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[Albion] Neal Maupay *** SIGNED from Brentford - 4 year deal - undisclosed fee ***
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forumwayseagull
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Odds just cut again, now 4-9.....
https://www.oddschecker.com/football/player-specials/neal-maupay/club-after-summer-transfer-window
https://www.oddschecker.com/football/player-specials/neal-maupay/club-after-summer-transfer-window
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Having team mates in the opposition half might help, as well.
Bladders
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I’m holding my nerve until he’s 1/100 , then I’m going all in with a tenner
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Why are we the favourites with the bookies? Doesn't seem to be any other stories with the media saying we are close.
LamieRobertson
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Thin market and someone put 50p on
portslade seagull
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I’m holding my nerve until he’s 1/100 , then I’m going all in with a tenner
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Being of a slightly older age was that all in with a Tanner or Tenner
DarrenFreemansPerm
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It amuses me how little respect he got for the turn and volley against Millwall, simply outstanding strength and execution.
James Bond's body double
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I know it's Talksport, but they "understand" we are in for this chap.
SeagullCrow
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Interesting that The Argus have come out today and identified that we are particularly interested in Maupay. Sounds like he might be our primary target for that position:
"Albion are still expected to sign a striker and a right-back this summer and are interested in Brentford frontrunner Neal Maupay."
https://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/17777333.albion-look-well-set-bids-come/
"Albion are still expected to sign a striker and a right-back this summer and are interested in Brentford frontrunner Neal Maupay."
https://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/17777333.albion-look-well-set-bids-come/
MattBackHome
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- Jul 7, 2003
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From the Argus today. Interestingly the Maupay bit at the end is the least interesting part of the article. That Maguire bloke seems to know his onions 
"Albion are better placed than ever to fend off unwanted big money offers for their players.
Details will emerge today of the massive financial contribution the club’s promotion to Premier League football has made to the city’s economy.
At the same time, football finance expert Kieran Maguire has underlined the huge cash backing - more than £300 million - offered over a decade by chairman Tony Bloom.
Albion have dismissed speculation linking their skipper Lewis Dunk with Leicester while interest from Fulham in Anthony Knockaert is not yet believed to have led to a bid.
Fans will be aware anything an happen in the last three weeks of the transfer window but Albion have a record of resisting bids for players they do not want to lose, including both Knockaert and Dunk.
Maguire told The Argus: “The Albion don’t need to sell from either a cash position, thanks to Tony Bloom, or a Financial Fair Play position.
“They can lose £105 million over three years but made a decent profit in 2017-18.
“The only reason for Lewis Dunk, for example, leaving is if the club think an offer from Leicester is too good to refuse or the player has a contract clause which allows him to go.
“Leicester pay bigger wages than the Albion.”
Financial results for last season are not yet available but Albion are highly likely to have further enhanced their position during their second Premier League campaign.
Maguire said relaxation of a wage cap under FFP rules would help Albion fend off any unwanted offers for star men, offering potential for new contract awards and modest pay rises should clubs outside the Prem’s biggest hitters come calling.
Albion are still expected to sign a striker and a right-back this summer and are interested in Brentford frontrunner Neal Maupay."
"Albion are better placed than ever to fend off unwanted big money offers for their players.
Details will emerge today of the massive financial contribution the club’s promotion to Premier League football has made to the city’s economy.
At the same time, football finance expert Kieran Maguire has underlined the huge cash backing - more than £300 million - offered over a decade by chairman Tony Bloom.
Albion have dismissed speculation linking their skipper Lewis Dunk with Leicester while interest from Fulham in Anthony Knockaert is not yet believed to have led to a bid.
Fans will be aware anything an happen in the last three weeks of the transfer window but Albion have a record of resisting bids for players they do not want to lose, including both Knockaert and Dunk.
Maguire told The Argus: “The Albion don’t need to sell from either a cash position, thanks to Tony Bloom, or a Financial Fair Play position.
“They can lose £105 million over three years but made a decent profit in 2017-18.
“The only reason for Lewis Dunk, for example, leaving is if the club think an offer from Leicester is too good to refuse or the player has a contract clause which allows him to go.
“Leicester pay bigger wages than the Albion.”
Financial results for last season are not yet available but Albion are highly likely to have further enhanced their position during their second Premier League campaign.
Maguire said relaxation of a wage cap under FFP rules would help Albion fend off any unwanted offers for star men, offering potential for new contract awards and modest pay rises should clubs outside the Prem’s biggest hitters come calling.
Albion are still expected to sign a striker and a right-back this summer and are interested in Brentford frontrunner Neal Maupay."
Dirk Lehmann's Python
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Didn't think Brentford would do business with Bloom
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But don't you think the game has changed a little bit? All those examples are 15 to 30 years ago. Strikers these days are expected to have more strings to their bow. There's no striker in the Premier League now who you would say does nothing except poach from 6 yards.
Marshy
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20 million will make anyone listen
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He's found his level then
Nah, I'm joking that was a tidy finish. I don't think anyone is claiming that Locadia has shown nothing. The question is more around whether he will he finish consistently enough to lead the line in a premier league team who hope to stay up
Nah, I'm joking that was a tidy finish. I don't think anyone is claiming that Locadia has shown nothing. The question is more around whether he will he finish consistently enough to lead the line in a premier league team who hope to stay up
Johnny RoastBeef
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You may be right, for a poacher to be effective the team needs to exert consistent pressure on the opposition goal, this is difficult to do if they are carrying one player who only 'goal hangs'.
Cruyff once said Inzaghi can’t actually play football but He just always seems to be in the right place in the right time.
This wouldnt work in modern football and is a reason Pep dropped Aguero for a period, until he started to do more for the team.
The same would be true of any modern day goal poacher, but the skill of being a fox in the box should still be cherished, and not sneered at.
The post to which I responded originally was being a bit sneery, seeming to forget that tap ins count the same as worldies.
If you can bang in 20 goals a season you can bang in 20 goals a season. It doesn't matter how.
Albumen
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As lazily stated (from me), he's a lower prem Aguero type.
Aguero only has a 10% outside the box ratio (excl pens). That means if we hope Maupay scores 15, he only needs to score 1-2 goals from outside.
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But it’s fine if a striker doesn’t score goals from outside the penalty area (I don’t remember Murray ever scoring one) as long as they are contributing to the team generally. Maybe Maupay does, don’t know never seen him play. If a team plays one up front the striker needs to have a good all round game.
Oh and 15 would be an incredible return of goals. First he has to displace, Murray, Andone and Locadia, (and possibly hold off Connolly) for probably a single striking slot. It’s far from clear that Maupay would jump to the front of the queue, whereas if we signed, as an example, Rondon, they almost certainly would. To me, Maupay would represent a speculative, might come to something at some point, signing. How many of those do we need? My instinct, and like I say I’ve never seen him play, is that we should be aiming a little bit higher.