Richard Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Good luck to you lad. For our sake I hope you do will in the brief time you are here with what little time remains of our premiership status. You can say you once played for a premier league club, just as we can all say we once supported one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PandaMac Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Really not what we need. Even he's good, he's not our player, so what's the point. Disappointed, but no gonna write him off. If he's good he might help keep us up. That's the point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 The problem I have with Dawkins and Sylla are.... why didn't we get these two in the summer? Cheap and let's be honest, I doubt many others wanted them. Lambert have probably known about them for a while, and that leaves me with another question; are these two the BEST two players he managed to get? Tell me all about Dawkins then, I've not seen him play but you clearly have. And Sylla. He spent £1.75m. You think that was through choice? We needed a DM, badly, with that pittance and **** all wages to offer, give me some other options. Name me a CB we could have even loaned in when we clearly have NOTHING to contribute towards wages. I have many issues with Lambert as a manager, this is not one of them. At least he's thinking outside the box. Welcome to the club Simon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 If he can help keep us up, then that is great. Big IF though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Definitely a WOW signing, as in, WOW who the **** is Simon Dawkins? In all seriousness I wish him the best of luck. That said, I thought we didn't do loan signings, is this with a view to buy or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoony Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Tell me all about Dawkins then, I've not seen him play but you clearly have. And Sylla. He spent £1.75m. You think that was through choice? We needed a DM, badly, with that pittance and **** all wages to offer, give me some other options. Name me a CB we could have even loaned in when we clearly have NOTHING to contribute towards wages. I have many issues with Lambert as a manager, this is not one of them. At least he's thinking outside the box. Welcome to the club Simon. I sort of agree with you. Although 'the box' is a very generous way to describe a small patch of **** all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginko Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Buying for buyings sake. Get Lambert out. Except Dawkins is on loan... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 I doubt he will make the side. He's struggled to get into other premiership sides when on trial or loan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packoman Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 I think he looks a good player. (Based entirely off YouTube) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villastine Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 He's a winger......we need a winger...whats the problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 He's a winger......we need a winger...whats the problem We need a centre half more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Buying for buyings sake. Get Lambert out. but we didnt buy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 I sort of agree with you. Although 'the box' is a very generous way to describe a small patch of **** all Indeed. I expected nobody. We signed a couple of players today. One of which in a position we were desperate in. He's done the best he can with the funds he was given. Whether he's had a 'good' window with what he had remains to be seen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 We need a centre half more? Money? If he couldn't find a center half better than say Clark with absolutely **** all money to spend, what did you expect him to do? Pay them out of his own pocket? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LockStockVilla Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 I watch a fair bit of MLS, although not as much of San Jose, but from what I have seen from him in the past, he is a very tidy player. What his signing tells me as well is that Lambert might be recognizing we need more width and will hopefully persist with 4-4-2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 I watch a fair bit of MLS, although not as much of San Jose, but from what I have seen from him in the past, he is a very tidy player. What his signing tells me as well is that Lambert might be recognizing we need more width and will hopefully persist with 4-4-2. Thanks for the input. I've actually yet to hear anything bad about him from anyone that has seen him play. Looks good in the obligatory YouTube clip. Interesting that Spurs have kept him on for so long considering his injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 His wiki said he had 106 goals in 53 games earlier today. Gave me a good laugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powell91 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 you know what im have been tht pissed off and depressed about villa it will be nice to just see some fresh faces have a go no matter how good or what position they play i say welcome him bring maybe a bit of flair might get some more use out of bent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappy Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 No problems with this signing, if he's good great, if he isn't there's no obligation to play him (see Bennett). And he is a free agent come the summer so it is sort of like a loan with an option to buy. yeah he isn't a CB, but he is an addition to the squad (we don't create many goals outside of Weimann/Benteke) and if he can do a job for us then great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Money? If he couldn't find a center half better than say Clark with absolutely **** all money to spend, what did you expect him to do? Pay them out of his own pocket? I'd suggest he didn't look hard enough. One of our supposed targets went to Italy. But anyway, I tend to agree that Lambert has had it tough (despite being tactically clueless and a shit motivator) when it comes to the purse strings. However I basically expect this **** club to address our problems in a way that keeps us in this league, not sit there and do essentially **** all by signing two players from absolute piss poor standard leagues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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