Hired gun?

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This topic will probably mean more to footy fans in the US than in Europe but I thought I'd bring it up anyway.

Do any of you think that the 'impending' arrival of Di Canio will spark a 'hired gun' syndrome in future years?

By 'hired gun' I mean ... when a player is coming to the end of his career, but still has a lot to offer, who is playing for a non-contender and wants some success, is bought by a contender.

It happens every year in the US, especially in baseball. Teams that are approaching playoff qualification trade away some younger talent and/or draft picks to a non-contending team for their best player. Whoever thought Roger Clemens would become a Yankee?

I know PDC would be Cole’s replacement but I think SAF had him in mind prior to Cole’s sale for the CL. He is the perfect player for the role behind RVN thus making Cole’s sale an easy one to OK.

Anyway, this was on my mind so I thought I'd see what you all thought.
 
it could well be the start of a trend but i think it will be all be done during the winter transfer window rather than in the summer free agent/bosman way. in the winter, managers will have ahd a chance to see how the player has performed so far and that will make buying him a more safer option.

it would suck though if it got as bad as baseball.
 
I don't view PDC as a replacement for Cole because of his age, but rather as a belated replacement for Teddy. Someone to fill in the gaps for a couple of years while we scout who our younger, long term strikers will be.
 
No, as PDC has already won the UEFA and scudetto with Juve, and another scudetto with Milan and CL final with them.

PDC has had plenty of success, allright.
 
Originally posted by Suedesi:
<strong>No, as PDC has already won the UEFA and scudetto with Juve, and another scudetto with Milan and CL final with them.

PDC has had plenty of success, allright.</strong><hr></blockquote>I said <strong>"when a player is coming to the end of his career, but still has a lot to offer, who is playing for a non-contender and wants some success"</strong> I wasn't talking about his past, rather his present. Maybe I should have said "more success" so you understood my point.

Agree with you Raoul, he would be the Teddy type player rather than Coles replacement. That was a connection to timing rather than individuals.
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TTR:

I view the Di Canio situation as more like the traditional baseball event in August where the few major contending teams pick up necessary players from the less fortuate sides in quest of the championship. In short, a few rich teams will be able to fine-tune their clubs or find replacements for injured players without seriously rebuilding should be limited primarily to the wealthiest 5-8 clubs, who not only seem to dominate the league but also need more players because of the personnel commitments due to CL, UEFA, or late round FA Cup matches and can afford increases to payroll and transfer expenses.
 
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