Quote: Marcus's Bicycle "It's seems like history is repeating itself MR. particularly in this position. If we bide our time it could be a case of what's left on the shelf ie Josh Reynolds and Fu Brown both signed in desperation. The Tony Smith approach.
We should be more ambitious with the supposed financial muscle we have at our disposal.
I don't agree, the fact that we were heavily in for Lam raises expectations.'"
It depends on the extent of that financial muscle. If Myler has an initial million pounds of Andrew Thirkill’s money burning a hole in his pocket, then it is arguably strange not to ‘go for it’. If Myler and Stephanie Thirkill are putting up a (still substantial but) rather smaller one-off amount to get the club on a even keel, then a bit more caution makes sense.
Lam was a bit of a unicorn situation. Very good, pivotal position, fed-trained, no transfer fee, decent injury record (afaik), knows SL, would get fans reaching for their wallets. I can’t think of anybody else like that for Hull to aim their ambition at. Somebody mentioned Jackson Hastings and I suppose he’d be in the same ballpark… if he was in the right headspace for it.
I get that the not knowing, and having to try to read the few signs available, must be frustrating at a dispiriting time. It’ll all become clearer after the season ends, I’m sure.