Like with gomis tonight, news filtering through that he's spat his dummy out about not being allowed to leave has left a bitter taste. Even if they're desperate to play for us I don't like the thought of a player holding a club to ransom. Gives out a poor message.

We need a powerful and brave frontman to compliment the squad. Gayle is our assasin, Murray is a tidy player (who I desperately want to see do well) but we haven't got a target man who'll stick his head where it hurts. Gestede this season has proved he can play that role. Whether he can do that at the top level remains to be seen.

Looking at goal scoring records at previous clubs makes sense. However, sometimes you have to look beyond that. I remember when we got Armstrong in from Millwall ages ago for 1m quid, which back then was a big outlay. He had scored hardly anything for them. If there was a HOL back then Coppell (the manager who bought him) would have been crucified ahead of him signing. Truth is, until settled at club and integrated into a system of play that suits, nobody can really judge a player, particularly a centre forward.

Like with gomis tonight, news filtering through that he's spat his dummy out about not being allowed to leave has left a bitter taste. Even if they're desperate to play for us I don't like the thought of a player holding a club to ransom. Gives out a poor message.

Edited by laddo (18 Jan 2015 10.41pm)