paulanddonya Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 From my own standpoint all I can answer to the above is Each time I have saw Fonz play - I think he may have something Each time I have saw Sturridge play - he definately has something ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwpzxjor1 Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 Sturridge is excellent, but his decision to move to Chelsea either shows a lack of intelligence or a lack of true ambition. I know Chelsea are a bigger club, but he's not ever going to be a first team player there and surely he knew that. He chose to be helicoptered halfway up the mountain and get stuck there than slowly climb all the way to the top, and I firmly believe if he does want to climb that mountain, he can make it. It's certainly a day for bad metaphors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulanddonya Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 Sturridge is excellent, but his decision to move to Chelsea either shows a lack of intelligence or a lack of true ambition. I know Chelsea are a bigger club, but he's not ever going to be a first team player there and surely he knew that. He chose to be helicoptered halfway up the mountain and get stuck there than slowly climb all the way to the top, and I firmly believe if he does want to climb that mountain, he can make it. It's certainly a day for bad metaphors. Yeah, he made a mistake, but he isn't the first and he wont be the last, SWP, Glen Johnson and Sidwell to name but three. As long as he has learnt, who cares Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danceoftheshamen Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 Regarding potential strikers i still reckon we need look no further than either well established premiership players in the same mould as Heskey & Chris Sutton or the most likely candidates from the teams who will most likely go down this year!! As it stands that is looking like Burnley, Hull, Pompey or possibly Wolves Sunderland etc.. So you could almost guarantee a signing or 2 from that group as we do it every single season!.. Cannot see a decent 15m striker in that lot anywhere mind you! The list of potential striking targets for me is: POMPEY Possible strikers: Frédéric Piquionne Quincy Owusu-Abeyie Aruna Dindane Nwankwo Kanu John Utaka Possible any position: Kevin-Prince Boateng Hermann Hreidarsson Pape Bouba Diop Tal Ben Haim Burnley: Strikers: nobody! others: Chris Eagles Hull: Boaz Myhill Stephen Hunt Jimmy Bullard Just think these are the "MON" type? with the exception of some of the Portsmouth lads maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidlewis Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 Spending money on maybes is not the option you need someone in the top 1-30 in this list if not then there's no real point. They are only going to be the players to be more likely than not to get 20 goals per season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakid007 Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 if we want consistant improvement we have to be going for players that are better than what we got Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salsa Party Animal Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 Not many exciting option in the top 30 though. I think there is less quality strikers these days compared to 10 years ago. But if money is no object and we can make 3 players sign for Villa. Torres, Villa and Fabregas would be my trio of signing. But that is about likely as Small Heath winning champions league next season. I would risk 15 millions on Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 Higuain is probably worth about 3 or 4 times that figure on his performances over the past 2 seasons. Can't see them letting him go. The Argies don't half have have some options in attack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC-Prideofbrum Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 Higuain Not like he's scored 20 league goals in 21 appearences. Clearly, a regular at Real Madrid and one of their best players would come here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 Spending money on maybes is not the option you need someone in the top 1-30 in this list if not then there's no real point. They are only going to be the players to be more likely than not to get 20 goals per season. I made a joke in a thread in the last transfer window that we should follow up Salifou's signing with another Swiss league player and randomly picked a team BSC Young Boys and there top scorer: Doumbia Seydou 11th on that list and even though a joke league what I have seen of him he looks a talent and only 22. I think he could be a big name signing in a few years. Lot of the managers of teams take gambles on these kind of players and it's win-win. Look at the money Wigan made off Palacios and Valencia who cost them next to nothing. We are in a position financially that Wigan aren't that if we signed those players we wouldn't need to sell if they were a success. We will never sign another Yorke the way MON does his transfer dealings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanky Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 Sell Carew too, we need a striker who can be consistant for us over a season and not 2 months. (although he is brilliant for those 2 months etc..) Sell Carew and Heskey for Kalinic and Gudjohnsen? No thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC-Prideofbrum Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 Sell Carew too, we need a striker who can be consistant for us over a season and not 2 months. (although he is brilliant for those 2 months etc..) Sell Carew and Heskey for Kalinic and Gudjohnsen? No thanks. Fair enough but I think those two would fit in nicely. We need players with consistancy uptop aswell as abit of quality. I thought Gudjohnson was past it and I know it's only one game but from what I saw on football first that night, he looked very good, such a quick mind, good touch, great control and also strong. If it was just one, I'd go sell Heskey and buy Kalinic at this moment, but preferably both, I think we need to move on from Carew, too many injuries and inconsistancy however good he is on his day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidlewis Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 Sell Carew too, we need a striker who can be consistant for us over a season and not 2 months. (although he is brilliant for those 2 months etc..) Sell Carew and Heskey for Kalinic and Gudjohnsen? No thanks. Fair enough but I think those two would fit in nicely. We need players with consistancy uptop aswell as abit of quality. I thought Gudjohnson was past it and I know it's only one game but from what I saw on football first that night, he looked very good, such a quick mind, good touch, great control and also strong. If it was just one, I'd go sell Heskey and buy Kalinic at this moment, but preferably both, I think we need to move on from Carew, too many injuries and inconsistancy however good he is on his day. i'd argue klanic and gudjohnsen aren't good enough. we need better or don't bother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC-Prideofbrum Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Sell Carew too, we need a striker who can be consistant for us over a season and not 2 months. (although he is brilliant for those 2 months etc..) Sell Carew and Heskey for Kalinic and Gudjohnsen? No thanks. Fair enough but I think those two would fit in nicely. We need players with consistancy uptop aswell as abit of quality. I thought Gudjohnson was past it and I know it's only one game but from what I saw on football first that night, he looked very good, such a quick mind, good touch, great control and also strong. If it was just one, I'd go sell Heskey and buy Kalinic at this moment, but preferably both, I think we need to move on from Carew, too many injuries and inconsistancy however good he is on his day. i'd argue klanic and gudjohnsen aren't good enough. we need better or don't bother. Fair enough but don't think at the moment there are many other options. think Kalinic has the potential to be getting 15+ goals a season aswell as consistancy in performances and holding the ball up while Gudjohnson is just a far more clever, more goal getting, creative version and far better version of Heskey. Most players are an improvement on our strikers. Currently we have two strikers who can't seem to play well in more than 7-8 games a season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 He will sign Kevin Doyle, not a bad buy but then not one to make you renew your season ticket either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC-Prideofbrum Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Didn't realise renewing season tickets were based on summer buys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Didn't realise renewing season tickets were based on summer buys? So we all just renew blindly then do we. When your a man you will realise your folly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC-Prideofbrum Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Didn't realise renewing season tickets were based on summer buys? So we all just renew blindly then do we. When your a man you will realise your folly No, but I can't be the only one who thinks that not buying the striker you personally wanted or think is a star means you won't renew. If you can't afford it, working or family matters then okay but rarely heard a reason for not renewing "because we signed a striker who I don't rate that much" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Didn't realise renewing season tickets were based on summer buys? So we all just renew blindly then do we. Not all, but I'm sure some do. I'll be renewing regardless, I support the club, not the players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Kevin Doyle hopefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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