£12m would be a scary outlay I agree. But if someone takes that chance and he bags the goals that take them up, then it'll be a snip. And after putting ourselves in a great position this season, once again we'll be left with our face pressed to the window.
Hughton has assembled a very decent...
A bid for Charlie Austin would have been an embarrassing waste of time. The fee was surprisingly low, but he was only ever going to move to a PL club, that much was obvious.
And the moon on a stick.
You can spend half that and take a chance on a Carlos Kickáball, hoping they adapt to England and the rigours of this league. Or you go cheaper and get a third division goalscorer and hope they can make the stepup in class. Or you just luck out and discover a...
I'm not really very interested in why Prem clubs are not after him, but its probably because he is totally unproven at PL level.
He has a consistently excellent goalscoring record in the Championship. We play our games in the Championship. I would like us to have a striker with an excellent...
Perfect age, he's in his prime and has plenty of experience. If he stays fit he's still got a good 3-4 years at his peak, and would still have some resale value in a few years time. I'm astonished at the people who think he's no good, his goalscoring record at this level speaks for itself.
Massive pricetag, huge wages, and I fear Rhodes would then catch our "shit striker" virus. Within 3 months, he wouldn't be able to hit Kerry Katona's arse if he was hanging on to her brastrap.