Not being funny but what has the hammer ever done at previous clubs to make u think he's any use to a team challenging the top 4 other than offering a bit of back up off the bench??
If we're serious about maintaining a top 4 challange we need 2/3 players in January.
A CM player is a must...
And IMO Donovan and maybe even another striker.
If both our Belgians for example picked up injuries at the same time, all of a sudden we'd have a attacking 3 behind jelavic which would include both Naismith and guaye. I guarantee in that scenario we'd no longer be that attacking fluid team.
We are as always tbf 2/3 injuries away from being very average and 2/3 players away from being very complete.
Personally in a ideal and realistic world and if we were serious about challanging for 4th in January I'd like/and think we need to see....
Valdis ofoe deal sorted
Donovan perm deal.
Lewis holtby either done or sorted for summer.
And another striker come in.
That is how a big club with serious ambition would go about there January. We won't an will fall short.
Agreed that der Hammer hasnt been put through his paces yet mate, but whats the point of going out and getting someone until he has, i find that baffling, ive never been a big fan of his but im a keen admirer of
David Moyes ability to get the best out of player, he obviously saw something and the lad seems keen. Hes not getting chances, simply because results nd preformences dictate that there is no need to change the team, while prob our second most influential midfielder is returning in a week or so. While we have the best young midfilder in the country possibly returning in Jan while we likely have a default recall. Im not as dismissive as Ossie as most seem to be either - prob the unsung hero of the season so far. There are a few players i can think of sticking to our current system who would improve us and i think your talking of north of 6 -10 mill, its not a burning need, like i said i would rather respond and get quality and the right player in the summer, rather then react and get "a body in" in a limited inflated market.
Cant disagree with the Don - hes quality - would love it. You can wind yourself up about possible injuries but that goes for every team in the league, how good are Liverpool without Suarez, Spurs without Bale etc - injuries are going to happen as will suspensions. This is the most balanced squad with a lot of depth, variance and adaptabilty that i can remember for beards. Have a good look at it and ask yourself, what positions can each player play. We're all partial to a signing, im no different - i just dont see the burning need and cant understand the desperation, fear or fury some convey in this thread. i did last Jan but have massively kicked on. If we brought no one in i wouldnt be bothered in the least. In fact id prefer to wait untill next summer.
Either side of the debate we will find out soon enough, we've had a couple of months without Gibson, Belg Kev is out today, Mofro is going to be missing in a week or two (already missed a few games for us). Lets see how the squad fares. Be interesting to see today if Oviedo, Naismith or maybe even Kennedy can take a chance with Belg Kev missing - there you go three options.
knew then this aint gonna be what we all thought it was , 12 long years on nothings changed regarding board matters
