10-08-2017, 10:03
(09-08-2017, 19:26)SomersetBaggie Wrote:(09-08-2017, 17:40)Salopbaggie Wrote:(09-08-2017, 16:22)Borders Baggie Wrote: Burnley accept offer for Andre Gray from Watford.
Does that mean Troy Deeney is on the move?
Would another striker be on our list of priorities? possiblyÂ
More likely to be Musa on loan.
Birmingham Mail are suggesting 'Megson's five' are
Ben Gibson
Marc Wilson
Gareth Barry
Joe Ledley
Musa
Like everyone else on this forum, it's hard to distinguish likely signings from desirable, risible and fantasy. I suppose we'll only get the true picture on 1st September. However, the above five names have been kicked around for a while now and, if it is an accurate list, then I think it shows a disturbing lack of ambition for a club that is about to start its 8th (?) consecutive season in the Premier League. Despite this decent run in the PL, we seem to be approaching the season on the basis of "our sole aim is not to get relegated" as opposed to "we should now be seriously targeting a top 7/8 position". The names on this list, with the exception of Gibson, indicate the former objective, not the latter. I think all of us hoped that acquiring new owners would signal a greater level of ambition, looks like we're going to be disappointed