davieG Posted 3 July 2015 Share Posted 3 July 2015 We always used to bang on about wanting to know more. Well here it is! Some did but it just shows other clubs your hand and improves their chances of gazumping (sp) you. Also makes you come across as amaturish and unbusiness/unprofessional Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettsj2 Posted 3 July 2015 Share Posted 3 July 2015 I can see why this sudden desire to spunk money up the wall left, right and centre would cause serious tension with somebody as fiscally conservative as Nigel Pearson. Personally I like Austin, but to blow how many millions of pound notes on Okazaki last week, and to potentially commit to spend what will likely be nearer £20m on Austin this week, considering we already have the likes Vardy, Ulloa, Kramaric and Nugent is just daft IMO. Maybe a lesson has been learnt from last summer. If you want a player, pay the premium. Stop dicking around with crap bids. If we'd have landed our summer targets, we may not have been in trouble up until the point we were. This is all very exciting. I hope more cash gets splashed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fez of Mahrez Posted 3 July 2015 Share Posted 3 July 2015 At least it's clear who the political lefties are by reading this thread MattP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Fox Posted 3 July 2015 Share Posted 3 July 2015 Rob Dorsett @Dorselator 2 mins2 minutes ago I understand #lcfc would require a stringent medical before agreeing any deal for Austin after his long term knee injury problems. #ssnhq Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD norfox Posted 3 July 2015 Share Posted 3 July 2015 Is he any good as a manager? And squirrels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKCJ Posted 3 July 2015 Share Posted 3 July 2015 It wouldn't surprise me if we signed Austin then turned him down after failing a medical. Ala Hull. No chance are we going to spend 15m on someone with a gammy knee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fez of Mahrez Posted 3 July 2015 Share Posted 3 July 2015 I understand #lcfc have gone a bit mental in the past couple of days, more like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry - LCFC Posted 3 July 2015 Share Posted 3 July 2015 It's too easy to get wooed by big figures. The people who we sign have to want to play for the club or it won't work. The 11/12 season proved that conclusively. We must continue to insist that players coming to this club have the right attitude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corky Posted 3 July 2015 Share Posted 3 July 2015 By the sounds of some of the articles, that's exactly what he wanted. If that's the case then fine. When Guus turns us down and Cotterill takes over we might have an issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFS Posted 3 July 2015 Share Posted 3 July 2015 Rob Dorsett @Dorselator 2 mins2 minutes ago I understand #lcfc would require a stringent medical before agreeing any deal for Austin after his long term knee injury problems. #ssnhq That's not really news is it, Rob? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSi13 Posted 3 July 2015 Share Posted 3 July 2015 Maybe a lesson has been learnt from last summer. If you want a player, pay the premium. Stop dicking around with crap bids. If we'd have landed our summer targets, we may not have been in trouble up until the point we were. This is all very exciting. I hope more cash gets splashed. On the flip-side being responsible with our cash last season helped us make it to 14th place in our first season back in the Premier League for a decade. QPR were the opposite to us at the time....look where they ended up. Not saying we are comparing apples with apples here....but caution is needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagworthblue Posted 3 July 2015 Share Posted 3 July 2015 On the flip-side being responsible with our cash last season helped us make it to 14th place in our first season back in the Premier League for a decade. QPR were the opposite to us at the time....look where they ended up. Not saying we are comparing apples with apples here....but caution is needed. yeah but thankfully we are not blessed with having Deadcrap at the helm (and I hope that doesn't change.... ever) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUHILL Posted 3 July 2015 Share Posted 3 July 2015 The whole failing a medical at Hull was a bit of a joke. Scans showed he had some weird thing with his knee that could one day flair up but it never has and hasn't since that medical. Steve Bruce had the same thing and failed medical at Man U before Ferguson signed him anyway and we know how that turned out. http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11714/9724379/premier-league-steve-bruce-admits-he-should-have-signed-charlie-austin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davieG Posted 3 July 2015 Share Posted 3 July 2015 It's too easy to get wooed by big figures. The people who we sign have to want to play for the club or it won't work. The 11/12 season proved that conclusively. We must continue to insist that players coming to this club have the right attitude. Kante doesn't sound too keen. If we're still perusing and he doesn't want to come then it doesn't inspire much confidence that'll he'll give it his all. I could understand our persistence if it was his club that didn't want to sell but the player kinda stinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cujek Posted 3 July 2015 Share Posted 3 July 2015 Fantasy football stuff and all thanks to the $$$$$$ of the owners - we should be so lucky to be throwing around 12 million pound bids for an England international. In the owners we have to trust. To the next level. BOOM !! Yeah, because chucking money ariund always works well for us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_LCFC Posted 3 July 2015 Share Posted 3 July 2015 Proven goalscorer in a shit team team. Why not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MattP Posted 3 July 2015 Share Posted 3 July 2015 Gee I'm sorry that I'm willing to entertain the idea that a club with no manager, seemingly adopting an approach mastered by Hull and QPR in the last couple of seasons, that struggled last year despite having a squad that was clearly completely behind the manager, might not be about to take the Premier League by storm. How dare I lack the blind optimism that any real fan should have, how I dare I refuse to be completely oblivious to the shambolic decision making