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[quote author=Delinquent link=topic=40958.msg1135838#msg1135838 date=1279122676]
I'm really not sure 'better than N'gog' should be our remit for new strikers going forward. Ideally, we need someone closer to Torres, than N'gog.
That said, if Djibs is the best we can do with our budget constraints - well, as cripplingly depressing as that is, we would seriously have to consider it. I'd like to think there's a bargain somewhere who offers more though. There *must* be.
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WE HAVE NO MONEY.
WE HAVE NO MONEY.
WE HAVE NO MONEY!
I get everything you say Del, but we do seem to have selective attention when it comes to the facts here...... one person will posit that Cisse might be a good option, others will say yes if the prioce is right, then someone will say "but Dzeko is available, we should be taking the opportunity to go for him" - its fucking infuriating.
I accept that Cisse isnt the ideal candidate, but is he better than most of the other options we can afford? In my view probably yes - he knows and likes the club, has something to prove, and offers us something up front that we need (yes, yes, nay sayers, the ability to work the linesmans biceps on a constant basis is a fringe benefit).
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It's a long while since he was here though, and he failed to make an impression at Sunderland. Sunderland!
Of course, part of me knows you're right, another part refuses to accept it. And a small piece of me still thinks there's a better option, no matter how well hidden it might be.