[Albion] How much is worth paying for a striker?

[Gazz15]

Or a million views on a thread about a South American striker we have no chance of signing who is owned by 15 dodgy agent types.

A Carlos Tevez type would be most welcome here.

 

[GT49er]

Errr, no... there is very little chance we will survive without signing a striker... the 2nd half of our season, especially the run-in, looks very tough...

No, he's right - we can survive without signing a striker - we're halfway there already, after all. Agree though, that not signing a striker will make it a lot harder, and less likely, but not a certainty that we won't survive.

 

[Icy Gull]

No, he's right - we can survive without signing a striker - we're halfway there already, after all. Agree though, that not signing a striker will make it a lot harder, and less likely, but not a certainty that we won't survive.

Hmm one goal in open play in 10 hours, yep all looking hunky dory with our current strike force. So many options for changing it around with a plan b too.

We will go down if we fail to sign a quality striker imo

 

[casbom]

The way I would want a loan striker is if said player had World Cup ambitions.

Giroud

 

[BensGrandad]

Giroud

He is an ideal answer or Sturridge and pay their wages rather than a large fee for an unknown. I think most will be put off paying a large fee to break our record again based on what Izquierdo has achieved or shown since signing for our record fee.

 

[portslade seagull]

I suppose it depends on how much the club want to stay up. Spend nothing = relegation. Buying quality costs money

 

[Publius Ovidius]

£395,424.72.

No more no less

 

[BensGrandad]

I suppose it depends on how much the club want to stay up. Spend nothing = relegation. Buying quality costs money

Still no guarantee of staying up though.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

£40-odd million.

 

[The Brighton Buzz]

The problem is. If we sign the best striker in the world, and we play the same tactics that we play now, they will still struggle to score. Possibly a player with more pace will have a better chance of scoring, but it will be interesting to see if CH changes tactics to support a goal scoring centre forward. The tactics deployed in the first half of the season could soon see a number 9 played out of form without a sniff of goal in his first couple of games.

 

[The Brighton Buzz]

He is an ideal answer or Sturridge and pay their wages rather than a large fee for an unknown. I think most will be put off paying a large fee to break our record again based on what Izquierdo has achieved or shown since signing for our record fee.

The problem is if CH decides to do what he has with Izquierdo and wait to see if he can cope with the rigours of the premiership then the new striker will not get regular game time. He does not have that luxury. I feel sorry for Izquierdo as he has had little football when March and Knockheart have hardly pulled up trees. Given more game time I think he may have been more of a threat for us.

 

[Albion my Albion]

Question: How much is it worth paying for a striker?

How much is it worth to the Albion to stay up in Premier League next year? An effective striker could be the difference.

 

[GT49er]

We might go down if we fail to sign a quality striker.

Corrected for you. On the other hand, we might go down if we do sign a quality striker. No absolutes either way.

 

[djentist]

For a club our size, shouldn't really be going over 25 million or else we could be buggered if we go back down

 

[B.W.]

Corrected for you. On the other hand, we might go down if we do sign a quality striker. No absolutes either way.

But, and this is the key point, a far greater chance of survival if a quality striker is signed... it is a no-brainer...

 

[B.W.]

For a club our size, shouldn't really be going over 25 million or else we could be buggered if we go back down

How much do you think staying up is worth versus going down? Now you realize just how far we should go to land a good striker...

 

[Motogull]

To answer the original question, £35M+.

I base this on Benteke costing £27M. Supposedly good in the air but where is the evidence? I know he scored one recently, but that looked more fortunate than intended.