It's Your Round Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 Someone with a bit of pace and trickery would be nice. A game changer off the bench. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thabucks Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 Jean Phillipe Mateta or Andrea Belotti please or as it’s Xmas both ? .... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson1 Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 Have a feeling we’re going after a big loan signing from abroad, with a view to signing him permanently should we stay up. No evidence of this, just a gut feeling. However, I do like the look of Watkins at Brentford and Smith would know if he’s right for us. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummybloke Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 On 03/12/2019 at 17:55, ferguson1 said: However, I do like the look of Watkins at Brentford and Smith would know if he’s right for us. I was banging on about ollie watkins 4 years ago when he was at exeter saying we should sign him up He reminds me a bit of Henry in that he has the skill and pace as a wide player but can be moved inside and still gets the goals. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 I never thought Maupay was the answer, but I must admit, having watched him 4-5 times this season he seems to have all the stuff we need. Pace, agility, movement off ball, explosiveness etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OxfordVillan Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Goes without saying we need something a lot more dynamic up front. Unfortunately I don’t see the solution coming in January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 From what the reports have been saying we're not going to be spending big in January and will only bring in a striker if we can sell Kodjia. Maybe Josh Maja is someone we could go for, when Abraham was being linked with Wolves last January I thought he might be someone we could get as a replacement, and I don't think Bordeaux paid that much for him, so we could offer them a relatively low fee that would see them make a big profit. Would be nice to get someone more proven, but not sure if that's going to be possible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 On 03/12/2019 at 08:56, brummybloke said: But we must also look at players value in terms of short middle and long term. 20 million (for example) and he scores 10 plus goals keeping us in premier league is then instantly worth it. Each place higher up the table gets more money, 30 million and we survive and finish 15th rather than 17th gives another 6 to 8 million. Having a player like mitrovic ,even coming off the bench is better than kodja who will be off anyway. He is aggressive rather than passive, we have enough passive players. 3 years he will be 28 still in his prime years Unfortunately fulham are around the top 6 at the moment so unlikely they will sell now. Now, you are talking ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, useless said: From what the reports have been saying we're not going to be spending big in January and will only bring in a striker if we can sell Kodjia. Maybe Josh Maja is someone we could go for, when Abraham was being linked with Wolves last January I thought he might be someone we could get as a replacement, and I don't think Bordeaux paid that much for him, so we could offer them a relatively low fee that would see them make a big profit. Would be nice to get someone more proven, but not sure if that's going to be possible. I don't think big money, needs to be spent. just the right character....The scouts & analysts need to earn their corn. Haller, Joelinton and Wes.....have indicated its( money) not a given. Edited December 6, 2019 by TRO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLillis Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, useless said: From what the reports have been saying we're not going to be spending big in January and will only bring in a striker if we can sell Kodjia. Maybe Josh Maja is someone we could go for, when Abraham was being linked with Wolves last January I thought he might be someone we could get as a replacement, and I don't think Bordeaux paid that much for him, so we could offer them a relatively low fee that would see them make a big profit. Would be nice to get someone more proven, but not sure if that's going to be possible. A forward is a must. We cant carry on relying on Wes. It is vital we have someone who can hold the ball up even just for 5 months. The ball needs to stick up there for a while so either teach the Brazilian to control the ball(cant believe I just said that, feel free to disagree though!) or buy a man who can. Edited December 6, 2019 by MarkLillis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 5 hours ago, KenjiOgiwara said: I never thought Maupay was the answer, but I must admit, having watched him 4-5 times this season he seems to have all the stuff we need. Pace, agility, movement off ball, explosiveness etc. Defintetly. I'd have been happy with a few other players that Brighton signed, Mooy and Trossard in particular. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 2 hours ago, TRO said: I don't think big money, needs to be spent. just the right character....The scouts & analysts need to earn their corn. Haller, Joelinton and Wes.....have indicated its( money) not a given. Wes works really hard. He's just really crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 (edited) 15 minutes ago, jacketspuds said: Defintetly. I'd have been happy with a few other players that Brighton signed, Mooy and Trossard in particular. He is a tricky player to defend against. He is very mobile, technical and makes very intelligent runs in the box He is everything i want Wesley to be Edited December 6, 2019 by villalad21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitzlsperger_12 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 6 hours ago, useless said: From what the reports have been saying we're not going to be spending big in January and will only bring in a striker if we can sell Kodjia. Maybe Josh Maja is someone we could go for, when Abraham was being linked with Wolves last January I thought he might be someone we could get as a replacement, and I don't think Bordeaux paid that much for him, so we could offer them a relatively low fee that would see them make a big profit. Would be nice to get someone more proven, but not sure if that's going to be possible. Maja finally just broke into the first team over the past few weeks, scored a hat trick at the weekend as well. Don't think they will be looking to sell atm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 I actually think we'd stay up if Wes remained our main striker for rest of the season. It would be a lot closer than it should be though. Ultimately though if we are to continue the evolution of the team we need a new striker in January. Why wait until the summer when the new guy could come in and learn the league straight away (I'd expect them to come in from abroad) and so could really hit the ground running from August next year. To me Wes is a bit like Libor Kozak, awkward and can poach a few goals but not a striker who's going to be firing you into europe anytime soon. We need to find another Benteke who could potentially given the club is in a miles better state than when CB was here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 On 06/11/2019 at 21:21, Tomaszk said: Think I've mentioned him before but Takumi Minamino would be so perfect for us. 18 months on his contract in January. Salzburg likely to be out the Champions League by then. I'm sure the owners would be up for the far Eastern coverage that would be generated as well as him being a great player. Linked with Liverpool for £7.5m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham t Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Hi Guys, Personally I believe we will be staring relegation in the face if we don't replace Wesley in January . Whoever recommended him must have been a second hand car dealer in another life.The club will need to dig deep to replace him with a proven goal scorer or we will enevitably lose our two best t assets ( Grealish and McGinn ). Regards, Graham t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GarethRDR Posted December 12, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 12, 2019 On 06/12/2019 at 12:39, MarkLillis said: It is vital we have someone who can hold the ball up even just for 5 months. I think that's overkill, most matches don't tend to go that much beyond 90 minutes. 1 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 7 minutes ago, GarethRDR said: I think that's overkill, most matches don't tend to go that much beyond 90 minutes. Doubt even Ricardo Quaresma could hold up the ball for that long. I bet he'd try thou if we signed him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 1 hour ago, Tomaszk said: Linked with Liverpool for £7.5m I really like him. Good shout. Said the same a couple of days ago. Exactly the sort of player I think would be great for us to be looking at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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