Can see your point..

but for all those goals the team (and it's a team game) has not remotely looked like gaining promotion. I fear this team needs too much strengthening in too many areas to be a contender and I doubt we can get the quality required without the £4m plus that Earnie would bring in.

I've said it a billion times before so I guess once more won't hurt:

1. I don't like Earnie as a lone striker
2. I don't like Hucks plus 2 out-and-out strikers

I think we need a good target man in the team (we probably also need a decent GK, CB and CM as a minimum requirement to be playoff contenders) to be successful and I don't think we can play one at the same time as BOTH Hucks and Earnie. So economics (since they must be two of our highest earners) suggests one of them ought to go. Given such a nasty choice I would probably prefer to sell Hucks and get a good target man to play alongside Earnie, but the truth is Hucks isn't going anywhere and wouldn't raise enough money anyway so reluctantly I would sell Earnie.

Posted By: mr carra on June 11th 2007 at 13:29:18

Message Thread

£4.5m...Fee agreed with Derby for Earnshaw.. (NCFC) - Brandonio, Jun 11, 12:38:32
- Is that £4.5m plus add ons or the £4.5m includes the add ons? (NCFC) - oh arr, Jun 11, 20:30:47
- get 4.5 mill for Earnie, and spend 500k on Cureton.. (NCFC) - colincanary, Jun 11, 13:27:03
  - £500K you are joking (NCFC) - phrankin, Jun 11, 13:41:37
    - well then we shouldn't pay it (n/m) (NCFC) - colincanary, Jun 11, 13:46:25
  - Sounds decent to me. (n/m) (NCFC) - Dog, Jun 11, 13:30:16
- what would be a disgrace.... (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 11, 13:22:52
  - true... (NCFC) - mr carra, Jun 11, 13:49:38
  - Totally agree... (NCFC) - Dr Baker, Jun 11, 13:35:31
- Now If We "Didn't Need To Sell"??? (NCFC) - Martin Peters, Jun 11, 12:59:04
  - difference between "didn't need to sell" and "didn't want to sell" (NCFC) - mr carra, Jun 11, 13:06:27
    - Aye, Aye...Huckerby & Martin Up Front Was Very Effective... (NCFC) - Martin Peters, Jun 11, 13:14:18
    - Bad fit who scores lots of goals... (NCFC) - Fierce Panda, Jun 11, 13:13:28
      - Can see your point.. (NCFC) - mr carra, Jun 11, 13:29:18
        
        Nicely put and agree on the whole... (NCFC) - Fierce Panda, Jun 11, 13:38:04
        
        not sure Earnie has "made a name for himself" here (NCFC) - mr carra, Jun 11, 13:43:42
        
        Disagree with that... (NCFC) - Fierce Panda, Jun 11, 13:53:44
        
        maybe not... (NCFC) - mr carra, Jun 11, 13:55:24
      - Also True...Its A Dilemma... (NCFC) - Martin Peters, Jun 11, 13:22:32
        
        Good teams have goals coming from all over the park (NCFC) - DiscoDaleGordon, Jun 11, 13:34:48
        
        'Tisn't at all ... (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Jun 11, 13:27:23
        
        It's a crap deal - if true - end of... (NCFC) - Fierce Panda, Jun 11, 13:29:02
        
        I aren't. I'm just pointing out what is and what isn't a dilemma. (n/m) (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Jun 11, 13:31:21
        
        I aren't ? Pants, is that you ? (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jun 11, 13:36:09
        
        rolph (NCFC) - malkybarkid, Jun 11, 13:56:37
- Disgraceful fee, if you are correct. What's your source ? (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jun 11, 12:41:46
  - it's a thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained (n/m) (NCFC) - malkybarkid, Jun 11, 12:43:16
    - or a ritual ceremony for a flange of Chinchillas (NCFC) - Tomblander, Jun 11, 12:45:15
    - thanks (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jun 11, 12:43:49
- Where'd you hear that? (n/m) (NCFC) - Brom, Jun 11, 12:41:02
  - from a friend who has a source within the club (NCFC) - Brandonio, Jun 11, 13:03:09
  - up his lugs (n/m) (NCFC) - malkybarkid, Jun 11, 12:46:32
    - Thank you (n/m) (NCFC) - Brom, Jun 11, 12:47:03

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