Quote Originally Posted by WTF11 View Post
Sorry Spaldy that's not right.

I hate every signing that wastes the clubs limited funds, and despite what others might assert, I've been right a hell of a lot more times than wrong (want me to list them all, happy to, but you would get bored) and when I have been wrong (Harrison, White, Bielsa as examples), I've said so, unlike certain other contributors who think any signing is a good one as long as it's for LUFC, and look what dross that philosophy has brought to the club.

The right player, for the right position, either able to "hit the ground running" in positions we need that, or able to contribute immediately but with potential to grow as required, preferably with experience either of the PL or the Championship but that's not an absolute. Nationality is irrelevant.
I think everyone here would agree that signings that Waste money are not what we want to see, the trouble is that established premiership players that would improve our performances, and fit into the Bielsa mould are either few and far between, happy where they are, or unaffordable, Championship players that look like good buys [Watkins, Benerhama, et al] are unknown quantities in the premier league, so are therefore by default risky signings, so the ones that we DO get will almost always have to come from lower divisions [Geldhart] or abroad - prefferably relatively unknown to be affordable. IMO age is irrelevant, we need players who will help us establish ourselves in the premier league as a priority, players that have been able to perform under pressure, and the best judge of that is our manager - again IMO.

There are NO players that would be available to Hit the ground running, or able to contribute immediately - again just my opinion, as to date no players arriving have been Bielsa ready when first recruited, so I don't know who you may have in mind that fits your criteria?

I don't agree that any of our other contributers think "Any signing" is a good one, I think the majority on here tend to keep their powder dry, try to be optomistic, show a little faith in their club management, and wait to see how certain players perform BEFORE slating the club/players/Orta uncle Tom Cobley and all, and are either happy with what they already know of these guys, or HOPE to be pleasantly surprised with just how good some turn out to be, but inevitably when picking up relatively unknown, or untested players that our manager wants on board, we are going to get some duds, and some goods, but like I say, most on here wait to see performances ON THE PITCH - Before moaning about individuals.

I have been happy with the youngsters already recruited - which will hopefully save us both transfer trauma, and funds in a year of two, and am pleased with our Spanish international forward, sanctioned by our manager. My ONLY dissapointment so far is the amount of time wasted on trying to get White - who for teh fees quoted is untested at the highest level, when Robin Koch - looks to e a better, cheaper, tested at the top level defender, that we should have had on board a coupe of weeks ago.

I am positive, that even with our existing squad, no additions, no Bielsa ready recruits we can hold our own in the league, when there are the likes of Villa, Palace, Burnley, West Ham, West Brom, Fulham [None of whom seem to have done a lot in the transfer market so far either] Everton, Sheffield Utd, Scum....[Last one was a joke] so when the new guys get up to speed, I am positive we will take quite a few by surprise, and have a good season, and if I'm wrong, and youre right I will hold my hand up.