JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Adam2003 said: Your second point can be true AND it could still be the right long-term decision to have Archer spend half a season leading the line in a promotion-chasing Championship team. Edit: Totally wrong thread ffs. Edited March 9, 2023 by JAMAICAN-VILLAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntrimBlack Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Adam2003 said: Your second point can be true AND it could still be the right long-term decision to have Archer spend half a season leading the line in a promotion-chasing Championship team. If we decide to augment Duran with another ready-to-play striker, we will lose Archer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OutByEaster? Posted March 9, 2023 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted March 9, 2023 9 minutes ago, AntrimBlack said: If we decide to augment Duran with another ready-to-play striker, we will lose Archer. I'm not sure that's a bad thing. Cashing in on Archer while his value is high would seem sensible. Duran is the better prospect by a distance and if we're adding a forward in the summer, we'll struggle to find room for everyone. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Made In Aston Posted March 9, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 9, 2023 23 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said: Duran is the better prospect by a distance and if we're adding a forward in the summer, we'll struggle to find room for everyone We don't really know if that is true or not yet, so wouldn't be so eager to cash in on Archer just yet. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thabucks Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Without going further off topic selling archer is pure FFP profit so makes sense to sell this summer. Writing was on the wall for Archer when we purchased Duran 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWARLEY2 Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 I just pray we don"t sell Cam .watching him at Boro and how his allround game is developing is great to see. Also his strength to hold off opponents is getting freakish for his size. At the moment technically he would shape up positively compared to Jhon. Better dribbler 2 strong feet, more aware of his team mates. But Jhon would have the bigger ceiling being 2 years younger. I hope it isnt one or the other . I hope it is both of them next season. Watkins Archer and Duran with our money being spent on a wide forward winger type thingymijig. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 18 hours ago, OutByEaster? said: Duran is the better prospect by a distance You've seen enough of Duran to decide that already? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 18 hours ago, MWARLEY2 said: I just pray we don"t sell Cam .watching him at Boro and how his allround game is developing is great to see. Also his strength to hold off opponents is getting freakish for his size. At the moment technically he would shape up positively compared to Jhon. Better dribbler 2 strong feet, more aware of his team mates. But Jhon would have the bigger ceiling being 2 years younger. I hope it isnt one or the other . I hope it is both of them next season. Watkins Archer and Duran with our money being spent on a wide forward winger type thingymijig. I'm in the unpopular camp where I'd rather invest in the rest of the team and keep Ollie, Duran and Cam as our strikers. We just need to improve the supporting cast and grab goals from all over the pitch. I don't feel we need to spunk money on a " marquee" striker personally. Duran and Cam have the ability to play in wide forward areas as well. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted March 10, 2023 Moderator Share Posted March 10, 2023 18 hours ago, OutByEaster? said: I'm not sure that's a bad thing. Cashing in on Archer while his value is high would seem sensible. Duran is the better prospect by a distance and if we're adding a forward in the summer, we'll struggle to find room for everyone. This makes sense and I also hate it at the same time. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntrimBlack Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 We wait years for a really good striker to come through our ranks, and yet we want to cash in on him? I would be very disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntrimBlack Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 On the subject of Duran (back on subject) I know it is too late now, but Archer should have been filling the places Duran and Bailey are struggling with. I am convinced he would have been getting goals. Also he is a very busy player, and would have been a nightmare for defences alongside Watkins. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grantholtgolazo Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Love the positivity surrounding this kid, nice to see fans extending the benefit of the doubt, though I was/am a bit surprised the club set themselves up to have him as our only remaining backup true striker. I wouldn’t welcome the circumstances, but I’d be very curious to see how he could do as a starter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 22 minutes ago, grantholtgolazo said: Love the positivity surrounding this kid, nice to see fans extending the benefit of the doubt, though I was/am a bit surprised the club set themselves up to have him as our only remaining backup true striker. I wouldn’t welcome the circumstances, but I’d be very curious to see how he could do as a starter. Assume it was one of the situations that forced itself on the club, rather than planned. No certainty (or maybe even no expectation) that we'd sell Ings, but then a late offer came through that meant we'd be mad to reject it and the long term benefit far outweighed the short term pain. Especially in the context of where we were in Jan. No hope of Europe, no real risk of relegation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdulaziz1 Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 16 hours ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: I'm in the unpopular camp where I'd rather invest in the rest of the team and keep Ollie, Duran and Cam as our strikers. We just need to improve the supporting cast and grab goals from all over the pitch. I don't feel we need to spunk money on a " marquee" striker personally. Duran and Cam have the ability to play in wide forward areas as well. It’s either keeping them or getting a new starter. It’s not worth it to get an average one. If we get a marquee one, we should sell Watkins then. We need to be careful when to buy or when to sell. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 7 hours ago, abdulaziz1 said: It’s either keeping them or getting a new starter. It’s not worth it to get an average one. If we get a marquee one, we should sell Watkins then. We need to be careful when to buy or when to sell. Exactly my thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoMkali Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 On 05/03/2023 at 00:44, gwi1890 said: Anybody noticed the amount of cheerleading he does on the sideline when warming up? It's a very American thing. And I hope mroe of our players adopt it too. Our bench should be encouraging players and helping keep up the energy in the stadium. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmygreaves Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 On 09/03/2023 at 16:28, thabucks said: Without going further off topic selling archer is pure FFP profit so makes sense to sell this summer. Selling a good player to give us FFP wiggle room to sign a good player? We could just keep the good player in the first place... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 This kids got massive potential Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nepal_villan Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 He'll be a player. Every game he has come on he has had some moments. Impressive for a teenager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 Was lively. Just a shame he was a bit on his heels for that chance from the corner. Too many of our players seem to be in complete shock when opposition miss a header or kick and take ages to sort their feet out. It was a pretty good chance if he takes a touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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