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Beattie

Non League Sheffield United
by Stevosblade (U5723281) 28 July 2007
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According to Toffeeweb Everton have accepted a bid of £4 million for James Beattie from United. Are all Blades fans totally against this move as this is the general opinion I seem to be reading.

I would personally like to see Beattie come to the Lane and feel he would be a brilliant striker in the championship. However I think the main objection to Beattie is:

A, we already have an abundance of strikers capable at this level who would be pushed down the pecking order with the arrival of Beattie

B, we are still waiting for another decent alround midfielder to play with Hendrie to create some goals for our frontline.

and C, £4 million is a lot to spend on a player for a position we are not currently in great need of strengthening.

As i said in an ideal world i would love to see Beattie sign for us but would also like to see another central midfielder and a winger come and then I would feel our squad would easily be capable of winning the championship. I would also be disappointed to see the likes of Hulses position at the club in doubt.

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posted Aug 4, 2007

Sorry, but as a manager, Robson is a loser.
He will not take Sheff U back up, in fact, he'll be lucky to last the season out.

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posted Aug 5, 2007

You have no chance of promotion while Btyan Robson is in charge - period.

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posted Aug 5, 2007

Every team needs good forrads, without a player who knows how to kick a ball in the right direction a team is lost. They can dominate midfield all day, and there are plenty of teams that do that, but the teams which pick up the trophies are the ones with the goal scorers.

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posted Aug 6, 2007

so what if we have 8 senior strikers...beattie is a quality player and you dont say no to quality...i dont think hulse's position at teh club is in doubt i just think that Robson is trying to strengthen as much as he can before the new season

i do agree that we need another centre mid player and a winger though

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posted Aug 6, 2007

Beattie will want to prove himself.I dont beleive a player can just lose it after a bad spell.Its a gamble, but lets not forget, a couple of seasons ago some one like Beattie probably would not have come to the lane.We must be doing something reyt.

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posted Aug 7, 2007

morley the great is the one havin a period if he thinks we wont go back up

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posted Aug 8, 2007

well morley the great lets just wait till the end of the season and we will see what happens. How do you know? What makes you so sure about robson give him a chance first before you dismiss him!

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posted Aug 8, 2007

i agree with you on comment b stevosblade we do need an alround midfielder to add to the arrival of hendrie. but i also think beattie will do a great job.

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posted Aug 9, 2007

I think that you will all be sadly mistaken come May 2008, you will not get promotion. Having Robson will spark some enthusiasm but as poor results come in he will be called to the chopping block I am sure. Then you are back in deep trouble with high player wage demands of which you cannot easily get rid. You have to get back first time round or be prepared for years of doom. D

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