kippax81
Well-Known Member
What fucks me off even more, considering I'm just some numpty sat in the stands, is that I implored us to sign a left back at Xmas, said it was mental we didn't at least get someone like Bertrand or Van Aanholt etc, based on it making it easier now in the summer. 'Oh No, don't be so stupid, why buy a stop gap" I was told. Yeah yeah yeah. Load of bollocks.
I said exactly the same Rammy. Like you, I'm just the same numpty fan sat in the stands, and yet it was/is as plain as the nose on your face.
Having said that, however, the problems facing the club in that scenario are three fold as I see it.
1) Identifying players who fit the system
2) Identifying players who are available, as the selling club will not want to lose a quality player in the middle of the season
3) Dealing with players currently in the squad whose nose would be put out of joint.
With regards to point 3, and I'm not 100% au fait on this, if a player who is/was currently contracted as a member of the 1st team squad and then finds himself out of the permitted squad number rules, could that said player then have a case against the club for restricting his opportunity to pursue his trade?
As I said,I'm just a numpty sat (stood) in the stands so what the fuck do I know? :-)