themaskedowl Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 , but we were not in a position to do that, even if we'd wanted to so a bit pointless to bring it up non? It's boll ocks. what is? Noone not coming then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 so a bit pointless to bring it up non? what is? Noone not coming then? Just to make the point that, a lot of the players moving to the championship, might still be beyond us. Like Craig Noone might not be everyone's cup of tea, but he's better than what we have, and we can probably afford him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themaskedowl Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Like Craig Noone might not be everyone's cup of tea, but he's better than what we have, and we can probably afford him. Agree 100% with that Guru. I would be happy if he came here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oh_weds_we_love_you Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 No I wouldn't As you say, it's always a gamble, and certainly we were in no position to pay out the sort of money Wilson cost. Bournemouth though, were ambitious and had the money, so they could afford to take the gamble and it looks to have paid off handsomely. Is Wilson worth four times what Stevie May cost? I don't know, but if they sold, they could probably double their money, whereas we'd be lucky to get ours back Being very ambitious is quite close to being reckless too. What state would Bournemouth be in if they had played the same style as us this season and were sat in mid-table with a £3m striker scoring half a dozen goals? I guess FFP and a fire sale this summer, making a loss on Wilson, is exactly where they would be. All if's and but's, but if May had been in that Bournemouth side and Wilson has been in our side, I know which player would have been sold for more money then - and he'd have been Scottish! Hoping that our new found resource will allow us to afford better attack-minded players and get our goals for column up significantly next season. If that happens, our strikers will amongst the goals more and they'll ultimately be worth more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelcityowlsfan Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 so a bit pointless to bring it up non? what is? Noone not coming then? Sorry should have said IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelcityowlsfan Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 If we go for a winger then surely Gray would be looking at one of the following (Budget Permitting): Carayol Paterson Albrighton Ritchie (If Bournemouth go up) Marshall Freeman Again just my opinion but would take any one of them over Noone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-owls Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 I don't understand when people suggest we should be signing players from clubs that may well be promoted to the Premier League. Matt Ritchie for example has been magnificent for Bournemouth, why would they sell him without giving him at least the opportunity at the highest level? Burnley didn't suddenly have a clear out when they went up and neither did Leicester. And the most important thing to remember is why would a Matt Ritchie want to drop back to this level at the drop of a hat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swfc1983 Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 No way would Bournemouth let Ritchie go even if they do/don't go up him and Wilson are their best players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TommyTank Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 We should have signed him when he was at Swindon. We should have signed Charlie Austin when he was at Swindon. We did sign David Prutton from Swindon though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifaowl Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 I don't understand when people suggest we should be signing players from clubs that may well be promoted to the Premier League. Matt Ritchie for example has been magnificent for Bournemouth, why would they sell him without giving him at least the opportunity at the highest level? Burnley didn't suddenly have a clear out when they went up and neither did Leicester. And the most important thing to remember is why would a Matt Ritchie want to drop back to this level at the drop of a hat? Half the people are fooling themselves with those kind of suggestions they really are. Makes me despair thinking how people are going to react when we don't sign a player like Ritchie, who anyone with a bit of sense knows we wont Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EcclesallOwl Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Players like Noone are exactly the type of players we need to be signing if we're pushing for promotion next year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesteel Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 There will be some dissapointed people in the summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tha_knows Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 I'd like to us sign someone like Anthony Pilkington or Ross Wallace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevtheowl Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Players like Noone are exactly the type of players we need to be signing if we're pushing for promotion next year I agree. UTO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roscoe P. Coltrane Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 There will be some dissapointed people in the summer Why's that then mate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrickyTrev Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 There will be some dissapointed people in the summer I have a feeling you might be right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelcityowlsfan Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 (edited) At the end of the day one camp thinks we won't make big signings and the other think we will Nobody has a scooby doo what our budget is or how ambitious Chansiri is. Matt Richie is not an unrealistic signing for a club now owned by someone who paid 37 million for us out of his pocket money. Edited March 27, 2015 by steelcityowlsfan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ka58 Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 At the end of the day one camp thinks we won't make big signings and the other think we will Nobody has a scooby doo what our budget is or how ambitious Chansiri is. Matt Richie is not an unrealistic signing for a club now owned by someone who paid 37 million for us out of his pocket money. You're right no one knows but common sense says he'd have to be a bit daft to throw silly money at us. I don't think well spend significant money - couple of million maybe or some higher end frees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kagoshimaowl Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Some right dreamers in this thread. Totally unrealistic suggestions. Going to be some very unhappy fans come next August! For the record Noone is exactly the sort of player we should be looking at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camffiti Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Yes! It's only ...erm... *checks calendar* ...MARCH!! FFS. Anyhoo, if we ignore the fact that the rumour comes from a Season Ticket Holder, I think you'd have to say he looks like he'd improve us. Decent age. Tricky skillz. I say yes (if Stu wants him in that's good enough for me). edit - Mrs Brown, you'd best lock up your daughter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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