Killeen30 Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 2 minutes ago, macandally said: As good as Bolasie was (is?) his signing tells me that: Bruce is still not going to have us playing football, but rely on someone pulling something out of the bag He is bringing in what’s available, not what he needs Finally, my biggest fear is where has our FFP black hole gone? We are bringing in more players without getting rid of the baggage, surely that means it is getting worse or are we conveniently sticking our heads in the sand again? I’ve been thinking the very same thing. It can’t have just disappeared. More than a little nervous about that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allani Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 7 minutes ago, Killeen30 said: I’ve been thinking the very same thing. It can’t have just disappeared. More than a little nervous about that. We have the third richest owners in British football. I suspect they know how to get around FFP either within the rules or not (and if the latter I suspect that they will have calculated the risk / fines involved and factored that into their thinking). The worry is more about them getting bored messing around in the lower leagues and taking their money elsewhere. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praisedmambo Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 22 minutes ago, macandally said: As good as Bolasie was (is?) his signing tells me that: Bruce is still not going to have us playing football, but rely on someone pulling something out of the bag He is bringing in what’s available, not what he needs Finally, my biggest fear is where has our FFP black hole gone? We are bringing in more players without getting rid of the baggage, surely that means it is getting worse or are we conveniently sticking our heads in the sand again? Muchos confirmation biases? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killeen30 Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 10 minutes ago, allani said: We have the third richest owners in British football. I suspect they know how to get around FFP either within the rules or not (and if the latter I suspect that they will have calculated the risk / fines involved and factored that into their thinking). The worry is more about them getting bored messing around in the lower leagues and taking their money elsewhere. I wonder did they calculate a possible point reduction. That was mentioned at one point too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommo_b Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 34 minutes ago, Killeen30 said: I wonder did they calculate a possible point reduction. That was mentioned at one point too... Well they aren’t stupid so I imagine all angles are covered so let’s just put faith in some of the richest people in football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 2 hours ago, Nigel said: One loan signimg left and 3 positions that need work. Whats more important left back, centre back or forward? Personally cb is strongest here, if Jedi is now first choice. I think the best signing we could make would be targett. CB or LB fo me over a striker. Although if Bunn was to sit on the bench we could accommodate 2 more loanees 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 1 hour ago, Tomaszk said: Bloody hell, Gareth McAuley is on a free. Get him in right now. Good option! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holteend1982 Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 59 minutes ago, Killeen30 said: I wonder did they calculate a possible point reduction. That was mentioned at one point too... It'll only be 12 point reduction and we gonna win league by about 30 so it doesn't worry me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdulaziz1 Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 I think we need a cb, we could get away without a striker or LB until January, but for now the important thing is to get a cb I guess. I also think we will need to change our formation with Bolasie and El Ghazi, we can’t go to games with 3 or 5 at the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killeen30 Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 5 minutes ago, holteend1982 said: It'll only be 12 point reduction and we gonna win league by about 30 so it doesn't worry me. Ok I like your optimism. Still a little worried about it being in the background! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chips'ngravy Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 James Collins is out of contract too. Would be perfect for us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted August 25, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted August 25, 2018 (edited) 10 minutes ago, chips'ngravy said: James Collins is out of contract too. Would be perfect for us He was an ok defender but he was a jerk when Houllier was manager and actually wanted them to train. I’d rather not get any potential bad apples back. Edited August 25, 2018 by alreadyexists 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chips'ngravy Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Forgive and forget. He's no doubt matured a bit since then and always gave 100% on the pitch. Shoulder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted August 25, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted August 25, 2018 43 minutes ago, chips'ngravy said: Forgive and forget. He's no doubt matured a bit since then and always gave 100% on the pitch. Shoulder? Ha ha, damn autocorrect, that was Houllier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Collins was poor towards the end, got turned all the time as he tried to dive in front of forwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted August 25, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted August 25, 2018 Get a freaking CB in Bruce! Our defense doesn't cut it! We'll be mid-table if you don't do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lerner's Driver Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 When asked he said, "yes, we are going to be fully active up to the deadline", so do we know that he is definitely only interested in adding a striker, or is there some hope of the centre back everyone can see we need? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAZZAM Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Defo need a CB ,Mangala on loan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 7 hours ago, Killeen30 said: Thank you. One season, easy. Mentioned him when he was released at West Brom and was shot down on here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan-scott Posted August 25, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted August 25, 2018 Well, we have until Friday to fill the glaring gaps in the squad. Bruce is active and openly saying we are trying to bring players in, I hope for our sakes he does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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