El Khayati - 350k.

[Shepherds Mush]

I think it's a lack of understanding for some fans as to where we are at right now mate. We're trying to balance the books and with the market now being ridiculously extortionate you can't even sign a decent Champ player for under £8m! Fans say they want decent Champ players but it just isn't going to happen for the sorts of figures being banded around nowadays.

How much was Alex Smithies then? Can't have cost more than Connor Washington.

[West London is Rss]

I said we we were off when compared with a MONTH ago, not a YEAR ago. This is probably the only signing I have been disappointed with. I liked signing Blackwood and giving him a chance, I liked the idea of getting Luongo and Gladwin when they didn't gain promotion with Swindon. I was predicting all sorts of crazy victories at the start oof the season as I was filled with unbridled optimism, so am unsure why you are labelling me a negative fan. Yes I don't really see this signing improving the team so I query what the benefit is.

Apologies for getting the month and year wrong.

How can you be disappointed when you haven't seem him play?! I do not understand!
You haven't answered my question by providing an alternative solution to our current situation and tactic in signing players whilst we balance the books... If you don't have one then no problem but I just don't understand the slating with no alternative solution or option

[West London is Rss]

How much was Alex Smithies then? Can't have cost more than Connor Washington.

Undisclosed, no idea.

I probably should of specified that I was talking about outfield players.

[knocker]

Championship players aren't blooming cheap mate! Hitman seems to think otherwise though! I would've thought balancing the books, falling in line with FFS and avoiding transfer embargos and what not would be more important than splashing out on a good championship player that may or may not be decent.

Although that's the common sense approach, what I find hard to understand is how many people on here assume that next season we will have a right go at promotion given the type of players we are signing. The championship next season will almost certainly be tougher than this.

[Southport]

Apologies for getting the month and year wrong.

How can you be disappointed when you haven't seem him play?! I do not understand!
You haven't answered my question by providing an alternative solution to our current situation and tactic in signing players whilst we balance the books... If you don't have one then no problem but I just don't understand the slating with no alternative solution or option

I agree about balancing the books, it is a bit of a rubbish position we got ourselves into and hopefully going forward we pay more performnace related pay to prevent this reoccurring. This chap could be amazing, I have no idea I haven't seen him play. But going off his stats (I know these can be flawed!) he will struggle to score the same number of goals in a higher league. As Austin has gone, I would rather take a punt on someone who is scoring 30+ goals in the conference (though I would like to see Blackwood get a chance, as I have no idea how good he is).

[Hove Ranger]

I agree about balancing the books, it is a bit of a rubbish position we got ourselves into and hopefully going forward we pay more performnace related pay to prevent this reoccurring. This chap could be amazing, I have no idea I haven't seen him play. But going off his stats (I know these can be flawed!) he will struggle to score the same number of goals in a higher league. As Austin has gone, I would rather take a punt on someone who is scoring 30+ goals in the conference (though I would like to see Blackwood get a chance, as I have no idea how good he is).

He is not a striker

[West London is Rss]

I agree about balancing the books, it is a bit of a rubbish position we got ourselves into and hopefully going forward we pay more performnace related pay to prevent this reoccurring. This chap could be amazing, I have no idea I haven't seen him play. But going off his stats (I know these can be flawed!) he will struggle to score the same number of goals in a higher league. As Austin has gone, I would rather take a punt on someone who is scoring 30+ goals in the conference (though I would like to see Blackwood get a chance, as I have no idea how good he is).

At least you have given some kind of solution even if it is contradictory in your view to your El Khayati.
Conference players with healthy stats and Tyler Blackwood over league 1 players with healthy stats is one of the craziest things I've seen someone put on here as an alternative solution but each to their own opinions I suppose!

[Southport]

Having a look at the scorers in non-league football I would prefer to go for Kristian Dennis (again never seen him play, but his stats show he has an eye for goal)

[Ginger Ninja]

Although that's the common sense approach, what I find hard to understand is how many people on here assume that next season we will have a right go at promotion given the type of players we are signing. The championship next season will almost certainly be tougher than this.

I don't get it either mate. I don't think we should be pushing for promotion just yet at all. I realise that means us losing games and all that yada yada, but I'd rather we concentrated on getting our finances in order, assembling a good team that will get used to playing together over a few years, and then maybe go for it. Bournemouth did it, Leicester did it, Norwich did it, why can't we? Fark all this going straight for promotion within a couple of seasons bowlarks. Let's get our finances sorted first.

[Southport]

He is not a striker

Wikipedia is making me look foolish! As a winger this looks fine...walks quietly away

[West London is Rss]

Cannot believe that I have actually seen a fan just say they would prefer a non-league striker to one of the best players from the team top of League 1

[Stanley]

Wikipedia is making me look foolish! As a winger this looks fine...walks quietly away

Actually his main position is attacking midfield.

He can also play on either wing as secondary positions, and because he's two-footed.

[Hove Ranger]

Wikipedia is making me look foolish! As a winger this looks fine...walks quietly away

Fair play mate. Some media outlets call him a striker but he generally plays attacking midfield or out wide. Not an out and out striker

[theblackmafia.]

Yep, no way should we be signing players in the same division as us. League 1 and 2 is our level now.

We're doomed! There are no decent lower league players so let's spend millions on more rejects and players who only want big salaries. Sorted.

[Ginger Ninja]

We're doomed! There are no decent lower league players so let's spend millions on more rejects and players who only want big salaries. Sorted.

This with bells on lol