Here we again. Lenny comes out today saying he is frustrated trying to buy players in the January window and we may end up disappointed again. So once again it looks like yet another window goes by with us been linked with a 6 million pound blue chip signing only to end up "frustrated"
Then the news of Atajic leaving to get game time when he should be getting game time in a one horse league. WTF?
And the saga of Ledley and Samaras is a joke. Lenny told us over a month ago he wanted a decision in the next few days one way or another. Today he said he hopes for a decision before next Friday......The end of the window. What a joke. They should have been told weeks ago sign or leave and if they refused stop playing them. Sammy would have to move because it's a world cup year and he needs to be playing. We were holding all the cards. But now at this late date it looks like both of them will be staying until their contracts run out and of course Lenny will as them week I week out because clear he doesn't rate our youngsters.
Never mind I shouldn't complain, we're top of the league right?
"Disappointed" Sound familiar?
posted on 24/1/14
welcome back richie
posted on 24/1/14
I tend to agree, the club's youth policy is actually so short-sighted and frankly quite embarrassing. We are squandering millions on dross players and do not even give our youth players a chance to see what they can do.
posted on 24/1/14
Sad Atajic is away on loan.
Would you like to see is spend £6M now or weep it until our champs league campaign when more players are available.
Yes it's boring but we will win the league and hopefully the cup. It's the summer I want us to spend in
posted on 24/1/14
VB Take 5
I have consistently been a supporter of Lenny's but I have to confess that my heart sank when I read the outputs from the presser
Let's see how the last week of the TW develops but I must admit, I agree with every word of the OP
posted on 24/1/14
Richie not quite! We missed the boat with Finnbogenson unfortunately By the time summer comes round we will have the same "frustrating" problem and then the qualifiers are played early again with no chance for a new player to bed in.
posted on 24/1/14
The summer is no use as we start playing in Europe in June...we need a settled team, we just scraped by poor teams like Elfsborg and FC Borat because we weren't very settled.
You all know how it will work, we will sign one player for £1million and then Pete won't spend a penny until he knows if we've qualified rather than being pro-active and ensuring we qualify...
posted on 24/1/14
Steve
posted on 24/1/14
Murney - hear what you say, mate, but Lenny specifically said he wanted players in now to bed them in this season. The summer is always difficult when there is a World Cup or Euro Championship - before you know it we're in the Champs League qualifiers (the first 2 home ties of which will not be at CP)
posted on 24/1/14
I'm just thinking there, we're gonna' be without some players aren't we for the first qualifying round?
Forster, Izzy, Sammy (could be gone anyway), Big Efe, and there's no reason why VVD can't make it to WC?
Yes the team's we'll be playing are dross, but potentially four out of our back five will be gone, the team needs settled.
posted on 24/1/14
Lenny is taking the pi$$ not playing Balde or the youth players however we are unbeaten in the league so you cannot blame him for being selfish and trying to build a legacy for himself