You seem to be assuming we should be spending 15m on a striker. I very much doubt we had the budget for that, so they've looked to increase our goal tally via alternative means. And compared to last season it's been somewhat successful.
Firstly the finances involved in pandur would have been more then enough to keep oscar till the end of the season, bit let's just forget that. As for delap and it being late etc, I'm sorry but you're just wrong and trying to find anything possible to justify the piss poor signing of Ohio. The club and any club for that matter will have had a complete list of multiple options in each position that could be acted on if needed to for any reason. We had a whole transfer window to find and get a deal for someone better then Ohio. It's a absolutely awful and pointless signing and there zero excuse for it..... Having a whole window isn't last minute either btw, I'd agree if delap was injured in the final week of Jan for example, but Jan 1st.... Nar. We are were were because LR and or the club chose this route and they need to be accountable for it, if it's works then it's fantastic and they deserve all the plaudits. But if it doesn't then it's a complete and utter failure and a huge missed opportunity due to ignoring the blatantly obvious shortcomings in the squad and LRs current set up
Well clearly he is, they're usually not that far out. He's a midfielder that's scored 8 in 2 consecutive championship seasons, he's not too old, and there will be suitors in other countries not just England. Traore is out of contract isn't he? He won't be renewed I wouldn't think. Seri won't have any resale value due to his age, but in his case he's probably worth keeping another year anyway.
I thought Dogukan Sinik, Ryan Longman and Oscar are at the end of their contracts as well, hell of a rebuild coming.
You seem to choose not to see any nuance in these things whatsoever. Think we'll have to leave it there.
If we still had Jarrod Bowen, nobody would give a flying **** what strikers we had on our books. Or KLP even. If the attacking players improve their goal scoring record, then the striker situation becomes a non-issue, which is pretty much what has Rosie said.
They rate him, it's a weird one because their current strikers aren't exactly pulling up trees so for him to be let go raises a bit of an eyebrow. They're way off the pace in the Belgian Pro League this season. I didn't want to say this, but boy does he remind me of Jozy Altidore.
It wouldn't have made a shred of difference to his agent what happened, is was KLP who didn't want to do it
Think City would love it if that were the case, but no they've all got another year by my record. We'll be trying to find new homes for them again in the summer.
I'm of the opinion. that if LR somehow manages to get this group promoted then he's a 100 times better manager than I and others give him credit for, because it will be an 'in spite' of promotion...
I understand it all to well, hence why I'm so strong in my opinion that it's an absolute awful signing that made zero sense at all. We've ****ed up, you're allowed to admit it without being labelled negative etc
I’ve said it before, but people are writing off Ohio very quickly. He’s hardly had a chance and not done too bad when he has been on the pitch. I still think he’ll be useful!
Apparently he's been warmer to the idea more recently though, If Baz is to be believed, but his run in the side scuppered any chance of it happening this year. I can see why he rejected a loan back under shota. Might be interesting if they strengthen his position in summer.
Ohio isn’t very good technically but he’s a willing runner and offers much more of an outlet then Sharp does. He’s also scored, not surprised there’s rumours of him being annoyed after being completely omitted from the squad for Sharp despite gaining us 2 points against arguably the worst side the division has seen of which Sharp didn’t look like scoring against.
