Trying to buy experienced PL players a no-no, it just doesn't work for us as a club! I would however make an exception on DG here, but that may be heart over head (also modified after reading Dan's post above but only because he mentioned Scharner, however wonderful lunatics like him aren't your average PL journeyman
) Time to cherry pick the best of the Championship and use our PL status as a way to tempt those finds from abroad.
Ideally we want players of the age and ability that should we come back down they either a) have increased their value to sell back up to the PL or b) will still have the ability and motivation to rip it up in the Championship. I would expect us to sign both Krov and Robinson if a reasonable value placed on them, they both seem to be integral to this squad and would fit into this category.
I'm pretty sure the management team will be fully aware of the issues we have at the top of the pitch, and if we can't offload all/any then we will just have to bite the bullet and recruit on top. We need pace and speed of thought up top and none of our current front players offer this.
I'm happy that the recruitment team and Slav fully understand what is needed, and that is half the battle. The other half is the tricky bit but I have been impressed with all our recent recruitment. It was evident that neither of the strikers that came in were first choice but potentially both were worth a punt, which is what they were! And for all CA has lost his predatory instinct he did contribute with his swinger and cool penalty taking in some big games this year.
I look forward to what the management team can come up with on a slightly bigger budget and the pull of the PL. COYB!!