sexbelowsound Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Not sure i'd be interested in Austin for £15 million. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 I think I would rather invest in a 15 million playmaker who could score 10 goals a season and stick with gabby/andi/libor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myko Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 I think I would rather invest in a 15 million playmaker who could score 10 goals a season and stick with gabby/andi/libor That'd be one of the worst group of strikers in prem history IMO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyAnty Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Austin strikes me as similar kind of player to Holt and Rickie Lambert. And Sunderlands Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Gabby has done well under Sherwood. He can be a 10 goal a season player. All I'm saying is that 15 million can be invested much better imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 I think I would rather invest in a 15 million playmaker who could score 10 goals a season and stick with gabby/andi/libor True A team with bad strikers but with support will score more goals than a team with a good striker who lack support (imo) Just look at let's say Crystal Palace, their strikers are absolute donkeys and they have still scored 15 goals more than us this season 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 (edited) Bomb out all the poor players. Bring in 3-5 quality players. Will transform our team GK LM AVFC We have a quality GK. We 1) don't play with wingers 2) just literally bought an LM Austin strikes me as similar kind of player to Holt and Rickie Lambert. Such a lazy comparison. And the comparison to Graham? Jesus Christ, we are genuinely as bad as the Liverpool fans about Benteke at the moment Edited May 21, 2015 by StefanAVFC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Seriously don't understand what Guzan has done so wrong for people to be suggesting a goalkeeper is needed. Is it honestly based off the back of one horrendous mistake and an 'average' season? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 It doesn't make it any less true. Comparing him to Rickie Lambert wasn't really meant as a diss either. I certainly wouldn't pay £15M for him, he's worth half that at the most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 It IS a lazy comparison. If he was called Charles Austinho and had just had the same season, those comparisons wouldn't have been made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 It IS a lazy comparison. If he was called Charles Austinho and had just had the same season, those comparisons wouldn't have been made. But then he would (probably) not be English and therefore cost half as much. I'd be all for signing him for around £7m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 If he was called Charles Austinho, hadn't spent most of his time in the lower leagues and didn't have a similar build and style of play to Holt and Lambert then perhaps I wouldn't have made the comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 (edited) I'm not saying Austin is rubbish and comparing him to Holt and Lambert wasn't really meant as a critique. But if we do end up having to replace Benteke then I think we should go for a more proven player I know we aren't going to get someone who's as good as Christian currently but hopefully someone 'more proven' than Austin. Edited May 21, 2015 by useless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folski Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Austin is averaging a goal every 175mins to Bentekes 176mins this season. Still think a club who are going down, need to shed a load of their over paid squad, can't demand £15m for him, when we worked out relegation costing a club roughly £60m. Would that figure make him both the most expensive non-capped English player and non-capped player ever? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Aren't QPR in danger of being demoted to the conference due them breaching FFP rules? Or is that just an empty threat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Aren't QPR in danger of being demoted to the conference due them breaching FFP rules? Or is that just an empty threat? I think they are. They'll most likely be forced to yet another fire-sale in the summer. Unless Austin is Tim's dream signing I think he should hold off until the price inevitably drops. If another club want's him for £15-20m then so be it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folski Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Aren't QPR in danger of being demoted to the conference due them breaching FFP rules? Or is that just an empty threat? Doesn't look like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted May 21, 2015 Moderator Share Posted May 21, 2015 That's a completely empty threat and that was before UEFA decided to announce relaxation of FFP, meaning the football league would be on even shakier ground by carrying out their own threat. This falls into the 'I'll eat my own face if it happens' category. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 I think I would rather invest in a 15 million playmaker who could score 10 goals a season and stick with gabby/andi/libor Or play Gil in that role and spend the money on a striker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilS Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Well Austin has just been named in the England Squad, so I guess that will now add a few million to his price. I can understand peoples nervousness about spending £xxm on Austin after one good season in PL, for a club with our budget it is a big outlay, especially when you see what we picked Benteke up for. Ideally we keep hold of Benteke, but should he leave, whoever is bought in is going to have some big shoes to fill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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