that we've seen over the last few days. Exactly, hopefully. I'm hopeful we'll appoint a better manager but I see no reason to believe we will personally. The decision to sack Pearson has got to me, and hopefully this is just me wallowing in self-pity. But I don't see where this incredible level of optimism is coming from. Great post.We've been here before unfortunately, anyone who expressed any concern regarding Sven and the spending we were going through then was told to go and support Forest or Hull with their overrated shite manager Nigel Pearson. I was sort of hoping we were going for the Southampton model, it appears quite clear though it's QPR we have decided to copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUHILL Posted 3 July 2015 Share Posted 3 July 2015 Great post. We've been here before unfortunately, anyone who expressed any concern regarding Sven and the spending we were going through then was told to go and support Forest or Hull with their overrated shite manager Nigel Pearson. I was sort of hoping we were going for the Southampton model, it appears quite clear though it's QPR we have decided to copy. How so exactly? A bid for one of the best strikers in Prem last season? Or links to Hiddink which may or may not be true? Jumping the gun a bit i fear with all these comparisons to QPR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itsthejoeker Posted 3 July 2015 Share Posted 3 July 2015 Great post. We've been here before unfortunately, anyone who expressed any concern regarding Sven and the spending we were going through then was told to go and support Forest or Hull with their overrated shite manager Nigel Pearson. I was sort of hoping we were going for the Southampton model, it appears quite clear though it's QPR we have decided to copy. Whats the Southampton model out of interest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor Posted 3 July 2015 Share Posted 3 July 2015 Imagine being a Leicester fan and still thinking having money to burn will bring success - remember spending big under Peter Taylor, or chucking decent amounts of money around under Martin Allen (compared to the seasons before) or the 11/12 season with Sven? You'd have thought given we're 0 for 3 this century in chucking masses of money around that we might have more trepidation... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARM1968 Posted 3 July 2015 Share Posted 3 July 2015 Be a great addition but we would have to balance things out. I imagine Nugent would go at least. IF we get Austin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cambridgefox Posted 3 July 2015 Share Posted 3 July 2015 Great post. We've been here before unfortunately, anyone who expressed any concern regarding Sven and the spending we were going through then was told to go and support Forest or Hull with their overrated shite manager Nigel Pearson. I was sort of hoping we were going for the Southampton model, it appears quite clear though it's QPR we have decided to copy. Imagine being a Leicester fan and still thinking having money to burn will bring success - remember spending big under Peter Taylor, or chucking decent amounts of money around under Martin Allen (compared to the seasons before) or the 11/12 season with Sven? You'd have thought given we're 0 for 3 this century in chucking masses of money around that we might have more trepidation...This time my attitude has changed,I certainly didn't want NP to go but it's happened and we can't change that,although regarding the spending my attitude has changed.We were a shite team in a shite league without the Premier league payments,we were spending obscene amounts of money on fees and wages on lower end Championship players at best.We are now in the top tier and can attract better players and have a tad more security with the prize money,I like taking risks,you win some you lose some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerard Posted 3 July 2015 Share Posted 3 July 2015 One of Ulloa, Vardy or Kramaric will be gone for sure. Also probably Nugent. I think Ulloa will go as he's very similar to Austin. A month old story but maybe we sell and get Austin as an upgrade? http://www.football365.com/transfer-centre/9872064/Palace-and-West-Brom-linked-with-Ulloa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4ever and ever Posted 3 July 2015 Share Posted 3 July 2015 Great post. We've been here before unfortunately, anyone who expressed any concern regarding Sven and the spending we were going through then was told to go and support Forest or Hull with their overrated shite manager Nigel Pearson. I was sort of hoping we were going for the Southampton model, it appears quite clear though it's QPR we have decided to copy. What the Southampton model that includes spending 10s of millions of pounds on players over the last 3 years and the Southampton model that also includes being interested in Austin. Deary me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettsj2 Posted 3 July 2015 Share Posted 3 July 2015 Imagine being a Leicester fan and still thinking having money to burn will bring success - remember spending big under Peter Taylor, or chucking decent amounts of money around under Martin Allen (compared to the seasons before) or the 11/12 season with Sven? You'd have thought given we're 0 for 3 this century in chucking masses of money around that we might have more trepidation... Massive difference here when you're drawing comparisons. £5.5m for Akinbiyi £1.6m for DJ Campbell £4m for Beckford Akinbiyi had no record whatsoever in the Prem. DJ Campbell had no real record above League 1 before signing for Birmingham and didnt really do anything there before we bought him. Beckford had flatteted to deceive at Everton and after being turned down by every other target, was a panic buy by Sven. Austin scored shitloads for Swindon, Burnley and QPR at levels up to the Premiership earning an England call up. Throwing money at sub-standard players will never work. But spend on quality, you have a different kettle of fish altogether. When we've spent in the past, we've spent on the wrong players. Austin and Kante are not in that bracket. I cant imagine being a Leicester fan and hearing we're trying to sign one of the most highly rated English strikers for a club record fee and the overriding feeling is to think 'but what about when it didnt work before'. This would be a good signing for money not unrealistic in the market we are in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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