Original Dub wrote:Crossie wrote:Why do we need to buy someone? Its not like Balotelli has contributed. John Guidetti would have contributed more in the last 2 weeks than Balotelli has in the last 6 months.
There is no need to panic buy and lock ourselves into an expensive contract with David Villa.
We need to buy someone because we have lost a striking option. We also need to buy someone because the difference between us and united was the purchase of a striker.
And now, more than ever, we need to sign someone like villa because we need a lift.
If we do that & it makes no difference though, it means we have to sell another striker in the summer, if we have targets in mind.
So 31 year old Villa (last 3 seasons 18 goals, 5 goals, 5 goals so far) effectively replaces Tevez, Aguero or Dzeko for next season.