WalthamOwl Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Would have loved Rhodes here, crazy money for him but a great goal scorer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 It's all about next season for us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coreyswfc Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 It's all about next season for us We're sat in the playoffs. It would be crazy not to go for it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dronfield Blue Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 If he has signed for Boro and I hope he has, we can now move on and complete what we need in our squad. The King's new clothes have been sold to someone else, thankfully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 We're sat in the playoffs. It would be crazy not to go for it now. We might think that, but we are probably overachieving, and everything we do, seems to be about next season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southportdc Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 I want us to spend what we can sensibly spend and if that's not £9m it's not £9m. Chasing promotion with big signings in January isn't the best option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athelwulf Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 The only clubs which can afford to sign Jordan Rhodes are PL clubs, and clubs with parachute money. We are on a par with the likes of Derby and Boro, it's just that we're spending what we can afford, they're not. That said, if Boro don't go up automatically and we face them in the playoffs it would be a sickener if Rhodes scored against us and knocked us out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wilyfox Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Stay on point, call for the Judge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athelwulf Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 There's no guarantee that we'll do it next season, it's true. We don't know who will come down from the PL and how they'll be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scram Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 There's no guarantee that we'll do it next season, it's true. We don't know who will come down from the PL and how they'll be. Good point Can't see the division being weaker than this again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Stupid comment. Absolutely no guarantee we will be 6th 12 months today. Everyone now should be expecting a top 6 finish. It's very much this season No guarantees about anything, but there are four or five teams stronger than us, and we need a good window to close the gap. Thus far, if anything, the gaps got bigger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesteel Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 I genuinely don't see the issue with 9m for Rhodes? It's called ambition It's the price you have to pay for someone that is going to guarantee a goal in every two games. Not for hooper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 There are 4 teams we will not finish above in my opinion. Boro, Hull, Derby (will come out of their current slump) and Burnley I've no interest in the gap to them, it's the gap to 7th place I'm bothered about It makes no odds, at some point we'd have to beat them, and that's something we haven't managed to do. I do believe though, next season we'll be so much stronger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wilyfox Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 I don't understand why guru is flouncing. He always believed Rhodes was overrated anyway. I'm rather glad Boro bought Rhodes instead of McCormack, who is a far more influential player - and Boro turned to him first before Rhodes, by the sounds of it. Let's see what else occurs before deadline. Derby don't appear to have improved for all the business they've done this month. Hull haven't done anything, Burnley haven't done anything yet either, and I'm still confident we can compete with the likes of Brighton, Birmingham, and Ipswich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 I don't understand why guru is flouncing. He always believed Rhodes was overrated anyway. I'm rather glad Boro bought Rhodes instead of McCormack, who is a far more influential player - and Boro turned to him first before Rhodes, by the sounds of it. Let's see what else occurs before deadline. Derby don't appear to have improved for all the business they've done this month. Hull haven't done anything, Burnley haven't done anything yet either, and I'm still confident we can compete with the likes of Brighton, Birmingham, and Ipswich. Indeed, and I'm more than happy with Hooper. If we can add a bit of quality to the squad in the summer, I really fancy our chances, no matter who comes down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athelwulf Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 I think that we need to keep things in perspective. This is our fourth season in this league. The first two seasons we were fighting relegation, and last season we got to mid table because of our style of play, rather than because of the quality of our players. The only teams who scored less than us went down. Burrrrrrnley and Hull were aloft in the PL, and Middlesborough and Derby were already strong sides at this level. We've made up a lot of ground in a very short space of time, and the fact that fans are irked that bonny Boro have signed Rhodes bears testament to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 I think that we need to keep things in perspective. This is our fourth season in this league. The first two seasons we were fighting relegation, and last season we got to mid table because of our style of play, rather than because of the quality of our players. The only teams who scored less than us went down. Burrrrrrnley and Hull were aloft in the PL, and Middlesborough and Derby were already strong sides at this level. We've made up a lot of ground in a very short space of time, and the fact that fans are irked that bonny Boro have signed Rhodes bears testament to that. This ^^^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevthelodgemoorowl Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 (edited) One player FFS can never be guaranteed to make a difference. One tackle, Studs catch in turf, season over. In Boro s case that equates to the revenue of 22 games on one player. Financial planning of the lowest order ! It's even worse really because that doesn't include his wages. Edited January 30, 2016 by nevthelodgemoorowl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wilyfox Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Look at Burnley. Parachute payments have bought them the leading scorer in the league. The fees for Ings, Trippier, and Shackell bought them the leading scorer in the league. Burnley have been very thrifty. Their team was already stable and well-drilled. The key was always likely to be replacing those three, and they've done that well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOOTIE AND THE SHIT TU Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Thought that's what Blackburn actually did Don't forget they used parachute payments Now those payments are drying up, they're having to cut their cloth accordingly Just a bloke, who used up all his luck in one go when he met his wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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