Dr Gloom 20112 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Adam Johnson is a great signing for the mackems. I'd like him here myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 6310 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Wages would be ridiculous though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigWalrus 0 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Aye, wages would break our wage structure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 1 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 What is our 'wage structure' exactly? If we wanna be breaking into the CL won't we have to think about restructuring at some point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1117 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 I'd rather we signed Jonson than Carrol tbh. I think we can look very one dimentional attacking if we don't have Cabaye and Ben Arfa. He would alliviate some of the pressure on them and provide further options in a 4-4-2 or a 4-3-2-1. He'll be a good signing for the scum although I think he's a class above them like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 9188 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 What is our 'wage structure' exactly? If we wanna be breaking into the CL won't we have to think about restructuring at some point? We probably would if we broke into the Champions League. I'd be surprised if G.Carr didn't have tiers of players that he looks at, the better we perform in the league, or the more attractive we become by other means the higher tier he focuses upon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lake Bells tits 1 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 bit of a chicken/egg arguement though. Getting to CL with players like simpson and Williamson on the pitch is going to be a tall order this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 9188 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 bit of a chicken/egg arguement though. Getting to CL with players like simpson and Williamson on the pitch is going to be a tall order this season. Nah, it's an evolution question. The players that got us 5th last season weren't expected to. You buy a player that will improve you and they may very well take you 2 steps up, not just one. We need to improve the back line, for sure, but Douglas isn't a centre half that would definitely get us to the CL but he's a dramatic improvement on Williamson and Taylor. With him and Colo I'd be far more confident about getting into the Europa League once more. What I mean is, we don't have to go and buy Champions League players to get into the CL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lake Bells tits 1 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Would increase chances though. Anything is possible but in this day and age genuinely good players are starting to demand top wages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 9188 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Chelsea signed Cesar Azteccamera Good full back by all accounts, makes a hell of a lot more sense than Moses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigWalrus 0 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Wage str What is our 'wage structure' exactly? If we wanna be breaking into the CL won't we have to think about restructuring at some point? Wage structure is £45k a week tops. However, it is "broken" by way of paying out some canny chunky appearance bonuses. Ba's contract is like that, where his basic is about £25k but he gets a shit load for playing games, thereby removing some of the financial risk if he was to knack his knee. I imagine we'd have a similar system if we qualified for the CL. Same structure, but big bonuses for every CL game played and another big bonus for qualifying for it in the first place. It's performance related pay and it appears to be working. However, I wouldn't put any money on us qualifying for the CL any time soon. Top 6 again this season would be another cracking year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 5044 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Nah, it's an evolution question. The players that got us 5th last season weren't expected to. You buy a player that will improve you and they may very well take you 2 steps up, not just one. We need to improve the back line, for sure, but Douglas isn't a centre half that would definitely get us to the CL but he's a dramatic improvement on Williamson and Taylor. With him and Colo I'd be far more confident about getting into the Europa League once more. What I mean is, we don't have to go and buy Champions League players to get into the CL. How many times have you seen Douglas play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lake Bells tits 1 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 WIth the amount of talent chelsea is piling on they are basically doing a City. Our hope lies with arsenal and tottenham underperforming. Arsenal unfortunately have signed alot of good players as well. Cant really see either Arsenal or Chelsea getting less than 70 points this season... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 9188 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 How many times have you seen Douglas play? Not many, why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sniffer 0 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Adam Johnson is a great signing for the mackems. I'd like him here myself. Johnson would be a good signing for anybody. It's sad that a local lad of such quality can come on the market and we can't compete for his signature. It's even worse when you think we have to watch obertan instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lake Bells tits 1 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Still have people here who thinks he "did well" whenever he manage to string a few 10 yard passes together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26770 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 WIth the amount of talent chelsea is piling on they are basically doing a City. Who themselves were doing a Chelsea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sniffer 0 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Still have people here who thinks he "did well" whenever he manage to string a few 10 yard passes together. Unfortunately, that appears to include pardew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Johnson would be nothing more than a squad player for us so there's no way we'd pay him what he wants. Whereas he's a big improvement for the Mackems at the current level they are at, hence why they've had to cave in to his big wage demands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 9188 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Johnson would be a good signing for anybody. It's sad that a local lad of such quality can come on the market and we can't compete for his signature. It's even worse when you think we have to watch obertan instead. Course we can compete for his signature, we just didn't. There's a world of difference, but don't let accuracy get in the way of a good moan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleftpeg 0 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 I like Johnson as a footballer personally. Would hate to see him go to the mackems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sniffer 0 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Course we can compete for his signature, we just didn't. There's a world of difference, but don't let accuracy get in the way of a good moan. OK. Didn't. Does that make you feel better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 9188 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 OK. Didn't. Does that make you feel better? Can't you see that one little word changes the whole context of your statement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3266 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 They are going to be upset when they sell Sessegnon to pay for Fletcher and Johnson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sniffer 0 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Can't you see that one little word changes the whole context of your statement? Don't you think you are being a little anal? Either way, we don't compete for a very good player who actually supported the team as a kid, so you'd think it would be a dream move for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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