Quote Originally Posted by pete1967b View Post
Why cant you just wait and see what happens before passing your judgements, and if he passes his medical then he cant be crocked can he..
"and if he passes his medical then he cant be crocked can he?" Hmmmmm, we will see.

Why should I "wait and see what happens" when the club I support is about to devote a large chunk of whatever transfer budget there might be to a player with no track record worth speaking of in the PL and whos strike rate is inferior to Bamford, who most would acknowledge is not going to be an adequate strike force in the PL? Oh, I know, because I should trust Orta and his scouting "experts"? Err. no.

I genuinely hesitate to criticise Bielsa, acknowledging that he has been instrumental in getting us promoted, but......even since he arrived, our record in bringing in new players is hardly comforting. A sample (the list is potentially very long) Brown, here today, gone tomorrow without ever really contributing, Sackho, ran around a lot but contributed next to nothing, Nketiah was brought in, showed promise but Bielsas stubbornness resulted in limited game time and a recall by Arsenal, Casilla (less said the better), JKA (Ditto).

Plenty of others brought in but never used or if used rapidly extricated from 1st team exposure and subsequently disposed of (e.g. Halme, Cibicki etc)

So all this "the player gets my full support" stuff is all well and good, and despite what I'm saying objectively, about his potential, I wish him well, I just don't expect it, and as lots of those who post here have said, for all the riches of the PL, we don't come close to having the funds that the top 6 can access, so £36m on a gamble isn't sensible, but it IS par for the course when it comes to Ortas record.