The transfer strategy

[Young_Kenny_The_Blue]

"to make yourself stronger, you do so by making your enemies weaker at the same time."



Fantastic Quote mate. and couldn't agree more with your post. jus shows that there is still some intelligance on here

nice one!!!!!!!!!!

 

[mammutly]

So people are actually saying that the club is targeting players not because they are necessarily the best option for the job, but in a deliberate attempt to unsettle our rivals.

That is total garbage IMO. In fact it is laughable.

The idea of considering making a bid because of what effect that might have on another team???

Come on.

 

[DancingBadger]

So people are actually saying that the club is targeting players not because they are necessarily the best option for the job, but in a deliberate attempt to unsettle our rivals.

That is total garbage IMO. In fact it is laughable.

The idea of considering making a bid because of what effect that might have on another team???

Come on.

Laughable? You need (say) a centre back, possibly two. You have identified (say) half a dozen possible targets, any of whom would make you stronger, any of whom you would have in your side, all of whom you can afford to buy. There is more than a month left in the transfer window. One of your targets plays for Chelsea. One plays for Everton. The other four play for European sides. Who do you target first?

 

[Rösler's Dad]

So people are actually saying that the club is targeting players not because they are necessarily the best option for the job, but in a deliberate attempt to unsettle our rivals.

That is total garbage IMO. In fact it is laughable.

The idea of considering making a bid because of what effect that might have on another team???

Come on.

Laughable? You need (say) a centre back, possibly two. You have identified (say) half a dozen possible targets, any of whom would make you stronger, any of whom you would have in your side, all of whom you can afford to buy. There is more than a month left in the transfer window. One of your targets plays for Chelsea. One plays for Everton. The other four play for European sides. Who do you target first?

Got to agree with that:

1. They have proven Prem experience (part of our strategy already enunciated by Hughes and Cooke).
2. As said, it weakens our rivals.

So at one go, we reduce the risk of buying a dud (because he's already done the biz in the Prem) AND weaken a rival. Seems sound tactics (if not strategy) to me!

 

[1961RICH]

Never before have the management of this club been able to even consider a transfer strategy beyond a swap deal.
Never had the power to be taken seriously if we said we wanted to sign the England Captain.
Now we can. When we want where we want & who we want.

It does destabilise other teams - makes the players question what they are doing.

I would say this is strategy being played out in front of our eyes.

 

[mammutly]

So people are actually saying that the club is targeting players not because they are necessarily the best option for the job, but in a deliberate attempt to unsettle our rivals.

That is total garbage IMO. In fact it is laughable.

The idea of considering making a bid because of what effect that might have on another team???

Come on.

Laughable? You need (say) a centre back, possibly two. You have identified (say) half a dozen possible targets, any of whom would make you stronger, any of whom you would have in your side, all of whom you can afford to buy. There is more than a month left in the transfer window. One of your targets plays for Chelsea. One plays for Everton. The other four play for European sides. Who do you target first?

The best one.

 

[Bluemoon115]

So people are actually saying that the club is targeting players not because they are necessarily the best option for the job, but in a deliberate attempt to unsettle our rivals.

That is total garbage IMO. In fact it is laughable.

The idea of considering making a bid because of what effect that might have on another team???

Come on.

Laughable? You need (say) a centre back, possibly two. You have identified (say) half a dozen possible targets, any of whom would make you stronger, any of whom you would have in your side, all of whom you can afford to buy. There is more than a month left in the transfer window. One of your targets plays for Chelsea. One plays for Everton. The other four play for European sides. Who do you target first?

The best one.

And thats why your not in charge.

 

[mammutly]

Never before have the management of this club been able to even consider a transfer strategy beyond a swap deal.
Never had the power to be taken seriously if we said we wanted to sign the England Captain.
Now we can. When we want where we want & who we want.

It does destabilise other teams - makes the players question what they are doing.I would say this is strategy being played out in front of our eyes.

Do you have any proof of that?
There is always speculation about good players. I don't see top professionals losing form because it is said that another club wants to buy them.
Christ on a bike! Half the premiership would be running around like headless chickens and clubs would be bombarded with false bids all the time.

 

[BringBackSwales]

I do not think the owners were loking when they said 6 players in and I am sure that would not have included Stuart Taylor. I do not think just cos Etoo has not worked out this will have changed - we have A, B abd C target lists I would assume.

To me (I am speculating, as there is no such thing as ITK) I would assume RSC, Tevez and ANO central striker is still the plan for attacking players - ok so it is not plan A Etoo (although who knows, that may eb resurrected) but we will not suddenly decide we do not need another central striker just cos Etoo didnt work out - we need one we will get one.

Midfield I assume is sorted with GB

Defence - there will surely b 2 centre back signings and it looks to me like plan A is Lescott and Terry, plan B maybe Lucio and Bruno Alves, plan C Toure and Upson

So the 6 wouls surely be GB, RSC, CT, and then ANO central striker (Plan A maybe Etto, Plan B maybe Aguero, Torres, Villa plan C Guiza etc) and then 2 from the above central defenders

I cannot believe the strategy is suddenly significantly much less than 6, and to me what would be a fantastic window with a more than decent top 4 shot

 

[Bluemoon115]

Never before have the management of this club been able to even consider a transfer strategy beyond a swap deal.
Never had the power to be taken seriously if we said we wanted to sign the England Captain.
Now we can. When we want where we want & who we want.

It does destabilise other teams - makes the players question what they are doing.I would say this is strategy being played out in front of our eyes.

Do you have any proof of that?
There is always speculation about good players. I don't see top professionals losing form because it is said that another club wants to buy them.
Christ on a bike! Half the premiership would be running around like headless chickens and clubs would be bombarded with false bids all the time.

The thing is, if West Ham put a bid in for John Terry. People would laugh. When we do it, people laugh, see our perfectly straigh faces, and the laughter turns to shock.

Anyway, why don't you want him talking like this? Would you prefer times of old when we sounded like Andy fuckin Pipkin goin "I want that one, I want that one, I don't like it, I want that one"?