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I think the whole Kone and Alcaraz saga is a hoax to lead the masses away from the actual prize.
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Azzurri
Player Valuation: £70m
You'd know about hoaxes to lead the masses, wouldn't you.
OK, I am not one of the people who think Kone would be a bad signing but he's clearly not a top class striker, which we really need to progress this season in my opinion.
My biggest concern is this quote from Martinez:
""I think we need to bring in three or four new faces - one per unit (goalkeeper, defence, midfield and striker) and make sure we get an extra option or dimension into the squad."
(sauce: http://www1.skysports.com/football/...ing-Wigan-duo-Arouna-Kone-and-Antolin-Alcaraz)
This means that, assuming we do sign Alcaraz and Kone, we're looking to sign a back-up goalkeeper and a midfielder in addition to those 2. Unless that midfielder is someone who makes a huge impact, I can't see us being able to even maintain last year's standards, let alone compete for a top 4 place.
If we're only signing 4 players, we should be focusing on spending most of that cash where it's going to make a big difference: a slotter (Bent may be worth a punt but ideally someone even better) and/or a pacey and skillful winger (Mirallas type).
Ideally, we should get Alcaraz (free), back-up goalkeeper (under 500k or loan), backup CM (loan) and splash the rest on a finisher.
My biggest concern is this quote from Martinez:
""I think we need to bring in three or four new faces - one per unit (goalkeeper, defence, midfield and striker) and make sure we get an extra option or dimension into the squad."
(sauce: http://www1.skysports.com/football/...ing-Wigan-duo-Arouna-Kone-and-Antolin-Alcaraz)
This means that, assuming we do sign Alcaraz and Kone, we're looking to sign a back-up goalkeeper and a midfielder in addition to those 2. Unless that midfielder is someone who makes a huge impact, I can't see us being able to even maintain last year's standards, let alone compete for a top 4 place.
If we're only signing 4 players, we should be focusing on spending most of that cash where it's going to make a big difference: a slotter (Bent may be worth a punt but ideally someone even better) and/or a pacey and skillful winger (Mirallas type).
Ideally, we should get Alcaraz (free), back-up goalkeeper (under 500k or loan), backup CM (loan) and splash the rest on a finisher.
If that's a deliberate misspelling if source, I like it.
AaronTheBlue
Player Valuation: £60m
To be fair in the interview i watched he said 'ATLEAST' four. not just four.
MartSlinger
Player Valuation: £40m
Martinez also seems to be speaking like he's expecting noone to leave, so it could be 3 or 4 WITHOUT sales.
Maestro Haze
Player Valuation: £8m
Hopefully, as most people know, we won't make a marquee signing unless we sell Fellaini. I'd expect a CM to be bought this window. And would be nice to have a young back up keeper to challenge Howard.
I'd be very happy if we got at least 4 players of good quality with no departures.
So would everyone, but we clearly don't all agree on who's "quality" and who isn't.
andy4efc
Player Valuation: £60m
Part of football is having your own opinion. Can only judge any incoming player after the season's done though.
Maestro Haze
Player Valuation: £8m
True, that's what the forum is for but I'm sure we can get at least 4 'good' players in.
I personally consider Kone and Alcaraz as good players.
2 of whom never played and one of whom should have retired the season before. They're irrelevant.
Netromelo
Player Valuation: £8m
One word. Depth.
Not really an issue of depth when they never played. If those three leave and are replaced by three players who actually add to the team and aren't useless or used out of position then we'll actually have more depth.
Agreed and we will sell Heitinga and bring Stones through(hopefully). Barkley will be given the games he deserves here and I'm looking forward to maybe seeing Kennedy get a game towards the end of the season. Maybe even Long/let Garbutt play second fiddle to Baines and Oviedo can push on further in attack.
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