Transfer policy what's the problem?

[CKB]

I can't believe some people still question NP's transfer policy?

Remember the shower of shit he had to remove from the Sven era? hell Gallagher is still milking us for another year!

Pearson will only get the right players into this football club for the right reasons, he will not throw X amounts of wages to this player or that player, he's a manager who sets out a long term goal, this year our wage cap is supposedly 30 grand, if we stay up next year it may go up and so on.. He won't risk the long term future of our football club for a Harry Redknapp kinda deal, yes this means we may well miss out on players but in the end the proof is in the pudding if we miss out on these players it's because they wanted way too much and that's not the type of player we want in the end

Pearson has signed hungry players, players who want to play for this football club, or players that buy into the future of LCFC, that's the type of progressive mindset Pearson has and that won't change.. Yes if we can become established in the PL then wages will have to go up again, but NP will always look at the right kinda player and not 892 signings that come in and basically do fvck all and sponge from us for god knows how long

[Onions]

Drew 2-2 with a top 6 club, and people still moan

LOVE IT!

[MC Prussian]

Drew 2-2 with a top 6 club, and people still moan

LOVE IT!

Everton finished last season in 5th spot.

[MC Prussian]

Surely when you FIRST enquire /open negotiations for a player the opening gambit is about money??.. The Fanni 'deal ' and clearly the cambiasso fiasco is dead in the water at the first hurdle!!.. It's like going into a Ferrari Dealership with a Ford Focus maximum budget!.... What are we ballsing about at??... If you want to drive a Ferrari then you can't penny pinch!!!

We don't want to drive a Ferrari. Two German luxury sedans for a fifth of that price will just do nicely instead.

Much more reliable and carries less of a small-d**" syndrome to the outside world.

[Livid]

I think our transfer anxiety hasn't been helped by a few early season injuries.

Steady Boys Steady!!

[mozartfox]

So much for getting our dealings out of the way early! 

[ktfox59]

Who says there's a problem?

Maybe we're just sticking to our policies and not being bullied by players/agents wanting mega bucks because we're in the big time now.

Well it does look to the untrained eye, that we are being bullied around quite a bit. Up to 10m for a championship striker. This Cambiasso guy and family seemingly messing us about and wanting his mate/mates in on a deal. We apparently get this fanni guy in, only for it to break down, and he is off. To some it may seem a lame excuse that he wants too much money. Surely the club would roughly know what he is asking before he gets here. It must be painful for nige at the moment to have Top's fingers up his bottom, cos clearly to me, and maybe others, Nige is not in control of this signing.

[Mark_from_USA]

Well it does look to the untrained eye, that we are being bullied around quite a bit. Up to 10m for a championship striker. This Cambiasso guy and family seemingly messing us about and wanting his mate/mates in on a deal. We apparently get this fanni guy in, only for it to break down, and he is off. To some it may seem a lame excuse that he wants too much money. Surely the club would roughly know what he is asking before he gets here. It must be painful for nige at the moment to have Top's fingers up his bottom, cos clearly to me, and maybe others, Nige is not in control of this signing.

 

I think basing anything kind of opinion on leaked news reports from so called sports journalists is just silly.  We have no idea everything that is going on with the management or agents or owners.  Top's fingers up Niges bottom? Give me a break.   My opinion of what's going on (and yours) is irrelevant.  There is nothing 'clear' about what we see of any of this. Yes we want the team to stay up, but let's not go judging things we have no clue about.  If there is an ownership/management split, it will become clear in time.  I hope not soon,though.

[ktfox59]

I think basing anything kind of opinion on leaked news reports from so called sports journalists is just silly. We have no idea everything that is going on with the management or agents or owners. Top's fingers up Niges bottom? Give me a break. My opinion of what's going on (and yours) is irrelevant. There is nothing 'clear' about what we see of any of this. Yes we want the team to stay up, but let's not go judging things we have no clue about. If there is an ownership/management split, it will become clear in time. I hope not soon,though.

Do you really think that after all we know of Nigel and the way he speaks and works, that this Cambiasso saga is one he has a great deal of imput in? I cant believe it is. More that the owners are hell bent on a marquee signing to drive their duty free business on through lcfc throughout the world.

At 5m this may seem quite small chips considering the demands of other potential marquee signings.

Thats why I believe they are hanging on and are seemingly willing to give him anything he asks. Almost bizarre really as I dont think he really wants to be here.

Is this healthy for our club?

As you say. Just thoughts and assumptions from me here. But it all does look mighty strange.

[S-win]

Has Ulloa improved our squad YES

Has Albrigton improved our squad YES

Did we play well against a top 6 team YES

Will we be stronger when Vardy, James and Drinky return YES

Do we need to add 2 or 3 more players YES

Do I trust NP to do this YES

Do we need to panic NO

[teblin]

No one knows what goes on other than people inside the club fully.

