Surely if we get him it’s for deep deep cover. He was past his sell by date when he went to Norwich years ago.
He doesn't look in ok shape. Been found wanting a few times and lost his man on corners every time!! Not the answer I'm afraid!
Smyth looks like he's going on loan to Pompey. A good move to give him first team football but we may miss him. Think they'll like him down there
Rumour had it that there was competition for Hemed. That doesn't usually result in free loans. These days there is usually a fee involved too (although I think it might be more for the up and coming ones from the top part of the Premiership) but with our team of crack negotiators, who knows.
He was fairly shyte at his best, there's a reason he hasn't played for so long. If he's the answer we've a far bigger problem than we thought...
This. He was sh9t at his peak while at Spurs. We have dodged this bullet in the past, praying we don't get hit by a ricochet.
Yes, it doesn't seem to square at all with our supposed business model of buying cheap and selling high. Whilst I am both very grateful and very relieved to belatedly get Hemed and Wells, it seems likely that we are paying loan fees and a substantial part, if not all, of their wages. And at the end of the season they go on their way. That's not investment, that's expense! The Board must have done the arithmetic, surely, but Wells is probably worth £4-5 million and Hemed £2-3 million: its a shame that (some of) Smithies transfer fee couldn't have been used to buy one of these guys rather than just pay for their services. But, then, I'm just an ex financial guru, what do I know?
