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He'd be an option. Our bench was cack last year and he ain't great but he's definitely an upgrade.

Interesting, that IS news.

Yeah, an out of this world signing.

Sure, but the point stands. I would expect Bournemouth fans to be fed up with him after they went down, but that won't be all his fault. A new challenge could be what he needs. We'll see, I guess.

See, this is my hunch too, but if there's one thing we all know about football it's that it's a funny old game and unpredictable outcomes are actually fairly common. If the recruitment team think he still has plenty to offer, I think he's worth a punt. Sometimes all a player needs is a change of scene to improve his fortunes and it will further help if he has extra motive to prove himself, like fighting to get his England place back and dismissing the criticism of the Bournemouth fan originally quoted. There's also the advantage of joining and not having the pressure of being solely responsibile for scoring our goals if Watkins signs, which should also help.

Did he get crosses in the box?

What don't you like? He gets crosses into the box, something our current pair consistently failed to do.

It's in one of Percy's paywalled Telegraph stories.

Are you genuinely depressed by it?

His highlight reel shows a commited, skilful player, able to pick a pass and comfortable on the ball. He also possesses a good turn of pace, has excellent awareness of those around him and an eye for goal. Oh and he looks decent in the tackle as well. He appears to have a lot of strong attributes. My eyes may be playing tricks, but he does look a touch slight for a defensive player, which could be a downside in the Premier League.

Yeah, I agree. He is one of those players who ends up doing better than you expect he will when he starts running at the opponent. Pretty useful.

As so many of our strikers down the years have been at pains to point out!

Russian bot.

Absolutely

All this chatter about Watkins and Édouard is just that. Sure, we'd like some new faces in before the season starts, but if not, we'll just go with Scotty and Samagoal.

You aren't feeling the Lange?

All laying gently prostrate on the heath.

Ladies and gentlemen...

I know what you mean Nick, there was a lot of stealth last year, but that was under Suso's tutelage who has since been ousted. Could be wrong, but I think the blokes we do sign will be more familiar to us this year.

I think Origi fits between Watkins and Hogan

Let's play a highly theoretical, what if... If That Celtic bloke is plan A and... Watkins is plan B Who is plan C and could we accept anyone beneath those two in terms of perceived suitability in this window?

Probably true in terms of where we are aiming.

All very well, but if you aim high, miss out on them and the likes of Watkins, you end up with Borja Bastón. I'm exaggerating, but the point stands.

See the Watkins thread

You could be right, but with all due respect, I think you are looking at that with claret coloured spectacles on!