Yep - I think dressing room troubles would do far more damage to our chances of survival than anything else. New players only give marginal advantages against other teams' squads. Really hope this whol Grabban thing doesn't suggest we've got all sorts of problems. Our club gets dragged through the mud enough. All the other quotes (Bassong, Brady, etc) have seemed so positive about the atmosphere.
Ah OK no worries - that makes sense , but I still don't see who the full nine are? I only see four and at least three of them look like we've considered offloading (i.e. not Bennett). And I'm happy with the Bennetts as squad options - we need guys like that prepared to sit on the bench
All that being said - Yedlin to Sunderland on loan. Shame. It would be really helpful if a club or two went and did a full on implosion like Wolves and Blackburn in our first season. I was hoping Sunderland and Villa, but no clear sign yet.
I meant this as an answer to the argument - 'it can go wrong if you buy people' - e.g. Mings. I was suggesting that injuries happen anyway and if you don't think you have strengthened you are worse off.
Rumours of Johnson to Derby, with Lansbury his replacement in a swap deal sending Hooper to Forest. Unless the bigger picture involves both Gayle and Naismith joining, the best I could possibly describe that deadline day business as is "utterly stupid".
Oh sorry, yes I see I misunderstood. Absolutely - any member of a squad can get injured. I do think there tends to be more of a psychological blow if a big money new signing gets injured though, particularly as if they are clearly a class above the existing squad members. I don't see any of our current squad being completely standout though (but we will soon find out if any of them are quietly essential), whereas if we splashed out big then they got injured it would feel different
I think if we have a fee agreed by 6pm, we have a further 2hrs to finalise a contract. So why we've "agreed a 4 year deal with Gayle" before the fee is settled, I've no idea.
Berahino tweeted saying he won't play for West Brom again, good to know we're not the only one with a player sulking.
That's just what I saw on SSN. I don't understand either. Nothing has made sense in our business today so far...I never expect much from us on a deadline today, but this is the first I have felt it's essential to bring in 2 First Team players...and it's just not happened! I can't believe we are at this stage, and no CB rumors have been bubbling away. The strikers we seem to be pushing for are players we have known about for weeks! Why are we now panicking!? Bid the money, get them in and settled with the teammates. It's just mad.
This is not the first time he's acted like this. Great potential, but the lad seems like a total nob!
My worry would be if Brady picked up a serious injury after BJ has gone to Derby. I'm not at all convinced about Howson playing on the left and that stood out at Southampton. We look like going back to a situation where players are playing out of position to cover injuries. That's a recipe for disaster. Replacing BJ or Hooper with either Gayle or Naismith would leave me even more worried.
We need to be linked centre back ASAP! We'll be ****ed if we don't bolster that defence, 8 goals in 4 games the statistics don't lie.
The only player I want to see go is obviously Grabban, any other player would weaken our team. I'm more worried about players going out then coming in tbh.
Just looking up some of the Watford Imports on FM15, coz I've never heard of them. That Ibarbo Doesn't look much as a finisher or striker, but 6'2 and 20/20 for pace, and pretty strong. Interesting. Oulare looks pretty average too, but pacey and flair. Other News. Walters will stay at Stoke.
