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[chicago_shearer]

I would have preferred David Villa, but seeing as we are still in the Championship and haven't actually been promoted then I suppose this will have to do.

 

[Consortium of one]

was sorry to see us miss out on Moses for money and then fall back on this guy.  Still, I feel it was a good window for us.  Better than I expected anyways...

[Doctor Zaius]

Not a great signing.  

 

Might possibly do at job at this level, however we've signed him on a 3.5 Year deal. He's nowhere near premier league standard tbh. A bit of a strange one this.

[Guest Kenton Magpie]

the length of the contracts handed to Routledge and Best is staggering to say the least, more down to the fact they wouldnt sign for a short period of time I assume!

[Ritchie]

Didn't realise he was only 23.

 

Thought he was like 29.

[Ashley17]

Don't know enough about the guy to give a fair judgment but he's relatively young at 23 and played some internationals, so there's scope for improvement. We've probably not paid much for him with there only being 6 months left on his contract so even if he is shite we can probably get most of it back - which is basically Ashley's transfer blueprint. At 6"1 he's big but not massive so I hope he's got some pace or Hughton's mind will explode.

[cubaricho]

Underwhelming of course, but I will give him a fair chance like everyone deserves.  Could flourish here.

[ben-nufc]

another pointless panic buy

[Guest Geordiekev]

Looks like Hughton just told Williamson to nab a few mates and invite them to the party lol

 

He is re-united with former Southampton team-mates Fitz Hall and Mike Williamson, as well as Patrick van Aanholt who was on loan at Coventry earlier this year

[Guest WashyGeordie]

another pointless panic buy

 

Wouldn't of said panic - given the assumption that Hughton would of had a list, and before Best, seemed to try and target them.

 

Although 'cos we didn't get Moses, then I s'pose, but i wouldn't compare it to the likes of Sibierski, Bernard & co.

[Bad Mongo]

another pointless panic buy

 

Wouldn't of said panic - given the assumption that Hughton would of had a list, and before Best, seemed to try and target them.

 

Although 'cos we didn't get Moses, then I s'pose, but i wouldn't compare it to the likes of Sibierski, Bernard & co.

 

Have.

[AyeDubbleYoo]

another pointless panic buy

 

What were the other ones?

[huss9]

another pointless panic buy

 

like routlegde williamson and the dutch kid?

[Guest johnson293]

the length of the contracts handed to Routledge and Best is staggering to say the least, more down to the fact they wouldnt sign for a short period of time I assume!

 

Dont see the issue with the contract length to be honest.

 

I would hazard a guess that these new signings won't be on massive wages, and if we get promoted and they are deemed not good enough, they are under contact and we should get whatever fee's back that we paid for them, which again wont have been a lot (i'd guess).

 

Its in the clubs interest to sign them for a reasonable length - so if they do turn out decent, they can't just wait out a short-term deal, and walk away if another club came sniffing - and as I said, I doubt the wages are gonna be anywhere near what we'd paid players in the past.

[Shearergol]

another pointless panic buy

 

What were the other ones?

 

Srnicek, Sibierski, Rossi, Bernard

[Pilko]

another pointless panic buy

 

Total nonsense that, absolute bollocks. We've been after a striker since day one (Beckford, Moses etc) and Best may have just been his third or fourth choice. Just because we've bought someone today who isn't a world-beater doesn't mean it's a panic buy

[SEMTEX]

Am more than happy. He's a striker who has shown himself to thrive in the Championship. Let's get the promotion job done before we start bidding for Leo Messi.

[toontownman]

Soft spoken guy who obviously has stand up level wit.

 

On the chance to play with the likes of Alan Smith and Nicky Butt "It will be a lovely experience and a pleasure".

 

 

[Jayson]

Has 1 goal in his last 12 games for coventry according to soccernet

[ben-nufc]

van aarnholt and williamson i can understand but i would have only taken the latter on loan and i think fitz hall was a pointless deal and are routledge and best any better than what we alredy have, i dont really think so.

[Kanji]

Adding members to the squad. Promotion is not guarenteed yet.  We could easilly sell the kid next summer or loan him out or use him as a squad player if we get on to the PL next season under the pecking order.

 

Last time I checked Carroll and Ranger haven't exactly been pissing goals as of late have they?

[Keefaz]

van aarnholt and williamson i can understand but i would have only taken the latter on loan and i think fitz hall was a pointless deal and are routledge and best any better than what we alredy have, i dont really think so.

 

Routledge is clearly better than anyone we have.

[LiquidAK]

van aarnholt and williamson i can understand but i would have only taken the latter on loan and i think fitz hall was a pointless deal and are routledge and best any better than what we alredy have, i dont really think so.

 

:lol:

 

Routledge is clearly better than what we already have, have you not noticed that we've lacked a decent right winger?

 

Oh and Williamson has looked good, glad we got him permanently rather than a loan as his price will go up this summer.

[ben-nufc]

yes i supose routledge adds balance to the right but is he, williamson and best players you could rely on next year?? this season yes and thats why im suprised at their fairly long contracts.

[Mattoon]

To be fair, last time we signed a striker from Coventry he had a track record of something like 34 starts, 6 goals and we paid 6 million. I know there was a few raised eyebrows there, but what a quality buy he turned out to be. He's here now, lets give the lad a fair crack and get behind him, you never know!