Is it not pretty much what we're looking to do?
How so? We're looking to take a risk on unproven and almost completely unknown (to most on these shores) players who may or may not solve our striking problems. They needed a goalscorer and spent £8m on Wickham, he's not a goalscorer, he wasn't even a goalscorer in the championship. It's clear as day that he wasn't what they needed and he probably never will be, he might turn into a good supporting striker but he's not a poacher is he.
Plus, those fuckers have needed a left back for about 2 seasons now. Bruce just seems to sign a load of players with no rhyme or reason.
They took an £8m risk on an unproven striker from a lesser league - who didn't even have a particularly outstanding record in that league - despite needing a reliable goalscorer.
See the Nolan Roux thread.
Fair enough, a good comparison