useless Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 (edited) Don't think we'll get both McCormack and Kodija. But wouldn't be surprised if we signed McCormack and got Bamford on loan. Edited August 2, 2016 by useless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadoftrinity Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 What's the deal with Bamford? He didn't get a look in at Norwich or Palace last season, I don't get why so many people seem to think he'd be great for us? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djemba_Villan Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 10 minutes ago, dont_do_it_doug. said: There's a reason Delph is so reviled, because players doing what he did is so incredibly rare. I get your point though, some people are mentally scarred. I did caveat my statement with the word 'guess'. My belief is that with footballers they tend, for obvious reasons, to sometimes make decisions based on the general momentum of a squad. There is no loyalty between players and clubs no matter what every clubs PR dept says. It's mostly about the social dynamics and togetherness of a squad when it's not totally about money. For instance; IMO:- Delph would not have left had it not looked likely that Benteke was off. He might have brought into the mood at the time that we could build and improve. Similarly, when Barry left; it was like dominoes for Barry/Young/Milner/Downing - as it was the end of an era of sorts You see it at other clubs where close knit groups leave within short time-frames as they character of a squad changes due to a manager leaving/star player leaving etc. Gana and Clark have already made promises to Tone and RDM respectively and have, it seems, backtracked on that. My personal guess is that now Gana is gone, we'll see Ayew and later Amavi head for the door as they lose that initial buy-in to the plan that existed. We'll replace them hopefully. Of course, this is all my own speculative nonesense so feel free to ignore it. I'm always a fan of a punt every now and again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 3 minutes ago, roadoftrinity said: What's the deal with Bamford? He didn't get a look in at Norwich or Palace last season, I don't get why so many people seem to think he'd be great for us? Proven goalscorer at Champ level. Neither of those clubs you mentioned were in the Champ last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJT123 Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Betting suspended at Bet Victor on McCormack. Sky Bet cut to 1/4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nazvfc Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 (edited) 39 minutes ago, dont_do_it_doug. said: That would likely represent £25-30m on strikers! I wouldn't mind them both, of course, but I think that excessively ambitious. Why are people concerned about his age. A certain peter withe was near enough in the twilight of his career a journeyman who was what was it 29? also when Saunders signed him , but look what happened! If he can do the job to get us up great and build the team around him to get us up. If he can get us this magical 20 goals a season then why not? Edited August 2, 2016 by nazvfc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyAnty Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 14 minutes ago, villafan306 said: McCormack is exactly the kind of player who would we should be signing. A proven goalscorer in this league. He is 29, 30 next month. That is surely in his prime? I don't care if he costs 3 million, 13 million or 30 million. If we have the money to spend we need to spend it. His free kicks and corners are is main attributes never mind his goal scoring ability. Imagine being a threat at set pieces. Years since i have seen that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post StefanAVFC Posted August 2, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted August 2, 2016 I want Jedinak as well. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 I think his age and relevant experience are a plus, to be honest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nazvfc Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Sorry looks like my iPhone did a doolaly it quoted the wrong quote! Or it was just me !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Just now, dont_do_it_doug. said: I think his age and relevant experience are a plus, to be honest. You could be right, perhaps moving to a new, "bigger" club will even give him a new lease of life and fire him up! Could actually be his prime? Must get boring scoring shedloads for no rewards after a certain amount of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDVILLAIN Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 On 7/27/2016 at 15:05, DCJonah said: sorry but 15m for mc cormack is scandalous..29 year old and not that much of a prolific scorer..Kodija and bamford we should be signing...and soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 1 minute ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: You could be right, perhaps moving to a new, "bigger" club will even give him a new lease of life and fire him up! Could actually be his prime? Must get boring scoring shedloads for no rewards after a certain amount of time. He's got a lot of that relevant experience because of his age, the two go hand in hand. You're also right, in my opinion, that Villa would represent a big challenge for him. High profile. It didn't work out at Leeds due to them being a **** shambles at the time, maybe he wants a second bite at the cherry. It's a no brainer for me, from the outside looking in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Just now, OLDVILLAIN said: sorry but 15m for mc cormack is scandalous..29 year old and not that much of a prolific scorer..Kodija and bamford we should be signing...and soon. if we go up because of his goals would be the best 15m we spent. people say bent was a flop but we would have gone down much earlier had he not been signed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 1 minute ago, OLDVILLAIN said: sorry but 15m for mc cormack is scandalous..29 year old and not that much of a prolific scorer..Kodija and bamford we should be signing...and soon. Would you be disappointed with McCormack then? A 1 in 2.5 striker at this level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted August 2, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted August 2, 2016 (edited) 8 minutes ago, StefanAVFC said: I want Jedinak as well. I'd be very happy with that, Having a spine of Elphick, Jedinak and McCormack would be excellent at Championship level imo. Edited August 2, 2016 by PieFacE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moustache of Teale Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 10 minutes ago, KJT123 said: Betting suspended at Bet Victor on McCormack. Sky Bet cut to 1/4 That's a huge swing in odds. To ensure this happens, I've lust lumped £30 on him to join Norwich. Expect the "It's Happening" / South Park jizz posts very shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BOF Posted August 2, 2016 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted August 2, 2016 4 minutes ago, OLDVILLAIN said: sorry but 15m for mc cormack is scandalous..29 year old and not that much of a prolific scorer..Kodija and bamford we should be signing...and soon. You say not that much of a prolific scorer. Given that he scored 23 last season, 19 the season before that and 29 the season before that, you must be referring to the 12/13 season where he only got 9 goals, because you can't mean the 19 that he scored before that. I think by any reasonable definition of prolific, he is a prolific goalscorer. 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntrimBlack Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 1 hour ago, VillanousOne said: so overpriced for a 29 year old, but for some reason we only have about three targets. I think an earlier post had indicated that we were struggling with our primary targets. The inference being that we have had to move to those three out of necessity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilS Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 (edited) I can't say I have seen much of McCormack, other than a half of football on tv playing for Leeds I think, against sha where he did look very lively and tore them apart I think it was 3 or 4 nil by half time. He missed a few chances early on before finally scoring and setting up a couple of goals. I was quite impressed, other than the misses which he should have scored as well, but I guess if he was sticking all his chances away he would be playing in the PL for a top team. It looks like a lot of money at £12-£15m, but I guess if he gets us promoted at the first attempt it will be money well spent. Edited August 2, 2016 by NeilS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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