What would you spend £17m on?

[Paul]

The Chief or our attack?

 

NB - you can't have both.

[Guest TK-421]

I'd spend it on The Chief if it's true that £17m covers his transfer fee plus wages over 5 years. We should do the deal immediately if it's on the table.

[King Emlyn]

Given the situation (ideally we would all like both) i'd have to go for attack.

[Thants]

The Chief. There arent many like him around.

[rebel23]

can you be more specific about the attacker? thought not, so the Chief will do for me

[Sweeney287]

Currently need more cutting edge/inspiration and Masch doesn't give us that.

[PaulMcC]

can you be more specific about the attacker? thought not, so the Chief will do for me

 

How about Diego or Mascherano?

[Rashid]

This is pathetic really, if £17m is all we have got and it's a decision of one or the other I'd rather spend on shooting the two despicable cunts who own us.

[Thants]

can you be more specific about the attacker? thought not, so the Chief will do for me

I guess an attacker that will cost 17m.

[drewy]

Not quite as simple as you portray Paul as it's not a £17M outlay to buy him. I'd love a new striker but would be loathed to miss out on The Chief. We don't have the cash anyway so it's pointless.

 

The best we can hope for is The Chief, a CB and a few freebies.

 

If he gets shut of Riise, Crouch, Carson and Momo then it's whole different story.

[Thants]

Bas Savage is a free agent.

[Rashid]

I kind of feel sick that expectations of the owners have reached a new low and we are taking it up the arse without complaining.

[Thants]

I kind of feel sick that expectations of the owners have reached a new low and we are taking it up the arse without complaining.

 

Day 1: Rashid is in the diary room . . . .

[Barrington Womble]

to be honest i think we have too many central midfielders ... 5 for 2 position, 3 on the days gerrard in played right our as the 2nd striker seems too much to me when we are clearly lacking in the top 3rd, where only torres is an outstanding talent.

[PaulMcC]

I kind of feel sick that expectations of the owners have reached a new low and we are taking it up the arse without complaining.

 

How do we complain?

 

They live in America.

[G Richards]

Supporters always want more. It is in our nature. But the harsh reality appears to be one or the other. If that is indeed true, then it is obvious that the £17M would be better deployed on top attacking talent.

 

NB - if the £17M is frittered away on someone who, for whatever reason, doesn't deliver, then of course (with hindsight!) we'd all be kicking ourselves for letting Mascherano slip through the net. But on the face of it, we need a world class attacker who offers game winning ability when the opposition 'parks their bus in front of our goal' - which, incidentally, happens a good deal more than the odd occasion where Mascherano's particular skills help us to snuff out the likes of Kaka.

[ted tucker]

The Chief. End of

[Rashid]

People who think they are going to get a world class striker or attacking midfield for £17M are living in dream land.

[drewy]

How many world class strikers do you find in the January transfer window for £17M?

[Captain]

Impossible to answer, when you don't know who the £17M alternative to Javier is.

[rebel23]

People who think they are going to get a world class striker or attacking midfield for £17M are living in dream land.

 

exactly... at this price and below your taking a big chance

[PaulMcC]

exactly... at this price and below your taking a big chance

 

What about Diego?

 

If he was available for 17m would you sign him instead of Mascherano if we could only sign one?

[rebel23]

What about Diego?

 

If he was available for 17m would you sign him instead of Mascherano if we could only sign one?

 

I dont know anything about him and it would be a chance that he takes to the league, etc. so no, I would sign Mascherano

[Rashid]

What about Diego?

 

If he was available for 17m would you sign him instead of Mascherano if we could only sign one?

 

No I wouldn't because it will leave noone in the midfield to allow players like Diego to do their stuff... it's a direct swap of two positions. I certainly don't trust any of our midfielders to do the job Mascherano does.

[PaulMcC]

I dont know anything about him and it would be a chance that he takes to the league, etc. so no, I would sign Mascherano

 

Can Nasri play in that role behind a forward?