Lucifer Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 It' all good going on about how we need to strengthen in January, but I'm pretty sure NUFC is operating at a loss still. Be realistic man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 It' all good going on about how we need to strengthen in January, but I'm pretty sure NUFC is operating at a loss still. Be realistic man. Hughton said we had capacity to take on another player in the summer, if we still have that capacity...he has now had half the season (jan) to asses the team and see who has been coping well. I would use that capacity to bring another striker on loan and I would be on the blower to get Krancjar on loan til the end of the season, with a view to buy of course. We cant have the team stalling when Barton and Tiote are out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 I'd love Niko in our team. Don't really see it happening. We need another striker so bad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 It' all good going on about how we need to strengthen in January, but I'm pretty sure NUFC is operating at a loss still. Be realistic man. Hughton said we had capacity to take on another player in the summer, if we still have that capacity...he has now had half the season (jan) to asses the team and see who has been coping well. I would use that capacity to bring another striker on loan and I would be on the blower to get Krancjar on loan til the end of the season, with a view to buy of course. We cant have the team stalling when Barton and Tiote are out. I missed the context but did he mean capacity to buy or just wage capacity to bring in a loan? I doubt we could get a loan in good enough to cover either of them in January and if we got another tiote I'd shit myself. Not saying we don't have to strengthen, mind, just that the window of opporunity to get better players in might have passed. Who knows though, Chris is a sly one as no one saw Tiote coming. Gamble that paid off, once in a lifetime deal or just good scouting? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewellander Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 Tiote and Ben Arfa were great signings. Perch and Best were shockingly bad. I think the jury is out on Hughton's ability to sign good players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliMag Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 Tiote and Ben Arfa were great signings. Perch and Best were shockingly bad. I think the jury is out on Hughton's ability to sign good players. Really? ... or am I being whoooshed here? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliMag Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 Stolen from .COM Aug 2009 Danny Simpson Manchester United Loan Aug 2009 Fraser Forster Bristol Rovers Loan ended Sep 2009 Peter Lovenkrands Unattached Free Sep 2009 Zurab Khizanishvili Blackburn Rovers Loan Sept 2009 Marlon Harewood Aston Villa Loan Nov 2009 Fabrice Pancrate Unattached Trial Nov 2009 Fabrice Pancrate Unattached Free Jan 2010 Jonny Godsmark Hereford United Loan ended Jan 2010 Danny Simpson Manchester United £TBC Jan 2010 Wayne Routledge QPR £TBC Jan 2010 Mike Williamson Portsmouth £TBC Jan 2010 Fitz Hall QPR Loan Jan 2010 Patrick Van Aanholt Chelsea Loan Feb 2010 Leon Best Coventry City £TBC Feb 2010 Jóan Símun Edmundsson B68 (Faroe Islands) Loan tbc May 2010 Kazenga LuaLua Brighton Loan ended Jul 2010 James Perch Nottingham Forest £TBC Jul 2010 Dan Gosling Unattached Free Jul 2010 Sol Campbell Unattached Free Aug 2010 Cheik Tiote FC Twente £TBC Aug 2010 Billy Knott unattached Trial Aug 2010 Hatem Ben Arfa Marseille Loan Aug 2010 Nassim Boukhelifa unattached Trial Sep 2010 Yven Moyo Sochaux Free I find this list to be pretty impressive personally considering 1. the amount of money he had to spend and 2. strengthening our weak areas. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliottman Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 Tiote and Ben Arfa were great signings. Perch and Best were shockingly bad. I think the jury is out on Hughton's ability to sign good players. you having a giraffe? you do know he has next to no budget dont you? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 The jury is still out on Best, we've not seen him at this level. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEEJ Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 The jury is still out on Best, we've not seen him at this level. Weve seen him in the championship though. He looked about as dangerous as me granda. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 Simpson and Carroll look better in this league, for whatever reason. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatwax Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 To be fair Best didn't look shocking in the Championship with us, he just failed to net a goal. Then you look at pre-season and he was looking a tidy little player that had started to settle. Blatantly a very average player that got signed as he had hit a bit of a green patch with Coventry at the beginning of the season and other targets had slipped through the net, but you never know, if he hadn't have gotten that injury in pre-season he may have produced a few performances for us in the prem this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 Can't be any worse than an off form slightly interested while carrying an injury Shurla Ameobi. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BooBoo Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 He's tried the rest, now try the Best. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Tiote and Ben Arfa were great signings. Perch and Best were shockingly bad. I think the jury is out on Hughton's ability to sign good players. Only just saw this post. Jesus Christ on a motherfucking bike Hughton's signings are arguably his best asset so far! Run close by the high morale he's kept in the camp. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Bar signing a striker in the Summer, I think Hughton's transfer policy with the money he has had at his disposal, is the one thing he can't be criticised for. Even Perch (young prospect) and Best (proven Championship goalscorer) had the right logic behind them at the time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benwell Lad Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Bar signing a striker in the Summer, I think Hughton's transfer policy with the money he has had at his disposal, is the one thing he can't be criticised for. Even Perch (young prospect) and Best (proven Championship goalscorer) had the right logic behind them at the time. Perch has been written off far too quickly, but sadly that's quite typical of many on here. He started steady and played his part in some good performances, his form dipped and anxiety increased as crowd stopped supporting him. Despite a couple of good games after his return, I see very little between Simpson and Perch. Perch will still play a part this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roger Kint Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Can a 25 year old really be a young prospect? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Can a 25 year old really be a young prospect? When he's not played higher than Championship, yeah. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roger Kint Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Can a 25 year old really be a young prospect? When he's not played higher than Championship, yeah. Do you have a cut off age? 28? 30? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Can a 25 year old really be a young prospect? When he's not played higher than Championship, yeah. Do you have a cut off age? 28? 30? Probably 25. He's never played at such a high level, and he's relatively 'young' in a footballing respect. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UV Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Personally, I wouldn't praise or condemn Hughton over something he has little say or control over. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Personally, I wouldn't praise or condemn Hughton over something he has little say or control over. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Bar signing a striker in the Summer, I think Hughton's transfer policy with the money he has had at his disposal, is the one thing he can't be criticised for. Even Perch (young prospect) and Best (proven Championship goalscorer) had the right logic behind them at the time. Perch has been written off far too quickly, but sadly that's quite typical of many on here. He started steady and played his part in some good performances, his form dipped and anxiety increased as crowd stopped supporting him. Despite a couple of good games after his return, I see very little between Simpson and Perch. Perch will still play a part this season. I haven't seen Perch have one good game for us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Personally, I wouldn't praise or condemn Hughton over something he has little say or control over. Here we go. So who's doing our transfers now? You realise we don't have a 'Director of Football' anymore, right? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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