by beatski » Mon Mar 17, 2025 9:08 pm
Don Sholeone wrote: ↑Mon Mar 17, 2025 7:45 pm
With a lot of these players there is also the chance they might not be interested in coming here, Brentford are a solid team and Bournemouth are having a great season, I don't really see ourselves as that far ahead of these teams to guarantee their interest in a move.
If we have to sign the talent before they blow up on the big stage then I'm all for that.
Id say us winning a trophy and being in Europe makes us significantly more appealing than if we hadn't. Plus it remains to be seen whether Brentford/Bournemouth get Europe. Id also argue that they are both pretty much at the limit of how good they can be already.
Having said that, their players may be already be too highly coveted for us, and the price tag might reflect that. In general Id probably prefer us to sign prospects that improve here than big money ready made players tbh, but there should be a balance IMO, and considering we haven't really signed anyone in two years I think our team could do with at least one signing who is ready to upgrade our starting 11 on day 1
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With a lot of these players there is also the chance they might not be interested in coming here, Brentford are a solid team and Bournemouth are having a great season, I don't really see ourselves as that far ahead of these teams to guarantee their interest in a move.
If we have to sign the talent before they blow up on the big stage then I'm all for that.
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Id say us winning a trophy and being in Europe makes us significantly more appealing than if we hadn't. Plus it remains to be seen whether Brentford/Bournemouth get Europe. Id also argue that they are both pretty much at the limit of how good they can be already.
Having said that, their players may be already be too highly coveted for us, and the price tag might reflect that. In general Id probably prefer us to sign prospects that improve here than big money ready made players tbh, but there should be a balance IMO, and considering we haven't really signed anyone in two years I think our team could do with at least one signing who is ready to upgrade our starting 11 on day 1