Good op, positive.
Imo though, we don't know for sure whether some/all of the guys will blossom. There is no guarantee.
Aquilani is the cautionary tale. Lots of people saw lots of potential in him - and never wanted rid of him - and maybe still think he's the dogs nuts. But he did f**k all for Liverpool, he left and wasn't missed one iota (apart from by the guy that working in the swimming pool) - 20 odd mill down the pan. Simply on the balance of probabilities, some of this summers guys won't make it either.
Either way, with all the money spent, it's had almost no impact on the first XI performance. In the main, still depending on the old stagers from last year to fish us out of the fire. Some of the signings not even making the bench.
Still think though that if we fix ourselves up front, would have a BIG positive impact on rest of the team. Our biggest, most glaring mistake, was not bringing in adequate backup for Luis. We left it late with Mario, who is getting a lot of stick, but it was sh*te planning. Bollox to the 'isn't hindsight great' - think a lot of people weren't happy with the forward deals done/not done before the season started.
F**k knows want to be positive - but with Studge out now for 6 weeks or whatever it is, the only light I see in the tunnel is the Jan window, and signing striker(s). Until then, I'd expect BR will rearrange the deckchairs as best he can, get more and more stick as we struggle to score, more people will want to talk about SG, Rafa will be mooted etc etc.
Hope to God we get the goals from somewhere - but if I had to put money down it would be on tough times ahead at least in the short term.
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