Bit of a moot point, given he forced a move out, we weren’t looking at selling. We need to be realistic, we need to sell for profit and reinvest to stay competitive. I don’t think it’s made much difference on the team, in that Raul/muniz do things mitro cant and vice versa, so we have a net profit of circa £35m by selling mitro and replacing with those 2, therefore it was good business. We are doing well, let’s not forget that, for me mitro leaving isn’t why we aren’t doing better. -- SW6.doc

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Date Posted: Sunday, March 09, 10:40:19am
Author: Henry1879
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Subject: Bit of a moot point, given he forced a move out, we weren’t looking at selling. We need to be realistic, we need to sell for profit and reinvest to stay competitive. I don’t think it’s made much difference on the team, in that Raul/muniz do things mitro cant and vice versa, so we have a net profit of circa £35m by selling mitro and replacing with those 2, therefore it was good business. We are doing well, let’s not forget that, for me mitro leaving isn’t why we aren’t doing better.
In reply to: Samuel 's message, "I don't disagree with your observations about Anderson and ESR, although in regard to the latter I feel it was always suspicious (to me at least) that they had agreed to sell their messianic Golden Boy. With respect to the striker debate, do you think we would be in a better position had we kept Mitro?" on Sunday, March 09, 10:22:10am

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I disagree that it's a moot point because the circumstances surrounding Mitros move has nothing to do with replacing his skillset and that's the fundamental issue. I would suggest his record breaking championship season and the multi faceted package of attributes that made him arguably one of the most feared and tenacious strikers to face sets him worlds apart from what we currently have. Forest are experiencing similar success with Wood. (NT) -- Samuel, Sunday, March 09, 11:00:36am (NoHost/81.78.226.36)
- Our CFs have 15 from 28 starts, mitro’s best ever was 14, with numerous mediocre seasons, champ is not a relevant comparison. So in goals/mins ratio similar. Mitro better passer, header, but slow, poor discipline, picking up injuries and wouldn’t have run in behind like muniz did v wolves. All 3 have are strengths/weakness, but for net 35m was good business to move him on. He was a good prem CF at best, our current 2 are similar ilk, he was never a top 6 CF despite 1 v.good half season. (NT) -- Henry1879, Sunday, March 09, 11:25:53am (croy-26-b2-v4wan-167127-cust1611.vm24.cable.virginm.net/82.38.22.76)
  - There are so many variables that it's difficult to assess the impact on stats alone. Mitro performed under more restrictive circumstances, he had to search and forage for opportunities to a greater extent than those on offer to Jiminez and Muniz who often miss gilt edge chances. Mitros physicality, tenacity and arial domination were also great assets that we no longer benefit from. I only mentioned the championship season because breaking records is always relevant, particularly as a striker. (NT) -- Samuel, Sunday, March 09, 11:49:18am (NoHost/81.78.226.36)
    - We’re scoring to our XG, we aren’t less clinical. There’s romanticism with mitro due memories, but offensively we aren’t much different, stats are impartial to emotion and prove this. Physical, tenacious (debatable given he defo offered less pressing than Muniz/raul), aerially yes for sure, but he was slower, didn’t offer any threat in behind, was getting injured, questionable attitude & discipline (why did he take pens?), for net 35m was better in some aspects, worse in others. (NT) -- Henry1879, Sunday, March 09, 12:48:10pm (croy-26-b2-v4wan-167127-cust1611.vm24.cable.virginm.net/82.38.22.76)

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