i never say we have no hope of signing good players. all in relative terms. i will find larsson a good and realistic signing. clubs like the others may find larsson not a good signing cos they can attract better. but for us this is a good player. also, i say players that are more famous, rising stars or star players will not find us attractive but does not mean we cannot sign a 6-8 m player or 10m good player. star players and players that bigger clubs attract are worth at least 15m. in fact, i find Crouch a good and possible signing but he preferred Pompey.
to me, Guthrie is not a good player that will improve us.
Nobody expects Guthrie to make a huge impact. He is young FFS, and he will most likely improve with time. Have you been personally scouting him the last few years or something and come to that conclusion?