"Significant investment in January"

[frapps]

We can't afford it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Receed R]

To be honest, I cannot divulge too much at the moment.

If we continue in this vain up until Christmas ( think we will), a sizeable budget has been pencilled in for January to get the team promoted. We are talking several million. It might mean getting rid of the deadwood and fringe players will actually loaned out very soon, but think everyone will be pleasantly surprised, as long as we maintain this level of performances.

Funnily enough one is from Base Soccer, you would be hard pressed to find a club without a player from Base. There web-site does not give the full extent of players and agents on there books, as they are a franchise.

The rumour season doesn't start till December

im sure report will have a field day with that base soccer comment

[ollyhoops]

All depends on what "significant" means I guess. Watson £2m, Hooper or similar same kind of money. Then if we wanted to sign Simpson that has to be significantly north of a million and god alone knows for Tarabt. I know loans have worked really well for us but if we were to gain promotion and all these loan players just went back to their club we wd be faced with having to buy half a team.

I agree it is important to start buying these types of players as they are the foundations of the team, I think most of our best players are loans. I would like to think that we will buy Watson as he is the most important player for me, Tarrabt & Simpson can remain on loan until the end of the season and then review for the summer.

The biggest question will be a striker (or two!).

[sirpiechucker]

I'd be happy if the Base player was Rob Hulse but wouldn't be if it were David Healy.