 

It's not just about how much money a player wants it's for how long. It may be that city want to put relegation clauses into contracts and players are not interested in that.

 

Definitely no reason to panic. We have a decent side to compete with the bottom half of the table when everyone is fit and when they weren't we did very well against a top 6 side.

 

I'm sure we'll see a couple of permanent and a couple of loans between now and the end of the window. 

[Mark_from_USA]

Do you really think that after all we know of Nigel and the way he speaks and works, that this Cambiasso saga is one he has a great deal of imput in? I cant believe it is.

 

I take him at his word.  Nigel has said he wants to sign the player, and that he would like to accelerate the process,and that he was angry about leaks.  That's enough for me.

[JayT - Always A Fox!]

I get that some of our fans are panicking and getting over excited by the players we have been LINKED with (linked being the key word). Although I have to admit I'll be glad to see an outcome of the E.C deal as Nigel all be it unwillingly confirmed to us that was a possibility. But... Nigel is a manager who has worked on this team for a long time now and he will not bring players in for the sake of it and I respect that. After listening over the years about his ethos and coaching background such as the development of the 4 corners model you can see why he moulds his squad in this way. I think he may sooner have a youth player playing for us this year than a over priced player as they are more likely to fight for the club as they are given a chance. We all know this year is going to be a fight. Maybe in a few years once we are established he may sign a few players who offer talent over commitment? But at the minute we have enough of that.

[st albans fox]

Do you really think that after all we know of Nigel and the way he speaks and works, that this Cambiasso saga is one he has a great deal of imput in? I cant believe it is. More that the owners are hell bent on a marquee signing to drive their duty free business on through lcfc throughout the world.

At 5m this may seem quite small chips considering the demands of other potential marquee signings.

Thats why I believe they are hanging on and are seemingly willing to give him anything he asks. Almost bizarre really as I dont think he really wants to be here.

Is this healthy for our club?

As you say. Just thoughts and assumptions from me here. But it all does look mighty strange.

Re the owners - they need us to stay in the PL. That how they will get exposure for their brand. Cambiasso is not going to be a name In s e Asia. Italian football doesn't register much down there.

Forget this deal being about KP. It's about NP and the way he wants his players to develop. Learning from one of the best at his craft. Think Phillips now coaching the strikers. He was happy for this to take time but he now sees injury issues and is trying to get it down a bit quicker. That won't be quick enough for most on here though and he may well decide to go elsewhere in the end.

[jock2612]

Who says there's a problem?

Maybe we're just sticking to our policies and not being bullied by players/agents wanting mega bucks because we're in the big time now.

If you are in the prem you do have to pay higher wages and they are set by the market.If you refuse to compete at any level and set your own wage cap regardless players will not sign.I still think the main problem is Robinson and NP will not carry can the can fora lack of transfer activity that is not his fault.At Wigan last season the combo of King/Hammond was woeful but heyho we only have to compete with Chelsea on Sat.NP want players in now he said so Sat and nothing.10 years to get back and at this rate we are in danger of blowing it.It is not the case of being bullied but LCFC cannot buck the market. 

[Kent]

I don't mean to be negative but to the people saying that our reported wage cap is too low etc, what about if we get relegated and then don't manage to bounce straight back? We'd just be another championship club with players on Premier League wages that we desperately need to get rid of (and there's a fair few examples of that).

 

I'm not saying that I think this is what's going to happen, but I think the club is wise to be sensible on the terms offered to potential signings. Especially when we did so well last year with the current group.

[Babylon]

I agree to sticking within a budget, I'm no so keen on having a very rigid wage structure. It needs to be a little flexible or you could miss out on players for a small amount of extra money. But, even if it is 30k a week that's still a lot of money. The average premier league wage is £31k, so there are a lot of decent players in this league on less than this supposed cap. Money wise it shouldn't be a problem to get people in.

[FrankieWorthoYaggedMyWife]

can't wait for you lot to all fcuk off back to school

[Robin JD Popley]

Has Ulloa improved our squad YES

Has Albrigton improved our squad YES

Did we play well against a top 6 team YES

Will we be stronger when Vardy, James and Drinky return YES

Do we need to add 2 or 3 more players YES

Do I trust NP to do this YES

Do we need to panic NO

 

Summates it very well mate. 

[ktfox59]

can't wait for you lot to all fcuk off back to school

Why? because a few people want to come on a football related forum and discuss in a balanced way lcfc's transfer policy? Shock horror!

[indierich06]

There are plenty of players out there who I'm sure we could pay a decent wedge and get in to the club quickly, thankfully though our manager knows the importance of getting the right players through the door and won't just buy players for the sake of it.

