Not at all. Celtic didn't want to sell Hooper and Sporting wanted to keep RVW

for the season. Not much they can do about that.

Hughton got his two other targets who WERE AVAILABLE but they've bombed. Maybe harsh on Becchio but there you go.

Posted By: Common Sense Police on May 4th 2013 at 19:59:38

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How much are the board to blame by not signing quality strikers -in either window (n/m) (NCFC) - Hulk Rules, May 4, 19:54:48
- Hughton never has a plan B tactically so doubt he does for new signings either (n/m) (NCFC) - Ben, May 4, 20:23:52
- Not at all. Celtic didn't want to sell Hooper and Sporting wanted to keep RVW (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, May 4, 19:59:38
  - I find it unacceptable (n/m) (NCFC) - RootunTootunHootun, May 4, 20:01:20
    - whoops.. I find it unacceptable that we had a minimum of ?7m there and we could only find (NCFC) - RootunTootunHootun, May 4, 20:02:33
      - Isn't that up to Hughton though? He chooses the players he wants. (n/m) (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, May 4, 20:18:26
      - ***vmt*** (n/m) (NCFC) - colincanary, May 4, 20:04:18
      - Hooper had a Champions League quarter final coming up... (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, May 4, 20:03:49
        
        He wanted to come (although I am not sure he would have produced the goods) (n/m) (NCFC) - colincanary, May 4, 20:05:41
        
        Celtic were never going to sell, I think everyone knew that at the time (NCFC) - RootunTootunHootun, May 4, 20:07:29
        
        So why didn't Hughton come up with other targets then? (n/m) (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, May 4, 20:23:45
        
        We just put all our eggs in the one basket.. see you at Blackpool next season ! (n/m) (NCFC) - colincanary, May 4, 20:10:42
        
        Yep, will be interesting to know if Hughton honestly thought there were only (NCFC) - RootunTootunHootun, May 4, 20:16:47
- its hughton's job to sign players isnt it? (NCFC) - pab, May 4, 19:57:46
- the management and scouts have to identify them (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 4, 19:57:31
  - Yep, not sure why the board get blamed for a lack of targets. (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, May 4, 20:24:47
- only a bit I think (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, May 4, 19:57:10
  - overpriced relative to what though? (NCFC) - CWC, May 4, 20:01:21
    - well, the board made the decision when we were in a very good league position (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, May 4, 20:04:18
- I don't blame the board (NCFC) - talbotsunbeamer, May 4, 19:57:05
  - Agreed. Our current board has saved this club, from league one to the prem. (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, May 4, 20:26:06
- completely at fault, we thought we had done enough in January. (n/m) (NCFC) - lovely old job, May 4, 19:56:20

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