potential to be a Championship player....you see I really wouldn't have known that if you didn't spell it out....
It’s easier for managers to play experienced players over youngsters, and most managers prefer to do this .I remember those on here saying Surridge was the answer to all our problems... Until he had a string of games and wasn't the total package that some made him out to be. I'm not saying he hasn't got a role, but it's the perfect example of 'experts' on here.
Don't you think Kilkenny would have been given an opportunity if he was good enough?
What always got me about Surridge last season was our insistence of playing neat intricate football when he was on the pitch, and banging balls into the box when he wasn't there.I remember those on here saying Surridge was the answer to all our problems... Until he had a string of games and wasn't the total package that some made him out to be. I'm not saying he hasn't got a role, but it's the perfect example of 'experts' on here.
Don't you think Kilkenny would have been given an opportunity if he was good enough?
Oh no I get it Rob!....You do seem pretty inept at properly gathering anything sensibly. ;-)
Thanks!Oh no I get it Rob!....
You'd prefer someone who you thought had at least the 'potential to play at Championship level' rather than Kilkenny......yep got it.....if that's your opinion then fine .....I don't agree with it but hey I'm no 'expert'....