 

Of course it's easier for existing PL clubs to attract players than us.

 

Of course it's easier for QPR to attract players when they make you richer than most small African nations.

 

Patience is the key.

[Guest]

We are desperately in need of more players in certain positions? Np has even stated this. Yet we can't seem to sign anyone when it does only take other clubs 48 to 72 hrs max to get a player in.

Something has to be fudamentally wrong with our dealings in these matters. Who for gods sake is too blame? Someone has to be culpable?

Fanni has come and gone back, I am sick and tired of hearing about bloody Cambiasso.

We need to start signing players, sooner rather than later.

We must be struggling to name a 25 man squad.

Our strength in depth is getting beyond a joke. Is it the wage cap?

We need to realise we are Premier league you have to pay premier league money.

After all if you live in Knightsbridge you do't shop in Lidl.

 

I think you need to sit down and relax.

[indierich06]

If you are in the prem you do have to pay higher wages and they are set by the market.If you refuse to compete at any level and set your own wage cap regardless players will not sign.I still think the main problem is Robinson and NP will not carry can the can fora lack of transfer activity that is not his fault.At Wigan last season the combo of King/Hammond was woeful but heyho we only have to compete with Chelsea on Sat.NP want players in now he said so Sat and nothing.10 years to get back and at this rate we are in danger of blowing it.It is not the case of being bullied but LCFC cannot buck the market. 

 

No they're not, far too often they are set by greedy agents and players who are trying to squeeze every last penny they can out of the club and then a few quid more. I for one am extremely happy that we're not bowing down to these money-crazed shitheads. Agents are by far the worst thing to ever happen to football. If you want to look at a team who are being extremely uncompetitive in this transfer market, look no further than Burnley, with their signings of players like Jutkiewicz and Sordell. We've signed arguably one of the best strikers in the Championship who's already bagged his first goal, Albrighton who has looked very good in the Premier League and will certainly play a big role this season, as well as decent backup for our central defence and keeper.

 

YES - we do need a couple more players, but I am much happier that we are taking a patient, well-thought out approach to signing our players, rather than hitting the panic button and signing players for the sake of it. As for your remarks about Chelsea - do you really think they are the benchmark for the Premier League? There are about 2 or 3 teams on a par with them and outside the top 6/7 it's all very much of a muchness. I won't be concerned if we can't compete with the likes of Chelsea and we get beaten on the weekend as they look like they will almost certainly be challenging for the title this season. Oh, and King and Hammond looked good against top 5 hopefuls Everton on Saturday, but yeah - just go back to last season and pick a game where they were shit so it fits your argument, eh?

[Fox Ulike]

We are desperately in need of more players in certain positions? Np has even stated this. Yet we can't seem to sign anyone when it does only take other clubs 48 to 72 hrs max to get a player in.

Something has to be fudamentally wrong with our dealings in these matters. Who for gods sake is too blame? Someone has to be culpable?

Fanni has come and gone back, I am sick and tired of hearing about bloody Cambiasso.

We need to start signing players, sooner rather than later.

We must be struggling to name a 25 man squad.

Our strength in depth is getting beyond a joke. Is it the wage cap?

We need to realise we are Premier league you have to pay premier league money.

After all if you live in Knightsbridge you do't shop in Lidl.

 

Sorry but that's just nonsense.

 

The club just isn’t following the transfer policy that you think we should be following.

 

On Saturday, King, Hammond, Wood and Schlupp should have demonstrated to you that we are not “struggling”, nothing is “fundamentally wrong”, and no-one is “culpable”.

 

You think we should be spending lots of money on lots of new “Premiership quality” players.

The club thinks that we should be providing a positive working environment for the existing players to develop into “Premiership quality” players, and supplement this with a few very carefully selected additions to enhance what we already have.

 

The problem is your cast-iron belief that you are right beyond any shadow of doubt; and that the experienced professionals in charge of our club are rank amateurs who don’t know what they are doing.

[bluebeau]

Pearson has already said he only wants to sign players he feels is right for the team, he's not going to go out and spend £10 million on 2 players who Ego's are massive and will disrupt the team, pearson has spent the last few years developing a squad of players who want to play with him want to play for him and the club, and he won't ruin that just for one player. I for one think that this is the best team I have seen at leicester and the best thing is that we have a lot of talented youth players.

 

NP will have players on his radar but he will have told the people dealing with the transfers not to get bullied and onlyoy get the players if they want to come and play for the club not just for money.

Wish everyone would stop worrying about transfers, Southampton went up with a similar squad to one that one league 1 and the championship and they only added a few players and see how they did.

 

 

 

 

Well said JoeyB, that is a totally sensible post & I fully agree with what you have said.