Our Squad

[ozleeds]

But we still lost out (if indeed he has gone to Liverpool), and we have no suitable replacement lined up, as far as anyone knows of course!)

If they want him they will get him we cant match them. What he has to weigh in is does he want to play or sit on a bench.
The question says he wants to play with us but Liverpool offers 2 mils more how does it work?
We should be looking at a ready-made player from somewhere as we cant experiment in the premier league.
So far we have signed an 18 and 16-year-old bar the 3 that were already here. That goes the way we went about business in the championship last 2 season. We desperately need a CB a Mid and Striker if we are to survive comfortably Not saying we won't survive with the current squad.

[WTF11]

If they want him they will get him we cant match them. What he has to weigh in is does he want to play or sit on a bench.
The question says he wants to play with us but Liverpool offers 2 mils more how does it work?
We should be looking at a ready-made player from somewhere as we cant experiment in the premier league.
So far we have signed an 18 and 16-year-old bar the 3 that were already here. That goes the way we went about business in the championship last 2 season. We desperately need a CB a Mid and Striker if we are to survive comfortably Not saying we won't survive with the current squad.

With you on all points Oz, but probably more content with the 18yr old, think he definitely is one for the future, (but preferably the near future!). thing is, how much are we prepared to spend? We can't "do a Ridsdale" (as my good friend Whitestomper so helpfully points out) but neither can we depend on freebies or rejects. we are playing in the big league now and we need to pay what is, for all of us, the going rate for talent that Bielsa thinks is right for the squad. Hopefully some of that PL gravy train is being suitably allocated!