Dodgyknees Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 I'm a little disappointed at the lack of a "buy all the strikers!" image...... poor show 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milfner Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 A Blackburn fan I know describes him as "the best headerer of a ball I've ever seen". Him and Libor up top with crosses raining into the box will be a glorious sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 I don't know what to make of any of our signings this summer. I'm excited, nervous, intrigued and petrified all at once! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feidhlim Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Who should we sign? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villarocker Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Gestede scored 20 league goals in 39 games last season. The season before last, in the same league, Charlie Austin scored 17 in 31. We all know how well he did last season in the Premier League! OK, I know Austin had proved himself a regular scorer for a while in the lower leagues but Gestede may just have needed time to settle, remember he had moved to another country with a young wife! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunnski Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 I'm a little disappointed at the lack of a "buy all the strikers!" image...... poor show Do you think that us signing Gestede will mean Kozak will be sold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nazvfc Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Just my opinion - but I think we are building a squad rather than a damp squib! I'm sure the players we have incoming and already here are not demanding first team football - they may be happy to be part of a squad that will get game time throughout the season - why does it mean one goes if one comes in. Might be but --- It ain't necessarily soooo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmark86 Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 a damp squib? I can dig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 At the moment it looks like we may have enough strikers to cover defense. So no they'll be room for Kozak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyAnty Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Gestede scored 20 league goals in 39 games last season. The season before last, in the same league, Charlie Austin scored 17 in 31. We all know how well he did last season in the Premier League! OK, I know Austin had proved himself a regular scorer for a while in the lower leagues but Gestede may just have needed time to settle, remember he had moved to another country with a young wife! Did Gestede take the pens for Blackburn like Austin for QPR? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunkyluke Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Maybe Sherwood plans on going ok school with the formation. Like when they played 2 defenders and 5 attackers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 be silly to have a press conference for a loan signing but happy with the other two as for gestede 6m this could be agood buy. its massive step up though from championship. hope he can adapt quickly. with him, kozak, adebayor and gabby (also gil and sinclair can support) we have a hell of a lot of options. cannot remmeber last time we have been in this postion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante_Lockhart Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 With a head like his put him at CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay.P.A Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Gestede scored 20 league goals in 39 games last season. The season before last, in the same league, Charlie Austin scored 17 in 31. We all know how well he did last season in the Premier League! OK, I know Austin had proved himself a regular scorer for a while in the lower leagues but Gestede may just have needed time to settle, remember he had moved to another country with a young wife! Did Gestede take the pens for Blackburn like Austin for QPR? AFAIK,when Rhodes was fit he took most of them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyAnty Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Gestede scored 20 league goals in 39 games last season. The season before last, in the same league, Charlie Austin scored 17 in 31. We all know how well he did last season in the Premier League! OK, I know Austin had proved himself a regular scorer for a while in the lower leagues but Gestede may just have needed time to settle, remember he had moved to another country with a young wife! Did Gestede take the pens for Blackburn like Austin for QPR? AFAIK,when Rhodes was fit he took most of them? Even better sign him up sharp. That amount and not pens is some doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derryvillan Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 be silly to have a press conference for a loan signing but happy with the other two as for gestede 6m this could be agood buy. its massive step up though from championship. hope he can adapt quickly. with him, kozak, adebayor and gabby (also gil and sinclair can support) we have a hell of a lot of options. cannot remmeber last time we have been in this postion And Ayew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 be silly to have a press conference for a loan signing but happy with the other two as for gestede 6m this could be agood buy. its massive step up though from championship. hope he can adapt quickly. with him, kozak, adebayor and gabby (also gil and sinclair can support) we have a hell of a lot of options. cannot remmeber last time we have been in this postion And Ayew. See with all these new players even forgot him! We have some realy firepower this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntrimBlack Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 This indicates to me that we're trying to replace Benteke by diversifying what he brought to the team over a few different players. Gestede would suit certainly make up for the lack of dominant, tall, strong, aerial thunderbastard. Oh yes, I like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_c Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Really happy with this signing, saw him a couple of times last season and he looked a real handful for defenders. But more importantly, can't see Gabby being an automatic choice anymore. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 26, knows the country and the football culture. We also need to be realistic and understand that these guys must have worked bloody hard to get the quality of player they have in, especially if they pull off the Veretout deal. If it so happens that one signing in Gestade is a bit less "exciting" then so be it. Looks like he can do a job in the air eh! **** me. It's probably that I also have reservations about Adebayor as Benteke's primary replacement. You're right though, there is an element of pragmatism at play. I imagine we did try for a few 'ambitious' forward targets but were probably priced out of a deal. Given the sheer amount of positions that needed strengthening, we aren't in a position to spend too big a chunk of the budget on any one player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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