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[Football] Striker
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Superphil
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Our owner is a billionaire, so we have funds. Whether he will stump them up is another question.
SeagullinExile
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Oh dear.
The million dollar question . . .or £30m+
It's patently clear Maupay isn't the answer but no one else seems to be fit or better . . .so do we change the way we attack or have a clear out and rebuild.
Zeqiri shows the most promise of the new kids to my eyes.
Maybe if Someone can get the machine from 'Fly' we can Morph Connolly and Maupay together into a PL striker and put the leftovers out for the seagulls.
It's patently clear Maupay isn't the answer but no one else seems to be fit or better . . .so do we change the way we attack or have a clear out and rebuild.
Zeqiri shows the most promise of the new kids to my eyes.
Maybe if Someone can get the machine from 'Fly' we can Morph Connolly and Maupay together into a PL striker and put the leftovers out for the seagulls.
If we can find a way to just have Maupay as an out and out poacher, I think he will score more. He can't pass and is too selfish to drop deep, so play to his strengths and just have him in the box. Problem is it will weaken other parts of the pitch.
everything a risk but if we are in the 20 - 30m window then we can lessen the risks by getting someone who is proven in La Liga , Serie A , Bundesliga and to a lesser extent the French league.
Problem is that those players are likely to be 40m + and bigger clubs paying better wages will always hold the aces.
Which then brings us back to whether we want to punt 15-20 ish mil on the beligian , swiss and dutch leagues where there is so much dead wood its hard to really know.
Or do you go for the championship 20m route where again its a mine field.
Maupay chips in with 10 ish which is a good return but we need another with 10 + and how are we going to get more goals from CM. Caceido ? Moder ?
Problem is that those players are likely to be 40m + and bigger clubs paying better wages will always hold the aces.
Which then brings us back to whether we want to punt 15-20 ish mil on the beligian , swiss and dutch leagues where there is so much dead wood its hard to really know.
Or do you go for the championship 20m route where again its a mine field.
Maupay chips in with 10 ish which is a good return but we need another with 10 + and how are we going to get more goals from CM. Caceido ? Moder ?
Tom Hark Preston Park
Will Post For Cash
- Jul 6, 2003
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Ivan Toney if Brentford miss out on promotion. Only 25. Change from £20M? Wages might be the usual problem tho. Oh well
Odsonne Edouard. Would be a cracking signing.
Frankly it’s hard to imagine many top end championship strikers would score less from open play than Maupay given the number of chances we create. So:
- If Norwich implode get Pukki
- If Newcastle go down try and get Wilson
- If Burnley go down get Wood
- If Southampton go down (unlikely) get Adams, we won’t get Ings.
- If all the above fail go for Armstrong or Toney.
Frankly it’s hard to imagine many top end championship strikers would score less from open play than Maupay given the number of chances we create. So:
- If Norwich implode get Pukki
- If Newcastle go down try and get Wilson
- If Burnley go down get Wood
- If Southampton go down (unlikely) get Adams, we won’t get Ings.
- If all the above fail go for Armstrong or Toney.
maltaseagull
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Richarlison transferred to Everton on 24 July 2018 for a transfer fee starting at £35 million and potentially rising to £50 million.
He salary is apparently £5 million p/a.
Looked rubbish last night!
£30 million doesn't ensure a goal scorer as GP often points out.
Braggfan
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I just posted on another thread, but I think we should see if we can get Rhian Brewster on the cheap. With Sheff Utd getting relegated they maybe willing to take a hit on what they paid to shift his wages. If we could get him for 15 to 18 million I think that would be good value. I appreciate he hasn't score for Sheff Utd, but they are awful and don't create chances. We do create chnces but can't put them away. And I dont think you become a bad player overnight. If he came into an environment that nurtures young players, his confidence would hopefully improve. I think he'd be a decent option.
Barber's Harty interview would certainly suggest he is going to stump up. If the challenging for Europe in 5 seasons is serious he will have to stump up - to keep Biss and get in a goalscorer.
Pogue Mahone
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Yes, we dealt with Richarlison very well, and he didn't have much of an effect on the game.
But he cannot be used as an example of a transfer failing - he is generally very dangerous, and has been brilliant against us on other occasions.
Your general point - I agree. However, if Toney is available for £30m, I think he'd be worth it.
southstandandy
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- Jul 9, 2003
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Welbeck - a new 1 year deal
Adeloye?
M Mouse?
Adeloye?
M Mouse?
brighton_tom
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Depends if because of covid losses he see's this as another transfer window where we need to look at cheap options. If so, then Andone could be the striker. I think we'll try our best to permanently move on players like Duffy, Jahanbaksh, Locadia, Ryan, and Propper in order to balance the books of an incoming striker.
Next season hopefully our defence will be improved by having March and Lamptey fit for the full season, and Karbownik getting involved. Moder & Caicedo will be more involved. To see us really kick on i'd like to see this new striker coming in, and an upgrade on Ali J.
Next season hopefully our defence will be improved by having March and Lamptey fit for the full season, and Karbownik getting involved. Moder & Caicedo will be more involved. To see us really kick on i'd like to see this new striker coming in, and an upgrade on Ali J.
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blockhseagull
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Boulaye Dia
Shame we could have had him for £12m last summer.
Shame we could have had him for £12m last summer.
Whoever we go for it'll be a punt. Strikers of pedigree simply won't come to us no matter how much (realistic) money is on offer.
So it'll most likely be an under the radar 'talent' who most of us would never have heard of from just about anywhere else in the world
So it'll most likely be an under the radar 'talent' who most of us would never have heard of from just about anywhere else in the world
The only players worth discussing are the ones we could have singed 1, 2, or 3 years ago but didn't and who are now doing well elsewhere, so that we can criticise the club for being (i) stupid and (ii) tight. These are the rules for striker transfer talk.
mashman156
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Fact is I don't even think they need to be that good an all round player! Just need to know where the back of the net is and be able to finish first time or take one touch to set themselves quickly.
Maupay would be great if he always had time to take 2 touches. Just seems to need to much time that he got in the Championship but doesn't get in the Prem.
I'm not well enough versed in the continental top leagues but there has to be a player out there that we fancy for this.
Maupay would be great if he always had time to take 2 touches. Just seems to need to much time that he got in the Championship but doesn't get in the Prem.
I'm not well enough versed in the continental top leagues but there has to be a player out there that we fancy for this.
Our problem is we have loads of secondary strikers who would work well feeding off a target man (Maupay, Welbeck, Connolly all fall into this category, and you could probably throw Trossard, Jahanbakhsh and MacAllister in there as well). What we need is a PL quality version of Glenn Murray (from a few years ago). Our options on this are actually rather limited. Pukki and Wood are the only two I can think of who could be available in the right circumstances (but which are unlikely). Giroud obviously comes up repeatedly but I really don't see it. Ironically a non-shit Benteke would be ideal.