Midfielders available last season (Assuming injury free): Stone, Bakke, Walton, Miller, Douglas, Lewis, Derry, Richardson, Wright, Pugh. Midfielders available THIS season (As we speak, assuming injury free): Stone, Bakke, Lewis, Derry, Richardson, Nicholls, Carole.
Now could you please explain how that is strengthening the SQUAD? Not the starting XI, the SQUAD? Less cover (7 players as opposed to 10), what we thought of some of those individuals is irrelevant, I'm saying at the moment in the KEY area that we, mostly, accept cost us last season, we're worse off cover wise than we were last season and why it's good to sell a player we've openly admitted to chasing for over 12 months (KB's words after we signed him) whether or not we're signing Frank Lampard (Mind you, after the world cup, we don't want him!!). > A direct replacement of Nicholls for Livermore improves the squad. If we > get this other person (is it Westlake?) then it improves it further. > > As for good business, first you have to sell Livermore when you can, if > you > have to sell him before the second player actually signs then there is an > element of risk to the deal. I don't think Livermore was ever going to be > a > first choice start in midfield do you? So the fact that Nicholls is out > for > 10-12 weeks or whatever is slightly less important, Livermore would still > only be sitting on the bench. It would only prove to be a factor if one > of > the first choice midfield players got injured or suspended (Bakke/Derry), > and in that situation Stone can play in midfield and Richardson move to > right midfield or whatever. > > Second, clearly they wouldn't have sold unless they were pretty sure the > second player comes in. > > So, Nicholls in for Livermore improves the squad as it is. Getting the > second player in improves it FURTHER. Ideally these two would be in and > injury free before selling Livermore, but its still good business to do > the > deal for Livermore and sell him while we can. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tim Leslie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 03 August 2006 11:06 > To: Mark Humphries > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [LU] Livermore SOLD > > So it's good business to buy Nicholls, buy Livermore then sell Livermore > now that Nicholls is injured? > >> Nicholls for one. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Tim Leslie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: 03 August 2006 10:41 >> To: Mark Humphries >> Cc: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: [LU] Livermore SOLD >> >> Sorry Mark, you talk about improving the squad (i.e. The Livermore >> Situation) .... ermmm Who's he replaced him with then??? Where is this >> wonder signing! What if we fail to agree personal terms with him, >> whoever >> he may be? It's all very well saying he bought him and then two players >> became available so he sold him. Thats only good business if Nicholls >> recovers and Ronhaldinhio signs ;o) >> >> >> > > > > _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist oh alright then :-)
