Mick Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 That depends on if we're going to persist with Best/Ameobi alongside Ba, or if we play Ben Arfa behind him. Why would that have changed since our last target failed a medical? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 That depends on if we're going to persist with Best/Ameobi alongside Ba, or if we play Ben Arfa behind him. Why would that have changed since our last target failed a medical? Because if we'd signed Maiga, chances are we'd have played Ba-Maiga up front, now we haven't, it's down to Ba-Best/Shola or a change of system to Ba-HBA. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliottman Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Would Maiga have passed his medical if Taylor hadn't done his achilles? Without a doubt... imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayson Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 What room does do we have for another top striker? He doesnt want Ben Arfa on the wing & Ba is playing quality. Theyve simply changed their minds over needing one. Ba's form is whats done it. If we sign a striker, itll be someone whos willing to sit on the bench. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Because if we'd signed Maiga, chances are we'd have played Ba-Maiga up front, now we haven't, it's down to Ba-Best/Shola or a change of system to Ba-HBA. So you think 1 player failing a medical has totally changed the way that we are now planning to play. We either needed a new forward or we didn't and the form of the players already at the club couldn't have made us feel any more comfortable with what we already have, could it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 What room does do we have for another top striker? He doesnt want Ben Arfa on the wing & Ba is playing quality. Theyve simply changed their minds over needing one. Ba's form is whats done it. If we sign a striker, itll be someone whos willing to sit on the bench. What has Ba done since 16th December that is different to what he did before then that has caused a change of mind? If anything, he has carried on scoring and we're still as reliant on one player getting us goals. If anything, he’s just proven that we might struggle without him and we are going to be without him, even if he avoids injuries. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayson Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Hes proven himself further in the prem, in a seperate team, shown his knees not been an issue & that hes a consistant top striker. We're never going to sign another striker on the basis that Ba's gone for a few weeks. They wont see any point in spending lots of money on a new striker that will just fight Ben Arfa for the bench. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Yeah, who needs more than one striker eh? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayson Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 They view Ben Arfa as a striker, seems fairly obvious at this point Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Hes proven himself further in the prem, in a seperate team, shown his knees not been an issue & that hes a consistant top striker. We're never going to sign another striker on the basis that Ba's gone for a few weeks. They wont see any point in spending lots of money on a new striker that will just fight Ben Arfa for the bench. Excellent, our transfer policy is decided on knee-jerk reactions, I feel so much better knowing that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Eric Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 I see the excuses have started already It beats judge them at the end of the window I suppose Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dogbeak Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 are you kidding? this window has been a fucking disgrace thus far Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayson Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Hes proven himself further in the prem, in a seperate team, shown his knees not been an issue & that hes a consistant top striker. We're never going to sign another striker on the basis that Ba's gone for a few weeks. They wont see any point in spending lots of money on a new striker that will just fight Ben Arfa for the bench. Excellent, our transfer policy is decided on knee-jerk reactions, I feel so much better knowing that. Whats the knee jerk reaction ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Whats the knee jerk reaction ? The one that has gone from us wanting a forward 12 days ago to not wanting one now because Ba is now proven in the league and we don't want to waste money on a player who will fight Ben Arfa for a place on the bench. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishmael Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Whats the knee jerk reaction ? The one that has gone from us wanting a forward 12 days ago to not wanting one now because Ba is now proven in the league and we don't want to waste money on a player who will fight Ben Arfa for a place on the bench. Is that why? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Is that why? Jayson said it was, ask him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Whats the knee jerk reaction ? The one that has gone from us wanting a forward 12 days ago to not wanting one now because Ba is now proven in the league and we don't want to waste money on a player who will fight Ben Arfa for a place on the bench. Or a Manager who had a Striker in place at a decent price whom failed a medical, whom made enquries on other strikers only to be quoted ridiculous prices as its January. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 should have kept his gob shut if we aren't looking for a forward* as now everyone knowsd we are concentrating on defenders and prices will reflect that fact. * still don't think the ultimate plan is to play two strikers, maiga would have been, imo, cover for ba eventually and allowing best or shola to move on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 shola's not going to move on, we just need to convince him to retire asap... bit mean, if only we could have that totenham shola every game Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayson Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Whats the knee jerk reaction ? The one that has gone from us wanting a forward 12 days ago to not wanting one now because Ba is now proven in the league and we don't want to waste money on a player who will fight Ben Arfa for a place on the bench. I doubt that decision was taken 12 days ago myself. Outside of that, there really isnt much of a solid argument for spending lots on a striker at this point. Scoring goals has not been our issue this season & Ben Arfa hasnt even been given a go yet. Outside of that Best was part of a partnership that got us up to 3rd regardless of current form. I dont see them seeing this as the place they need to spend & i dont much blame them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishmael Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Whats the knee jerk reaction ? The one that has gone from us wanting a forward 12 days ago to not wanting one now because Ba is now proven in the league and we don't want to waste money on a player who will fight Ben Arfa for a place on the bench. Or a Manager who had a Striker in place at a decent price whom failed a medical, whom made enquries on other strikers only to be quoted ridiculous prices as its January. I don't mind speculation, the forum would be quiet boring without it, but what tends to happen here is that people latch on to any old speculation and repeat it as if it has an actual reputable basis. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Or a Manager who had a Striker in place at a decent price whom failed a medical, whom made enquries on other strikers only to be quoted ridiculous prices as its January. That's possible, are we going to get a cheap defender or will we face the same scenario? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Whats the knee jerk reaction ? The one that has gone from us wanting a forward 12 days ago to not wanting one now because Ba is now proven in the league and we don't want to waste money on a player who will fight Ben Arfa for a place on the bench. Or a Manager who had a Striker in place at a decent price whom failed a medical, whom made enquries on other strikers only to be quoted ridiculous prices as its January. I don't mind speculation, the forum would be quiet boring without it, but what tends to happen here is that people latch on to any old speculation and repeat it as if it has an actual reputable basis. They've been workin on maiga for a long time, we wont bring anyone in unless it's on the cheap unless it's someone we've been working on a long time, we'll bring a defender in most liely, we'll probably not do as well as we could, but our policy is what it is and its why we generally for the most part now bring in very good players for average player money. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 I doubt that decision was taken 12 days ago myself. Outside of that, there really isnt much of a solid argument for spending lots on a striker at this point. Scoring goals has not been our issue this season & Ben Arfa hasnt even been given a go yet. Outside of that Best was part of a partnership that got us up to 3rd regardless of current form. I dont see them seeing this as the place they need to spend & i dont much blame them. 15 days ago Maiga had a medical with us, 12 days ago it was announced that the transfer was off because of a failed medical. Best was the non-scoring portion of the partnership that got us to 3rd. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 They've been workin on maiga for a long time, we wont bring anyone in unless it's on the cheap unless it's someone we've been working on a long time, we'll bring a defender in most liely, we'll probably not do as well as we could, but our policy is what it is and its why we generally for the most part now bring in very good players for average player money. How many of our summer transfers are very good players? I would say 2 have worked out as being very good, 3 have a lot to do before even being classed as good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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