Bamford

We’ve all been saying it, need a back up no9

Not rocket science

I saw the Forest game and although they were spirited and the crowd were excellent, the two boys signed from Huddersfield had half decent home debuts, but nothing that made me wish we'd signed them.
In all honesty I thought the result was a travesty and lady luck certainly shone upon Forest's first home game in the Premier league in over twenty years but fair play to them.

I would say that if Forest play like that against us, I would definitely fancy our chances of getting 3 points even if DJ is playing up front, hopefully not though and I sincerely hope Bamford is fit to lead the line for that one.

However if the owners do recognise the need to bring in another first team striker then assuming Rodrigo is maintaining his good form I can only see a new striker being brought in that is not put off by being mostly used as a sub so that would pretty much rule out any strikers available in the Premier league.

I personally think the owners are more likely to go for a cheap European/American unknown or one of the two Strikers, Pedro and Diaz, we have been linked with in the Championship.
I won't hold my breath though and just hope Joffy can stay fit and Bamford can at least make half the season and Rodrigo keeps banging them in.

comment by Outwood White (U9610)
posted 6 hours, 42 minutes ago
Was watching the Forest game and that Toffolo looks a bargain signing for them.
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I said in the pre-season that we should get Toffolo. He's a former England under-21, plays left back and/or left wing, stylish, comfortable at this level, and capable of finding the back of the net - four goals in his last 6 games for the doggies, or therabouts.
As for bringing in new players, the sounds from JM suggest that we have financial worries ahead, possibly to do with JKA and Barcelona. As we are a reactive club in the transfer market, my guess the board are holding out until the end of the 'mini-season' in November. They will assess our position and injuries, and the degree to which a 6 week break will help us, to see how things are looking, before deciding whether we need players.
When will we ever learn?

Marschian, any recruitment could be considered "reactive", couldn't it? Players are signed to address perceived weaknesses in the current squad. Do coaches other than Guardiola, Klopp, Tuchel have the luxury of "speculative" signings? Therefore aren't all but the superrich clubs "reactive"?

Signing youth players like Joseph and Gyabi is not reactive, but they often don't make it into the squad until they're ready, at some point in the future.

Barcelona raised the extra cash and registered Raphinha so there should be no hanky-panky on that score. We'll know 02/09, as per AR.

It may be we'll get hit for JKA but that should have been accounted for already in 21-22 and stuck to one side, surely?

comment by Jaz63 (U8369)
posted 32 seconds ago
Barcelona raised the extra cash and registered Raphinha so there should be no hanky-panky on that score. We'll know 02/09, as per AR.

It may be we'll get hit for JKA but that should have been accounted for already in 21-22 and stuck to one side, surely?


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Barcelona being able to register players and pay for players are two seperate issues. I don't think they have many problems paying for players, it's managing to achieve the strict criteria for registering players set by La Liga that's the problem.

La Liga have been very brave in the way they have decided to police profit and sustainability and it look a lot more effective than our much weaker policy.

I'd be amazed if they have any problem paying for players.

I heard he didn't have a good debut. Philips injured again too!

comment by Outwood White (U9610)
posted 2 hours, 47 minutes ago
I heard he didn't have a good debut. Philips injured again too!
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i watched the game and while barca were crap i thought raph played quite well. he was was lively and took their corners but was taken off quite early.

I hate to say this but I think KP might have done an Andy Murray whereby AM in trying to be World number one played far too many tournaments for the required ranking points and as a consequence knackered himself so much to the point he needed hip surgery and was never the same player again and is just a shadow of the player he was,

KP played his heart out for us plus all the England games as well as MB's demanding training routines I do wonder has he worn himself out to the point we had the best days of him.

KP is still young and maybe the comparison with Andy Murray is not as extreme but plenty of players by their mid twenties have had career ending or damaging injuries so I actually think the club did well in getting the money we did from City.

Be very sad for KP if that is the case, Macca.