No question that Dobbie was a good signing for us. Without his goals/assists we wouldn't have made the playoffs. I don't know what we paid for him exactly but unless it was £120m we made a massive profit from his contributions :)
Pulis said last week that we got £12m for Zaha up front.
The...
How much? There's stretching the truth by forgetting addons etc, then there's just lying. We paid £4m for Gayle up front and his goals against Villa and Sunderland to win us those games have made him worth every penny.
Wilbraham won't make the 25 man squad. There simply isn't room.
Disagree completely. He looked much better than Ulloa in the playoffs, performing a similar role (holding the ball up despite never looking like scoring)
If you do sign him he'll do well in the Championship for another couple of seasons.
I wasn't talking about Wilbraham thriving. He plays the same regardless of who else is on the pitch. He helps set things up for other players, and obviously having better players to set up results in more goals.
That's pretty much what he is. A very good defensive striker :lolol:
If you had a pair of wingers like Zaha and Bolasie for us last season, he'd work really well for you. Cheer up, perhaps you're signing two upgrades in the wide positions as well?
Wilbraham looks like he'll never score a professional goal ever again, but he is the perfect man to bring on to close a game out. His touch is superb, he wins absolutely everything in the air, and he's a great target for a long ball up the pitch. He'll run into corners for 90 minutes and try his...