Tyrone Shoelaces

Maupay is one you've missed out.

Maybe, but at least we might get some goals out of those deal. Goals win you games, propel you up the table, excite the fans, put more bums on seat, more dosh in the coffers. It's not a difficult concept to grasp. ' A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush '.

Didn't Big Sam bring in some handy players - Givet who stiffened up the leaky defence and ' Spit ' who gave us an outlet ball.

Yeah, if you need to ' quieten ' an opponent the sooner the better really.

Yes Dack is an Ace, but the rest of his hand doesn't look too clever. There's a lot of Jack's in there.

The like was a mistake on my part. I'll say we are safe when we get to 50 points and it can't come soon enough for me.

It doesn't sound to me like he was consulted much, it was Hobsons choice.

Did you not read the story Kevin Keegan told at his tribunal. How agents were pressurising the Newcastle board to pressurise Keegan take players for them. They didn't have to play them, even in the reserves, just ' park ' them there !

I get the feeling that Mowbray was told ' We're going to buy this lad because we've been told it's a good investment '. He probably thought ' What have I got to lose , If the kid comes good we're on a winner, if he doesn't I can marginalise him.' Just my view. Going back to prior the signing I didn't see anything on that video that suggested he was the answer to our ' Graham replacement ' problem. They were like chalk and cheese in playing styles. I saw a tall gangling player who liked to run with the ball a lot from out to in but didn't really produce enough end product or goals . And that was his 'Highlights 'video ! If that's what we wanted Gallagher can do that and score a few goals in the bargain. Nothing would have induced me to shell out serious money on him. I find the whole deal inexplicable.

You know the old one about ' Stopping digging '. You're just making yourself look foolish. Of course the fee was a massive amount of money for us to spend !

Centre half completely at fault. He's no idea where the guy he's supposed to be marking is.

Yeah it was, normally if you sign half a dozen players more than one of them improves the team.

Our old inability to impose ourselves on the game for more than a half is still there. We got away with it last season but we won't this time. That and our inability to start games at a high tempo, that's been going on for ages as well.

Excellent post Stuart.

What really concerns me is the implications for our future spending. If this lad is Mowbray's marque signing he may not get another chance to splash the cash. If the Chicken Chokers were advised by somebody that Brereton was a good investment they may be thinking they've had their fingers burnt again.

I'm OTT Chaddy , how about you ?

I'm just hoping it's not the same score as last time we played them at Ewood ! I'd take a draw now.

I was going past Oldham's ground yesterday and I noticed a billboard saying they had Exeter had home today !

It's not just is he better than Danny Graham. People are asking is he better than Nuttall.

That's why there is a furore.

I'm not really bothered what Mowbray or Waggott say about Dack. What does Dack say ?

You can bet your house that barring injuries Evans and Smallwood will start against Norwich.

He's been kidnapped by the same aliens that got Gladwin. Do either of them really exist or are they just holograms ?

Gestede has run into injury issues, not for me.

I agree with your point that the best defence is to be playing in your opponents half buts that's not so easy when you're playing with a back six.