Good signing. Evident, as @Eddie says, JDC has those limitations as a RB, Christie's height and strength should be an asset and give us the sort of increased physicality across the back line we need. 

A rare thing at this level to sign a player I've watched play football before.

Always thought he was solid and he ticks the boxes in terms of experience. Often our 'experienced' heads have turned out to be lads who are totally finished (Arfield, Jerome) so hopefully he's got a bit more in the tank. He's played about 17 games worth of minutes in the last two seasons combined so he might be a slow starter.

14 minutes ago, meanderson93 said:

I'm going to assume this is to wind people up, we've signed 3 and play with one currently. 

Isn't forss yet another sicknote though?

24 minutes ago, woolli said:

6ft 2", think Cogley will be cover. 33  years old a the end of the month though, probably good experience for the defence, capped 30 times for Ireland, so a decent pedigree.

Yeah, good signing for me there - RB was looking weak. Would be interesting to know if we'd have signed him if Tutu had stayed fit.

1 minute ago, Stig said:

Yeah, good signing for me there - RB was looking weak. Would be interesting to know if we'd have signed him if Tutu had stayed fit.

Reading the iles blog, it seems we had already approached him, and the injury may have increased the need.

That said, if we had approached him earlier, when Tutu was fit, then perhaps the player himself was looking around to see what was available. 

Reading him comments, this seems likely, and we've had to wait a bit.

In the end, it seems we were a good fit for each other.

29 minutes ago, bwfc4ife said:

Can't believe we didn't get a proper striker in.

Disappointed with that tbh

What would be your description of a 'proper striker'  ?

Just now, W.cramp said:

What would be your description of a 'proper striker'  ?

Someone that's going to guarantee at least 15 - 20 goals this season, you know like Dion. 

I'm going to hide under my desk now ready for the incoming bombardment.

3 minutes ago, bwfc4ife said:

Someone that's going to guarantee at least 15 - 20 goals this season, you know like Dion. 

I'm going to hide under my desk now ready for the incoming bombardment.

Dion will be lucky to play 15 to 20 Games this season..

5 minutes ago, bwfc4ife said:

Someone that's going to guarantee at least 15 - 20 goals this season, you know like Dion. 

I'm going to hide under my desk now ready for the incoming bombardment.

Burstow will get that this season.

9 minutes ago, bwfc4ife said:

Someone that's going to guarantee at least 15 - 20 goals this season, you know like Dion. 

I'm going to hide under my desk now ready for the incoming bombardment.

There is no footballer anywhere in the world that can guarantee any team 15-20 goals a season. 

Would Kenny have been a 'proper striker'? I'd take Forss's record over his anyday.

Last time he played at this level he was scoring at a rate of 27 goals a season.

I like Tutu. He adapted reasonably well to the old 'wing-back' role yet he's primarily a winger. But injury seems a near constant & that's a real pity.

With Schön gone too & a bunch of others, Markham's work 12 months ago looks pretty tatty in hindsight.

16 minutes ago, bwfc4ife said:

Someone that's going to guarantee at least 15 - 20 goals this season, you know like Dion. 

I'm going to hide under my desk now ready for the incoming bombardment.

Dion is finished.

Getting 750k for him is only bettered by the frankly untouchable £6m for a washing machine. Shame it went into K*n's back pocket.

More than happy with Forss. On the face of it, looks like a very good move.

20 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Reading the iles blog, it seems we had already approached him, and the injury may have increased the need.

That said, if we had approached him earlier, when Tutu was fit, then perhaps the player himself was looking around to see what was available. 

Reading him comments, this seems likely, and we've had to wait a bit.

In the end, it seems we were a good fit for each other.

Already approached him? Understatement of the year. We tried to sign Christie 12 years ago when he was a 21 year old. 😀

 

39 minutes ago, ianofcleveleys said:

Good signing. Evident, as @Eddie says, JDC has those limitations as a RB, Christie's height and strength should be an asset and give us the sort of increased physicality across the back line we need. 

Yeah I'm pleased with this. We need to be patient though, and not break him. Presume he's been training with someone, but probably needs a bit of time. 45 mins unscathed tomorrow night and a couple of B-Team fixtures

What is Tutu:s injury?

It's also worth noting that under Evatt the strikers tended to get lots of goals because all the opportunities were pushed onto them. Like Phil Parkinson had Beevers and Wheater put in about 15 together. In a different formation/ system/ team was Dion ever a 20 goal a season striker, probably not. 

Dion is finished the injury took away that yard he never looked the same . 
just read on that Bolton news feed comment “if we get rid of Mctee or Morley we have given up on promotion “ and iles as posted it on there  . Fuck me  mctee we have more chance without him of going up than with him fucking liability 

Selling Morley would indeed be a strange move. Money or not, we're not going to be able to sign a sufficient replacement in time.

Unless it's an offer we can't afford to turn down, which it won't be at this stage of the window

Keep Morley and force someone to buy Randall.

 

Overall I'm very happy with the window, 14 additions and a well needed revamp of the squad.

As Schuey pointed out at the end of last season, the squad was completely unbalanced and in a mess.

We've got genuine pace and power now, as well as some steel in the middle of the park.

You could make the case that nearly every signing could be playing at a higher level than League 1 and it's been well noted that we have beaten many higher division teams to some of the signings. 

The 2 lads we have signed today have both played mostly in the Premier League and Championship.

Got the tools now I'm sure, just need it to click.

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If we are now done with incomings is this now SS squad ? Is he now responsible ?

31 minutes ago, meanderson93 said:

There is no footballer anywhere in the world that can guarantee any team 15-20 goals a season. 

Harry Kane as 65 in 65 matches for Bayern, i beg to differ!

4 minutes ago, Big E said:

If we are now done with incomings is this now SS squad ? Is he now responsible ?

Not until the last skin cell of one of Evatt's signings have vacated the training ground. Even if SS signs the final one to a 10 year extension

1 minute ago, Big E said:

If we are now done with incomings is this now SS squad ? Is he now responsible ?

Not necessarily. He needs a month for them to get to know each other, another to fiddle with the system to accommodate them, the rest of the season to learn how to play it, and all of next year to correct any bugs in the system and replace anyone who ever had their careers ruined by Ian Evatt.. Or he could just get on with what he's paid for and getting us promoted starting with a win on Saturday.