Villastine Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 No club can plan for the body blow we were served by injuries to McGinn, Heaton and Wesley. The club have been forced into emergency planning so I wouldn't be surprised with the likes of Murray or Benteke on loan. We will need to take some gambles while also trying to land some of our top targets if possible in this window. Obviously Benhrama remains on Smiths radar 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyAnty Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Hogan will be playing up front on Sunday. You heard it here first. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-R Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Keener window-cleaner said: Love the last 12 h in this thread! Makes me wanna go to one of those Newcastle beaches, spot some older women and buy a Glenn Murrey shirt I'd rather have Bill Murray playing striker than Glen Murray. At least we can get used to ground hogs day when he doesnt score. Edited January 6, 2020 by Dave-R 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 2 minutes ago, Dave-R said: No thankyou, don't want there out of favour player when we stung ourselves by Maupay, it's a ridiculous signing. If people are saying he's slow, then we can kiss any fast football we used to play goodbye because we will have to play to his strength. Sorry all but I hope this one doesn't materialize just for the sole fact we messed up with signing Maupay, yet now we want Brighton reject, we can do better than this in my opinion. Extremely harsh. I'm not Murray's biggest fan but he could work very well in our new system and I don't think he could do much worse than Wesley in the 19 games he's played. Just remember, there isn't a bottomless pit of money and if we do have say, 20 million to spend, we may look to spend that on a winger/central midfielder. Loans will be important to us this window. I'm not Murray's biggest fan but will be fully behind him and think he will help us in our fight against relegation. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Just now, Villastine said: No club can plan for the body blow we were served by injuries to McGinn, Heaton and Wesley. The club have been forced into emergency planning so I wouldn't be surprised with the likes of Murray or Benteke on loan. We will need to take some gambles while also trying to land some of our top targets if possible in this window. Obviously Benhrama remains on Smiths radar of course - most players on loan are going to met by a very big groan - we just need someone to come in and do what Robbie Keane did a few years back 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-R Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 1 minute ago, HeyAnty said: Hogan will be playing up front on Sunday. You heard it here first. Yes the way were going it's looking that way because these links are getting worse now for striker position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 2 minutes ago, HeyAnty said: Hogan will be playing up front on Sunday. You heard it here first. I hope he still makes those intelligent runs ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Just now, hippo said: I hope he still makes those intelligent runs ! Give it a rest, you know full well we don't play to his strengths.. Funny how Stoke never either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted January 6, 2020 Author Share Posted January 6, 2020 3 minutes ago, Dave-R said: I'd rather have Bill Murray playing striker than Glen Murray. At least we can get used to ground hogs day when he doesnt score. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flynnchin84 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 1 minute ago, hippo said: I hope he still makes those intelligent runs ! Sure he was banging them in under Smith at Brentford. Only reason why he struggled with us was due to Bruce Ball. Would he fit into our system? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoMkali Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 7 minutes ago, Dave-R said: No thankyou, don't want there out of favour player when we stung ourselves by Maupay, it's a ridiculous signing. If people are saying he's slow, then we can kiss any fast football we used to play goodbye because we will have to play to his strength. Sorry all but I hope this one doesn't materialize just for the sole fact we messed up with signing Maupay, yet now we want Brighton reject, we can do better than this in my opinion. We didn't sting ourselves. Brentford refused to sell to us for under 25 million. We wanted another striker and couldn't get a deal done. We would have been absolutely mugged off considering Brighton payed 10 million less than that for maupay. Once we were out of the market the price dropped substantially. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Just now, Flynnchin84 said: Sure he was banging them in under Smith at Brentford. Only reason why he struggled with us was due to Bruce Ball. Would he fit into our system? Is he struggling to make the Stoke squad too because of Bruce ball? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flynnchin84 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 1 minute ago, Delphinho123 said: Is he struggling to make the Stoke squad too because of Bruce ball? Haven't really followed stoke much this season mate so couldn't tell you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStagMan Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, wilko154 said: Might struggle with signings this window. Just seen a photo of Newcastle this morning, looks more appealing than Birmingham... Yeah, see, what you have done there is confused a picture of Waikiki with Way-Aye-Man For those wanting a sensible answer as to where that is... It is Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, on the Hawaiian island of O'ahu, taken from near the Hilton Village resort (or possibly in it), looking South towards Diamond Head Crater. Not my picture but I have been there and know the area well (and love it - can't wait to go back) Edited January 6, 2020 by TheStagMan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-R Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 (edited) 10 minutes ago, MotoMkali said: We didn't sting ourselves. Brentford refused to sell to us for under 25 million. We wanted another striker and couldn't get a deal done. We would have been absolutely mugged off considering Brighton payed 10 million less than that for maupay. Once we were out of the market the price dropped substantially. 25 mill, yet we paid 22 for Wesley but Maupay has 7 goal to his name and isnt injured so will no doubt be on course to double it or be around the fourteen goal mark. We absoloutly more than stung ourselves with Maupay, an extra 3 million and we would of had a striker who suited our style. With the way that weve played whos to say Maupay wouldnt of had a better tally by now. I mean what's done is done but we would of been better doing the Maupay deal than the Wesley deal. That's why I totally think what Smith wants and what suso wants are totally world's apart on signings. Edited January 6, 2020 by Dave-R 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 4 minutes ago, Flynnchin84 said: Haven't really followed stoke much this season mate so couldn't tell you... No he doesn't make the stoke squad anymore - think he only played about 6 games for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 43 minutes ago, theboyangel said: Sounds like Randolph is heading back to Wet Spam so half of the ridiculous rumour of Randolph and Assombalonga from Boro is already doomed to fail (I assume the whole thing was made up anyway!) I read over the weekend that they had offered £2m for Randolph, but that Boro had turned it down. I had been thinking about Randolph. He has always looked steady enough, other than when he had the Small Heath defence in front of him. Murray was being mentioned not too long ago for a potential England call-up. Both would do a job, would not break the bank, but do not really set the pulse racing. Assombalonga, is not a player that I had considered and I would be astounded if Dean had. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted January 6, 2020 Author Share Posted January 6, 2020 Newcastle apparently also interested in Murray... Could it be that the press is just linking every striker to every club needing one? No they wouldn't surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilko154 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 As a second striker I would rather we signed Benteke on loan over Murray. I would then expect us to sign a main striker as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob182 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Randolph - Yes Giroud - Yes Murray - Yes, if he wasn't the only striker we brought in Vida - Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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