Marching On Together

Twiggster wrote:Simon said he is NOT going back on loan next season, on LUTV comm this eve, post game.
I think Somma has it in him and screw Hooper....

1964white wrote: We have two options then - Somma who has had a handful of games for a L2 side but never played at a higher level

or

Hooper who has scored 54 goals in 99 games for an average team in the last two season

And you fancy the first option Billy as oppose to a proven goalscorer at Championship level mind'st most fans on here will probably agree with you as our club that lacks ambition always choosing the cheap option & our fans have fallen for way KB thinks. How much money did we make in 2009/10, we don't know the exact figure as it won't be disclosed until 2011 but the amount will be huge & we cannot even afford to splash out for a decent striker to replace our best player Beckford.
We sold Delph & never replaced him, a worrying trend i fear
We start the season without our best two players from 2009/10 in Beckford & Kisnorbo, oh & we are playing at a higher level

We go into the new season with Paynter, Becchio, Grella & Somma as our strikeforce, god help us folks

1964white wrote: We have two options then - Somma who has had a handful of games for a L2 side but never played at a higher level

or

Hooper who has scored 54 goals in 99 games for an average team in the last two season

And you fancy the first option Billy as oppose to a proven goalscorer at Championship level mind'st most fans on here will probably agree with you as our club that lacks ambition always choosing the cheap option & our fans have fallen for way KB thinks. How much money did we make in 2009/10, we don't know the exact figure as it won't be disclosed until 2011 but the amount will be huge & we cannot even afford to splash out for a decent striker to replace our best player Beckford.
We sold Delph & never replaced him, a worrying trend i fear
We start the season without our best two players from 2009/10 in Beckford & Kisnorbo, oh & we are playing at a higher level

We go into the new season with Paynter, Becchio, Grella & Somma, god help us folks

Guildford White wrote: Leon, I think you're being a bit extreme here; it isn't just a choice between Somma and Hooper.

Somma had a good loan spell at Lincoln, SG says that he went on loan to get goals and games and that he won't be going out on loan again, so we effectively have a new player this season. (Compare with Beckford going to Carlisle and Scunthorpe).

But none of that means that it's a straight choice between Somma and Hooper. I am sure that SG is looking to bring in another striker for the new season, and with a more confident Somma we just have an extra option.

I trust Simon, I think he knows what he's doing.

I dislike Bates as much as the next man, but there is no hint that Simon feels he is not getting whatever backing he needs - otherwise why would he have signed another contract yesterday? It's not because he's a fan, it's because he thinks that he has the tools to do a job here.

1964white wrote: We have two options then - Somma who has had a handful of games for a L2 side but never played at a higher level

or

Hooper who has scored 54 goals in 99 games for an average team in the last two season

And you fancy the first option Billy as oppose to a proven goalscorer at Championship level mind'st most fans on here will probably agree with you as our club that lacks ambition always choosing the cheap option & our fans have fallen for way KB thinks. How much money did we make in 2009/10, we don't know the exact figure as it won't be disclosed until 2011 but the amount will be huge & we cannot even afford to splash out for a decent striker to replace our best player Beckford.
We sold Delph & never replaced him, a worrying trend i fear
We start the season without our best two players from 2009/10 in Beckford & Kisnorbo, oh & we are playing at a higher level

We go into the new season with Paynter, Becchio, Grella & Somma, god help us folks

1964white wrote:
Martyn we were informed 4 months ago that we had targets in mind, we all knew Beckford was leaving Leeds 6 months ago including our management who gave the impression that signings would be concluded early to beat our competitors which could suggest we are not looking for another striker
We have let two quality players leave the club in Delph & Beckford & not replaced them with similar qualities which is a major concern in my mind
Grayson has done a great job & we all place our trust & faith in our manager but he has made some disastrous loan signings.
What was Dickov, Dickinson, Capaldi, Lowry all about cheap panic style options, players that their respective clubs didn't require

USA LEE wrote:Somma as a lot to prove - If he scored a hat trick yesterday id take notice .

Sorry guys to me hes got 3 weeks to score 5 goals or more.

1964white wrote: Martyn we were informed 4 months ago that we had targets in mind, we all knew Beckford was leaving Leeds 6 months ago including our management who gave the impression that signings would be concluded early to beat our competitors which could suggest we are not looking for another striker
We have let two quality players leave the club in Delph & Beckford & not replaced them with similar qualities which is a major concern in my mind
Grayson has done a great job & we all place our trust & faith in our manager but he has made some disastrous loan signings.
What was Dickov, Dickinson, Capaldi, Lowry all about cheap panic style options, players that their respective clubs didn't require

USA LEE wrote:Somma as a lot to prove - If he scored a hat trick yesterday id take notice .

Sorry guys to me hes got 3 weeks to score 5 goals or more.

joelufc20 wrote:Could be like your last obsession with an American Forward and turn out to be a huge flop