Hob Nob Anyone?

andrew1957 wrote:Cannot say I am sorry this move has failed. I just don't think another striker is priority and think that was more an agent led deal than a player we need.

The priorities are another full back, a defensive midfielder (Semedo?) and at least one wide player (Riquelme?). Keep what we have and three or four additions and we should have a competitive squad.

Again, just because this one has more public traction it doesn't mean we're not looking for the positions you mentioned.

andrew1957 wrote:Cannot say I am sorry this move has failed. I just don't think another striker is priority and think that was more an agent led deal than a player we need.

The priorities are another full back, a defensive midfielder (Semedo?) and at least one wide player (Riquelme?). Keep what we have and three or four additions and we should have a competitive squad.

We have Puscas, Mcnalty and Baldock, we are fine for strikers

SouthDownsRoyal wrote:

andrew1957 wrote:Cannot say I am sorry this move has failed. I just don't think another striker is priority and think that was more an agent led deal than a player we need.

The priorities are another full back, a defensive midfielder (Semedo?) and at least one wide player (Riquelme?). Keep what we have and three or four additions and we should have a competitive squad.

We have Puscas, Mcnalty and Baldock, we are fine for strikers

Baldock is offski and McNalty is.... McNalty. Hardly a rich depth in backup options, especially as our star striker is injury prone.

CountryRoyal wrote:

andrew1957 wrote:Cannot say I am sorry this move has failed. I just don't think another striker is priority and think that was more an agent led deal than a player we need.

The priorities are another full back, a defensive midfielder (Semedo?) and at least one wide player (Riquelme?). Keep what we have and three or four additions and we should have a competitive squad.

Again, just because this one has more public traction it doesn't mean we're not looking for the positions you mentioned.

Resources are finite though. It's not that those positions are more important, though they are, it's that his position is not required.

skipper wrote:

SouthDownsRoyal wrote:

andrew1957 wrote:Cannot say I am sorry this move has failed. I just don't think another striker is priority and think that was more an agent led deal than a player we need.

The priorities are another full back, a defensive midfielder (Semedo?) and at least one wide player (Riquelme?). Keep what we have and three or four additions and we should have a competitive squad.

We have Puscas, Mcnalty and Baldock, we are fine for strikers

Baldock is offski and McNalty is.... McNalty. Hardly a rich depth in backup options, especially as our star striker is injury prone.

If Baldock actually goes, the situation changes, a bit, ideally at least two would go to bring another striker in.

skipper wrote:

SouthDownsRoyal wrote:

andrew1957 wrote:Cannot say I am sorry this move has failed. I just don't think another striker is priority and think that was more an agent led deal than a player we need.

The priorities are another full back, a defensive midfielder (Semedo?) and at least one wide player (Riquelme?). Keep what we have and three or four additions and we should have a competitive squad.

We have Puscas, Mcnalty and Baldock, we are fine for strikers

Baldock is offski and McNalty is.... McNalty. Hardly a rich depth in backup options, especially as our star striker is injury prone.

Please note the

Formally announced -

https://mobile.twitter.com/UDAlmeria_En ... 2040137729

UD Almería and Sporting Portugal agreed the loan with buy option of Pedro Mendes.

morganb wrote:Formally announced -

https://mobile.twitter.com/UDAlmeria_En ... 2040137729

UD Almería and Sporting Portugal agreed the loan with buy option of Pedro Mendes.

Classy little reply from mafff there

From Despair To Where? wrote:

morganb wrote:Formally announced -

https://mobile.twitter.com/UDAlmeria_En ... 2040137729

UD Almería and Sporting Portugal agreed the loan with buy option of Pedro Mendes.

Classy little reply from mafff there

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sBjTndy9cm8

I used to think he unfairly got a hard time on here but the more I see of him on Twitter, the more I think you were all spot on.

From Despair To Where? wrote:I used to think he unfairly got a hard time on here but the more I see of him on Twitter, the more I think you were all spot on.

I remember him as good value who then went mental when he started getting twitter attention and thought he was influential and itk.

https://mobile.twitter.com/Sporting160_ ... 1887765504

Pedro Mendes looks to be out at LaLiga2 side Almería. Portuguese manager José Gomes does not count on him anymore going forward, and he could be returned to Sporting from his loan early in January. Pedro has not logged a start a league match all season and has not scored or assisted either

Do we think Reading will try for him again in January (he doesn't sound particularly prolific though)?

No. Puscas has improved this season and so has Joao. Better off spending on the areas we really need first

TiagoIlori wrote:No. Puscas has improved this season and so has Joao. Better off spending on the areas we really need first

Sorry what?

CountryRoyal wrote:

TiagoIlori wrote:No. Puscas has improved this season and so has Joao. Better off spending on the areas we really need first

Sorry what?

Why would we want a guy who can't start or score for Jose Gomes?

If we want a striker, which isn't a bad shout at all, we want someone on loan who preferably knows the English leagues and Championship in particular. Because once Joao, Meite and Puscas are back, they aren't likely to get a look in and we don't need a bloated squad of unhappy talent sitting on the bench or in the reserves being disruptive.

Snowflake Royal wrote:

CountryRoyal wrote:

TiagoIlori wrote:No. Puscas has improved this season and so has Joao. Better off spending on the areas we really need first

Sorry what?

Why would we want a guy who can't start or score for Jose Gomes?

If we want a striker, which isn't a bad shout at all, we want someone on loan who preferably knows the English leagues and Championship in particular. Because once Joao, Meite and Puscas are back, they aren't likely to get a look in and we don't need a bloated squad of unhappy talent sitting on the bench or in the reserves being disruptive.

No, I was questioning the comment about Puscas “improving” this season.

He’s only played a handful of times before being injured, I’m just not sure how we could make that prognosis.

Certainly not vexed about Pedrofl Mendes

CountryRoyal wrote:

Snowflake Royal wrote:

CountryRoyal wrote:
Sorry what?

Why would we want a guy who can't start or score for Jose Gomes?

If we want a striker, which isn't a bad shout at all, we want someone on loan who preferably knows the English leagues and Championship in particular. Because once Joao, Meite and Puscas are back, they aren't likely to get a look in and we don't need a bloated squad of unhappy talent sitting on the bench or in the reserves being disruptive.

No, I was questioning the comment about Puscas “improving” this season.

He’s only played a handful of times before being injured, I’m just not sure how we could make that prognosis.

Certainly not vexed about Pedrofl Mendes

Oh. Puscas looked much improved. HTH.

Tbf to Puscas, he’s scored a goal every 139 minutes this season compared to 212 last season, so there is a measurable improvement! and yes, I’m aware there is a much smaller sample size this year so far...

Snowflake Royal wrote:

CountryRoyal wrote:

Snowflake Royal wrote: Why would we want a guy who can't start or score for Jose Gomes?

If we want a striker, which isn't a bad shout at all, we want someone on loan who preferably knows the English leagues and Championship in particular. Because once Joao, Meite and Puscas are back, they aren't likely to get a look in and we don't need a bloated squad of unhappy talent sitting on the bench or in the reserves being disruptive.

No, I was questioning the comment about Puscas “improving” this season.

He’s only played a handful of times before being injured, I’m just not sure how we could make that prognosis.

Certainly not vexed about Pedrofl Mendes

Oh. Puscas looked much improved. HTH.

Lol oxf*rd off Merry Christmas! X

This one is cropping up again - whether he gets enough points to get a permit now though is another question.