Now we've got the contract situation tied up id like to see us do what Stoke have done the past few seasons. Have one big marquee signing every window. Bojan, Shaqiri, Imbula etc.. As it stands, we've got a full squad pretty much (minus a few strikers ) that can compete around the bottom end of the table. In football sometimes having that 1 special player lifts the whole team, makes others play better, wins you games on their own. Id like to see us do that, bit by bit improving the first 11. A striker or attacking midfielder would be ideal. A good 15-20m of the budget but it would improve us more than say several average signings..
But fantastic news about Tom Huddlestone signing up. Shame I won't be there to see him until the clowns in charge are gone.
The one thing I want to ask Huddlestones detractors is, how much do you believe we would have to pay to replace him with someone of equal ability? We paid 5m I think.
We could replace him piss easy for say:- On the Troy Deeney scale £25m In the real world? Maybe £12-15m.
I'm a detractor kempton so I'll have ago at answering. In today's market we'd have to pay a lot more than £5million to get a player with toms ability. The problem I believe is Bruce carnt give him a role were we get the best out of him, he's no good IMO just in front of the back 4 as he doesn't hurt the opposition with his passing. I'd buy someone like Charlie Adam who'll do the donkey work and allow Tom to be a bit more creative slightly further up the pitch. Him and Jake don't work they always seem to be 10 yards from the opposition midfield, and at the same time toms form has dropped through the floor. He really should have been one of the best players in the championship last season not struggling to get in our team
If his form dropped through the floor so much, why did his name appear in most peoples motm 123 choices for every game of the last three months of last season? Baffling
The thing is in front of the back 4 is the best position for Huddlestone. He's quite effective in tackling (He started life as a footballer as a centre half) the fact he can dribble and pass is an added bonus. Now if we could find someone on the same wavelength as Huddlestone that had the legs and incisive passing - I think we'd have ourselves the answer in midfield.
i just think with him in front of the back 4 he knocks 30-40 yard passes left & right whilst they look good they dont hurt anyone and thats why i feel he's wasted. If we could find someone or come up with a system were the defensive aspect is taken away from him then he could play his game 20 yards further forward and he would then be using his passing ability in the final third
Correct for all parties. Max Clark going out to Cambridge Utd can only be good for all parties as well. Now Brucie, Get Robson-Kanu signed up. Told a few you he was good enough especially as a free agent. What control and what a finish. A goal The late great Johan Cruyff would have been proud of.
Im pretty sure I saw his first team debut for Derby as a 16 year old, playing at centre back. I couldn't believe the size of him for his age.
Why do that? You want effective passing from all areas of the team. Leave Huddlestone where he is most effective breaking up play and passing the ball to a team mate. What we need to find is a midfielder that can do what Huddlestone can do, but also has the legs to carry the ball and play attacking passes.
