Dalglish wrote:maguskwt wrote:Bent is a good choice too though... He can have the same effect as Bellamy and he's more likely gonna be alot more prolific than Carroll...Not sure about Bent.
Being more prolific than Carroll won't be difficult !
What you have to also consider is that Bent plays almost 100% of games when fit. His Goals ratio to mins on pitch is not even in the Top 20 Premiership Goalscorers.
At Charlton, Sunderland and Villa he was/is first choice and always plays so it skews his goals output. At Spurs he didn't always start and his record was very poor.
I wouldn't rush out and buy someone like we did last season when we splurged £35 Million on Carroll. January is an awful time to bring in new players and I've never liked it.
Peter Odewinge is worth a punt as long as we don't spend silly money. The alternative is to sit this one out and build for next season and hope we pick up one of the Cups.
Getting 4th place is a priority which will make it alot easier for us to attract top talent and re-build. The way I see it, with our stuttering goal scoring form, it will be very difficult to achieve 4th spot since we will be competing with Spurs, Chelsea, Arsenal and possibly even Newcastle. Let's not kid ourselves into thinking we have turned a corner after the 3-1 win over Newcastle and the return of our captain.