Anyone Concerned at lack of Activity?

Thats a fair comment, however we did lose the league by 1 point last season. And it would be sad to look back on the first game against Hibs as that point. As I said before having not won the title for 3 seasons, we need to be more assertive in trying to win it back.

"All we need is a keeper" - I seriously hope that doesnt come back to haunt us. A new keeper isnt going to have the benefit of having played with the defence, possibly not even having had a full pre season, and for all we know may not speak English.

A good keeper is worth his weight in points and I wish we would just go back and get Forster. Someone who wont need to have to fit back in.

 

i think main point we havent sold any main players and 3 players in isn't bad situation so far, we need find right keeper and striker, no panic buy like mowbray era, everyone his signing has turned out be flop, after hibs game we got few friendies too bed in goalkeeper, we wait too end transfer get striker. when is youth goin get chance and save club fortune by not having sign players, have we worst youth set up in scotland, apart from forrest, no other youth has broke into first team past 3 years, if we keep signing players our youths never get chance, look rangers and be skint has alllowed 4 youth too break into team,

 

if we sign a keeper i am not worried, otherwise we are * with zaluska in net

 

Agree 100% mate, but a lot of people under estimating how important a good keeper is. Look across the city. Forster kept a remarkable 24 clean sheets last season.

With two weeks till the season we may be at the stage of a panic buy. Thats what this trial seems to me. If Neil signs him I hope he works out, but would be not so confident going into the first few games with Zaluska.

 

" unfortunately" it ain't mate

 

It is!

Now stop being such a drama queen.

 

but stronger midfield and defence we be grand, altho forster keep 24 clean sheets, in many them games he never had made decent save, he was well protected, zaluska would be ok with extra protecting he has now

 

I 100% agree with this.

 

I think its remarkable that Forster kept 24 clean sheets simply because of who was in front of him. Dont think we played the same CB's more than 3/4 games running.

That argument is really condescending to the job Forster did. If that were really true we wouldnt also be looking for another keeper. Zaluska doesnt have the concentration to play for Celtic. As you said, our keepers may only need to make one or two saves in a game. Its very hard for some keepers to be switched on like that. Zaluska was better at Utd because he was involved a lot more.

 

Good point.

It also mat be slightly unfair on Zaluska, as we have never seem him play infront of a settled defence/good defence to be honest.

 

Now stop being such a drama queen.[/QUOTE]
"PLIGHT" is the "unfortunate" position we find our self in now. we are in need of a good striker, and we have been "patient" for now on 3 years a Keeper i can live with, or with out, but the team are not offering much on the attack, so to me this is where my preference lies as a necessity.

 

Zaluska is pish , would hate to start the season relying on this muppet

 

only concern is lack of a new goalie

 

I would like to see more activity and more players in already, as the sooner they're in the sooner they can start pre-season, get in some games, get to know their new team mates, etc, etc.

We desperately need a new GK and a keeper needs to know his defence. Not just turn up for a league game or European game, no matter how good he is.

Not sure if we spoke to Westwood before he moved to Sunderland but I can't help feeling we missed a trick there. I also feel that Lenny has put all his eggs in the Forster basket and hoping Newcastle will cave and sell. Also with more names being added to the GK list does it make it more difficult to choose between them.

Options at present seem to be;

Pletikosa - not deemed good enough to be brought in without a trial, hmmm
Given - too costly?
Aranzubia - is he realistically on the radar?
Gordon - risky bearing in mind his injuries
Randolph - motherwell GK apparently linked to us during last season (scary to think he'd be number 1)

Of the above Pletikosa (European experience and 82 caps for Croatia), Given (EPL and 113 caps), Aranzubia (La Liga experience but just relegated) and Gordon (EPL and 40 caps) have all played top flight football but are all deemed good enough.

Clearly Forster remains on Lennys radar but hopefully Randolph isn't!

Although no matter who the options are, a new GK is needed urgently and hopefully one will arrive in the next week if not before.

Then there's a ST. Musona is obviously an option but going by KCFC and HFC websites, talks with Hoffenheim haven't even started, so unsure how long that would actually take - and he needs to reject Hoff first.

Other than Musona who else is realistic - if Bari are holding out for £4m for Huseklepp then that's the end of that. Bellamy is clearly not going to happen at £80k per week. Also have heard Jay Bothroyd is looking for £50k per week pricing him out of a move - even on a free. Aldo de Nigris is headed elsewhere and Robbie Keane (surprisingly) hasn't been strongly linked during this window.

The more I think about it the more I'd just like to see someone signed and hopefully someone who offer more than we currently have. Yes Forster played well last season and kept a lot of clean sheets but I think we can find a better overall GK - although he does have time to improve being only 22. And we definitely need a quality ST up front. Someone who scores week in, week out and who will finish the season with 30+ easily and do it in the big games too.

But to answer the OP, no I'm not worried... yet!

Hail Hail

 

Maybe Sammy can be our new number one, he's always flying about the pitch with his arms in the air like a big fairy. Gets rid of a striker and fixes the GK situation.
Sorted

 

We don't particular 'need' a good striker. We want one. Stokes, Hooper, Rasmussen, Samaras and Murphy will rack up around 50 odd goals between them

We need a keeper but if we go a month of the season with Zulaska I'm not particulary concerened. It's not a plight.

We can afford to take our time with transfers just now, top priority should be a goalie though.

 

good strikers win games, and to score one more than your opponents will
get you the result, your putting an emphasis on a keeper, who has not played with the defense we have very much, and with some not at all, and the difference i see is, the strikers we have, had all played with one and other, and it is there, i see where there needs to be a change made first. again there is never a lot of attacks being created, OK some to an extent that break down about 18 yd out 85% of the time not good enough. please ask just give us what was promised a decent player of note.