Brucey's Summer Shopping List

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The FRENCH TICKLER said:
Do we need them ? I suspect that one of them may end up joining Harry's revolution like. ?
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Well we know Brucey is in the market for a couple of wingers, so yeah I'd say we need somebody to play on the right (Aluko and Brady can play left, but we only have Elmo, when he signs, who can play as an out and out right winger) to balance the squad out.
 
Hutch_Tiger said:
Not one of the main media speculations such as hooper, austin etc is all i know havnt been given a name could well be mboyo , could be grant holt , could be papis cisse or carlton cole who wernt really splashed all over the media , soon as i get the name il post
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I was being slightly sarcastic when I asked who it was we had signed.
As we haven't signed anyone and you haven't a clue since you proclaimed we have.

I didn't expect a list of anyone and everyone. My sources can tell me that much!!
 
Hutch_Tiger said:
i wouldnt rule it out.
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Neither would I. When you see the two amounts for both players together, it seems like a lot, but when you consider that we're looking to spend just over £4m on a defender and a goalkeeper, it'd take our Summer spending to £13m, which is probably about right in my opinion. If our purchases are:

McGregor: £1.8m
Davies: £2.25m
Hooper: £5m
Austin: £4m
Cattermole: £2m
Elmo: £2m
Montero: £3.5m
Back up goalie £1m

That's £21.5m spent on revamping the squad, which I think would then be competitive. It seems like a lot of money when you add it up, but it's worth it when you consider how much we spent in our first season in the PL and what it went on. (Amounts with a * are approximate values)

***an £750,000
Halmosi £2.3m*
Boateng £1m*
Gardner £2.5m
Oxley £150,00
Cousin £1m*
Bullard £5m
Kilbane £500,000
Zayatte £2.5m
Mouyokolo: £2.5m*

That adds up to £18m and it was on total dross. Our best players came from frees (Georgie B aside), such as Geo and Mendy, while I imagine we also paid a loan fee for Marlon King. Our crap choice in players nearly cost us that season; the owners know how much staying in this league is worth to them as a business and to us as fans and I expect them to recruit accordingly; if it means spending a little more to remain a PL team then I don't think they'll be afraid to do it.
 
NewarkTiger said:
The mystery striker is Michael Owen.....saw his helicopter at Hymers.....FACT!!
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Only because he could not get permission tio land @ Beverley Racecourse......FACT.!!


Circa said:
You really expect us to spend £9million on two strikers?
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Hutch_Tiger said:
i wouldnt rule it out.
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Geo10 said:
It's a possibility according to the hdm
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Very much so. £9m is nowt by PL standards and with all the FAT's we get that leaves more in the kitty for strikers.

Macca's Right Foot said:
Worth listening to then!
It's **** when they have just the 'regulars', don't listen. I'll give this one a listen though.
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True. For any egg chasers on here, Paul Cooke is the guest presenter on tuesdays sportstalk. FACT.!!
 
Tickles FATs aren't as cheap as you like to think. Players see them as a means to more personal gain. As the club isn't paying a transfer fee they can afford to pay the player more, they might ask for an up front sum, higher wages and the agent is likely to demand a higher fee.

Why do clubs pay agents anyway?
 
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