hypochondriac

Quite simply, the fact we haven't already got in a centre forward is criminal. If we get to the end of the window and haven't signed one then we deserve relegation and I'll start believing conspiracy theories like the board are actively trying to get us relegated. Utter madness.

fuck off he did not say that? Incredible!

Why would they not? There's plenty on here saying the exact same thing.

He really doesn't help himself with some of his comments and his general demeanour. I'm not being snobby but he doesn't seem particularly bright which means it's difficult to give him the benefit of the doubt. The last few performances have raised my hopes but this was back to shite again so it is difficult to know what to think.

I think it depends on the manner of the relegation. If we go down on the last day after heroic performances then he will have earnt his right. If its like it is now then he should leave. He's pretty easy to dislike.

I'm resigned to it to be honest. The upturn in form means he has the season so no point in crying about it. The only hope is that some of our new signings are brilliant and somehow claw us to safety. Without a striker though we're going down for definite and there doesn't seem to be much desire from the club to get one.

Luckily Villa have had other centre forwards to share out the load. Unlike us.

You're not concerned about going forward? Are you insane?

Plenty of posters on here saying they are happy not sign a striker. After all, there's a chance you could spend money and it wouldn't work out. Ffs.

Bump. Clubs continues failure to sign a centre forward has undoubtedly cost us more points again. Criminally neglegant to allow this to go on for this long.

Well that was largely crap. Good news is we aren't behind so time to improve.

Looked like a pen to me.

Absolutely. We've been so short in quality and a bit of x factor since the likes of Tadic, mane and even Boufal to an extent. I hope Orsic can give us a bit of that entertainment.

Boo Diallo. Come on lads let's win regardless.

Not sure I totally agree with you but nicely expressed. Glad you now recognise our need for a centre forward. I wish the club felt a similar way...

It's monumentally stupid. Why spend millions in other areas of the pitch where the need is not as great and then go two windows without addressing our fundamental problem? It makes no sense.

My thoughts are if our primary focus was getting in a striker he would have said that. Saying something like we might get a striker in or a wide player and that we have two good strikers at the club already does not fill me with confidence thst we are going all out to address our main problem.

There we go then. Setting us up for signing a non scoring winger and suggesting that's job done for the strikers.

Not sure I'd ever mentioned anything about the right wing. Whe I you see the formation like that you can see it more obviously. I'd say the rest of the team is OK but those two positions are the obvious weak points.

That highlights how weak we are still up top and right wing.

If we spend a load of money on a non-scoring attacking midfielder like Jackson and we don't strengthen sufficiently by signing a striker which it appears is what we may be doing, then it will be what I said.

Of course he was. Chez knows this too he's just being obtuse to have an argument online. In other news, Just seen that Jones is alluding to us not signing a striker and getting a wide attacker again. It seems very likely that this is what we will be going for which is idiotic and could cost us our place in the prem.

Nothing is a guarantee of success but in general, paying more for better players increases your chances. That's why better players tend to cost more. No one is saying we have to spend that much, just that in general that's probably the most we can afford and will give us a greater chance of signing the best possible player that we can afford in that position. Looks like Jones isn't going to sign a striker anyway so seems we will go again in the summer when it could be too late.

Might as well just do what we did in the summer then and not get anyone in if that's the attitude.

I agreed that he wasn't what we needed. I don't want us to sign him.