if you think Tom Lawrence was not a good buy

[roger_ramjet]

Consider how bad it would have been if we had spent the same amount of money on Jota instead - the former Brentford player who was going to take the world by storm according to come.

Appearances 13, Started 12, Goals NIL. assists 3

Bet the Blues fans would love the £ 6m plus back on him at the moment. Some Brum journalists wouldn't even have him in the starting lineup, and they are in the bottom 3

[MadAmster]

Does the biz for Wales. Did the biz at Ipswich. Isn't, yet, doing it for us. The reason may not lie with the player........

[AdiSalisbury]

A lot of people were pining over Jota. I think Lawrence is a decent signing, only problem is that he's not got anyone else offering much threat in midfield, so his freedom is limited.

Overinflated transfer fees can effect judgement in fans eyes, I admit guilt in this department myself. If we signed Lawrence for £750,000, people would be saying what a great bargain we've got.

[roger_ramjet]

I agree Adi and Lawrence could come good yet, I hope, but if we had spunked away £ 15 million on the two of them as was being advocated in various quarters, and we had had one goal and a couple of assists between them, then Kevin Hales would have looked a triumphal signing - or maybe even Eddie Lewis a wonder buy. Ok, well maybe not Eddie Lewis!

[Andy_Faber]

A lot of people were pining over Jota. I think Lawrence is a decent signing, only problem is that he's not got anyone else offering much threat in midfield, so his freedom is limited.

Overinflated transfer fees can effect judgement in fans eyes, I admit guilt in this department myself. If we signed Lawrence for £750,000, people would be saying what a great bargain we've got.

....meanwhile, the guy we DID sign for £750,000 well and truly put himself about when asked, made the goal with a neat pass and scored the goal by being alert when others weren't. what a great bargain we got!

[MadAmster]

I agree Adi and Lawrence could come good yet, I hope, but if we had spunked away £ 15 million on the two of them as was being advocated in various quarters, and we had had one goal and a couple of assists between them, then Kevin Hales would have looked a triumphal signing - or maybe even Eddie Lewis a wonder buy. Ok, well maybe not Eddie Lewis!

Same was true of Derek Hales. Rog I always felt for the guy. He scored goals everywhere but Derby. Everywhere else he played he was played up top with a tall target guy and fed off the knock downs and flick ons. He was about 5 foot 9 or thereabouts but like excrement off a shovel from a standing start. He scored a lot chasing through balls from midfielders.

What did Derby do? Put a #9 on his back and expected him to be a straight replacement for O'Hare as the target man. The two players had totally different skill sets and were, in no way whatsoever, a possible replacement for each other. 4 goals in 23 games is a poor return for a striker who scored a goal every 2.5 games throughout his career (187 goals in 443 appearances). I believe it wasn't his fault he wasn't a success for Derby.

[Andy_Faber]

Same was true of Derek Hales. Rog I always felt for the guy. He scored goals everywhere but Derby. Everywhere else he played he was played up top with a tall target guy and fed off the knock downs and flick ons. He was about 5 foot 9 or thereabouts but like excrement off a shovel from a standing start. He scored a lot chasing through balls from midfielders.

What did Derby do? Put a #9 on his back and expected him to be a straight replacement for O'Hare as the target man. The two players had totally different skill sets and were, in no way whatsoever, a possible replacement for each other. 4 goals in 23 games is a poor return for a striker who scored a goal every 2.5 games throughout his career (187 goals in 443 appearances). I believe it wasn't his fault he wasn't a success for Derby.

Good assessment. Charlton Legend, Derby just didn't get him

[roger_ramjet]

Not sure where the rogue Kevin came from....brain must be fried and intertwining Larry Bird's creative sidekick at the Celtics in the 80s

[swaledale]

I've seen enough of Lawrence to see that he is a class player and one that we may well say was a crucial signing at the end of the season.

[ManxRam]

I've seen enough of Lawrence to see that he is a class player and one that we may well say was a crucial signing at the end of the season.

Agree Swale, I like him and I think he will get better and stronger as the season wears on.