So far Leicester have signed ... a complete new squad including....
Konchesky
Pantsil
Mill's
Nugent
St Ledger
Danns
They have been by far the busiest team in the transfer market this year,as a West ham fan I have found our own transfer policy lacking some what but at the same time
Leicester seem to be happy to go in for anyone that has once played in the premiership
with such players as David Nugent and their new move for Michael Ball who has been retired for the last two years but has sniffed out a last pay day with Sven.
At present West ham have signed Kevin Nolan,Faye and what looks like Taylor
in the next day or so,With a capable squad including the likes of Noble,Tomkins,Collison,Piquionne I think the hammers are looking at quality not quantity and I think this will show throughout next season.
Leicester will be up there but Im expecting them to maybe do it through the play off's
1st off, to sign a complete new squad, means we would have to release the whole of last seasons squad and sign 16+ players. At the moment, we have only signed 8, with ball a possible ninth signing.
My opinion behind all these signings are due to the following:
A - Owners want Premiership football
B - The squad we finished with last season lacked quality and depth (hence the amount of loan signings)
Apart from Konchesky and Pantsill, our targets have been between the ages of 22-28, whom have hunger and desire to be part of a "project" to help a club establish themselves in the Premiership. With the players signed within this age bracket, they will become sellable assets within 2-4 years.
Looking at West Ham, (and I'm not trying to be derogative to you or any other WHU fan):
Your in * * * *.
Only Joking.
You mentioned in an earlier post that the Premiership has moved on, and it's near on impossible for a club from the Championship to establish itself.
While the Premiership has moved on, unfortunately WHU have not. This maybe due to ownership, managers hired, players signed, etc, etc. It's all now history.
For the upcoming season,
WHU are a Championship Club, the next 2 seasons for you guys are gonna be nail-biting, 1st you need promotion this season. Secondly you need to establish yourselves in the premiership. For us (the foxes) we're on the part of the rollarcoaster ride thats aiming at sky.
And as you've mentioned about our number of signings. with regard to yours, you have signed 2 players who I have rated for a few years, but the reason you got them cheap (and I quote Owen Coyle) "It was a good deal for the club, it was a good deal for Matt". Taylor had 1 year left at Bolton, where he was struggling to get into the 1st eleven. West Ham offer £2.2m, and a 4 year deal? If I was a player/ football club owner/ manager, I know what I would go for. I believe Nolan was also in the last year of his contract and signed a 5 year deal with WHU ?
Anyhow, I'm looking forward to our encounter at Upton Park in November, as it's my birthday week and I have a free seat for the game.....with the WHU owners...
I hope that WHU do get promoted (along with us!) and I hope you enjoy your season in the Npower Championship.
One question. Whereabouts in Asia are you? Just wondering because our owners have shops in a majority of the airports in the far-east.....selling LCFC shirts.