If they are honestly trying to tell us there were only 2 strikers out there

that they thought would improve what we have here for a price we might be able to afford then something is very wrong with our scouting. ?7m could have bought quality elsewhere easily, but we put all our efforts into getting Hooper and it didn't pay off.

Posted By: RootunTootunHootun on February 1st 2013 at 11:12:42

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McNally tweets (NCFC) - duke of york, Feb 1, 10:28:24
- do people wish we'd mugged ourselves off (NCFC) - Charles21, Feb 1, 10:30:42
  - It isn't about what someone's worth, it's about delivering the target (NCFC) - pants, Feb 1, 10:53:16
    - If they are honestly trying to tell us there were only 2 strikers out there (NCFC) - RootunTootunHootun, Feb 1, 11:12:42
      - No, that's not what I'm saying at all (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Feb 1, 11:15:53
        
        I didn't say it was (n/m) (NCFC) - RootunTootunHootun, Feb 1, 11:16:27
        
        Sorry, I thought you put "are you" (NCFC) - pants, Feb 1, 11:22:12
        
        Nah, was just a general comment. ?7m is a lot of money (NCFC) - RootunTootunHootun, Feb 1, 11:27:43
        
        VMT (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Feb 1, 11:42:21
        
        I just we're in the champagne league, and that means champagne habits (NCFC) - pants, Feb 1, 11:39:56
        
        yep who will be our main target in the summer (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 1, 11:30:24
        
        Hooper I imagine (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Feb 1, 11:33:56
      - BINGO! (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 1, 11:14:50
    - Hughton wanted a player we couldnt afford (NCFC) - Charles21, Feb 1, 11:00:14
      - We could afford him. That's rubbish (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Feb 1, 11:01:22
        
        I have some sympathy with the view that (NCFC) - duke of york, Feb 1, 11:08:14
        
        But to make 4 bids and never get near that figure, is just really irritating (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Feb 1, 11:10:56
        
        I remember seeing something showing that it had been agreed, but Celtic then asked for (NCFC) - Vivid Data Shark, Feb 1, 11:45:26
    - Think he wanted Hooper and Kamara and Becchio to be honest (NCFC) - duke of york, Feb 1, 10:58:32
    - no, it's about employing limited resources in the most cost-effective manner (NCFC) - CWC, Feb 1, 10:57:18
      - We weren't chucking money at anything though, Leeds paid us (NCFC) - pants, Feb 1, 11:01:50
        
        Think we paid Leeds ?200,000 (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Feb 1, 11:06:18
        
        In a season where we desperately need forwards. We needed to move in this window (NCFC) - pants, Feb 1, 11:13:05
        
        haha, no, it isn't (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Feb 1, 11:15:09
        
        Funny following the same rationale isn't it? (NCFC) - pants, Feb 1, 11:17:37
        
        Bet ours don't contain horse though (NCFC) - duke of york, Feb 1, 11:20:41
        
        I wouldn't have cared either. That's just an admittance with current day standards (NCFC) - pants, Feb 1, 11:23:35
  - nobody thinks that (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 1, 10:31:17
    - have you got pants on ignore then? (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Feb 1, 10:32:49
- so he agrees with celtic (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 1, 10:30:10
  - ? (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Feb 1, 10:31:08
    - what lennon said yesterday (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 1, 10:31:56
      - They didn't want to sell but would have done if we'd stumped up (NCFC) - duke of york, Feb 1, 10:32:52
        
        yeah for crazy money (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 1, 10:34:22
        
        We don't know what their valuation is/was (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Feb 1, 10:36:34
        
        well if it wasn't crazy money (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 1, 10:38:54
        
        Define "crazy money" (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Feb 1, 10:40:42
        
        10 million (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 1, 10:42:11

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