first sparky signing??

[wadey]

http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/sport/football/901381/SPARKY-PREPARES-LOAN-RAID-ON-CITY.html

[finnster01]

Mr Wadey, if that is "raiding" Man City, I am the second coming of John Holmes

[RidgeRider]

Finn, you may be John Holmes for all we know, which would be incredible I think since I believe he is dead.. :dft011:...........oh...you said second coming.....never mind...........

but I have to agree. Caicedo would not be considered a raid in my opinion either.

[MrCheviot]

Hardly a "raid" but he wouldn't have any issues (presumably) with our wage structure..

I expect Hughes to bring in some duds, but it's nice to have two managers in succession with an eye for foreign talent on the cheap.

[Rambling_Syd_Rumpo]

If Sparky thinks he can do a job for us then that's good enough for me,bring it on :59:

[LRCN]

good player, showed alot of potential. similar player to okaka, probably the better of the two, so i can see him being a good understudy to zamora. i'd be pleased with this.

[Lighthouse]

Always like the way these reports always say that at Fulham these players are guaranted a place. No not any more they're not. But we do need a forward so we will see.

[BarryP]

I am a bit surprised about the poo poo attitude toward the idea of bringing in Caicedo.  Would it sound better if the article just said Fulham is attempting to sign a 21 year old striker with experience in the top leagues in Portugal, Spain and England?  I don't know if Caicedo is the right guy, although I personally like him, but he is the right kind of guy particularly if the deal comes with an option to buy.   He has young legs with what looks to me like good grooming in top leagues.  I know a lot people have gotten excited about the prospect of bringing in a Craig Bellamy but a Bellamy type is a short-term solution at best and while there is nothing wrong with a good short-term solution it is not going to help Fulham get any younger.

[Mr Fulham]

I am a bit surprised about the poo poo attitude toward the idea of bringing in Caicedo.  Would it sound better if the article just said Fulham is attempting to sign a 21 year old striker with experience in the top leagues in Portugal, Spain and England?  I don't know if Caicedo is the right guy, although I personally like him, but he is the right kind of guy particularly if the deal comes with an option to buy.   He has young legs with what looks to me like good grooming in top leagues.  I know a lot people have gotten excited about the prospect of bringing in a Craig Bellamy but a Bellamy type is a short-term solution at best and while there is nothing wrong with a good short-term solution it is not going to help Fulham get any younger.

How about Bellamy AND Caicedo?

[Tom]

I am a bit surprised about the poo poo attitude toward the idea of bringing in Caicedo.  Would it sound better if the article just said Fulham is attempting to sign a 21 year old striker with experience in the top leagues in Portugal, Spain and England?  I don't know if Caicedo is the right guy, although I personally like him, but he is the right kind of guy particularly if the deal comes with an option to buy.   He has young legs with what looks to me like good grooming in top leagues.  I know a lot people have gotten excited about the prospect of bringing in a Craig Bellamy but a Bellamy type is a short-term solution at best and while there is nothing wrong with a good short-term solution it is not going to help Fulham get any younger.

How about Bellamy AND Caicedo?

How about Bellamy and Ireland? They get my vote.  :54:

[Steve_orino]

I am a bit surprised about the poo poo attitude toward the idea of bringing in Caicedo.  Would it sound better if the article just said Fulham is attempting to sign a 21 year old striker with experience in the top leagues in Portugal, Spain and England?  I don't know if Caicedo is the right guy, although I personally like him, but he is the right kind of guy particularly if the deal comes with an option to buy.   He has young legs with what looks to me like good grooming in top leagues.  I know a lot people have gotten excited about the prospect of bringing in a Craig Bellamy but a Bellamy type is a short-term solution at best and while there is nothing wrong with a good short-term solution it is not going to help Fulham get any younger.

How about Bellamy AND Caicedo?

Not too bad...

I think I'd perfer Caicedo & Ireland (or O'Hara) + a healthy Senderos.  We'd still have the same versatile squad from last year, hungry to get back into Europe plus a look to the future with these 3 guys all positioned within the spine.

[BarryP]

I am a bit surprised about the poo poo attitude toward the idea of bringing in Caicedo.  Would it sound better if the article just said Fulham is attempting to sign a 21 year old striker with experience in the top leagues in Portugal, Spain and England?  I don't know if Caicedo is the right guy, although I personally like him, but he is the right kind of guy particularly if the deal comes with an option to buy.   He has young legs with what looks to me like good grooming in top leagues.  I know a lot people have gotten excited about the prospect of bringing in a Craig Bellamy but a Bellamy type is a short-term solution at best and while there is nothing wrong with a good short-term solution it is not going to help Fulham get any younger.

How about Bellamy AND Caicedo?

Bellamy as a short-term immediate gratification option and Caicedo with an eye toward not only now but the future would be great in my opinion.

[RidgeRider]

All I am saying is if we got Caciedo, Ireland, and Bellamy....THAT would be a raid and would do justice to the authors article title. Caciedo seems a decent medium term, diamond in the rough.

[BarryP]

All I am saying is if we got Caciedo, Ireland, and Bellamy....THAT would be a raid and would do justice to the authors article title. Caciedo seems a decent medium term, diamond in the rough.

Ah now I see. The real problem is disillusionment with the press.    :005:

[HatterDon]

Caciedo looked like a deer in the headlights when I saw him last season -- definitely out of place in the Prem.

Having said that, 90% of Fulham posts this time last summer were all about how in order to be a solid team, we had to get rid of:

1. Zamora and/or
2. Gera

With that track record on the part of myself and my fellow fans, I'm going to take it easy on sports journalists for a while.