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[Albion] An Albion panic buy.



AmexRuislip

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On the subject of panic buying.
Of all the players Albion have purchased over the year's, who would you consider a panic buy.
For me it would be between Alireza Jahanbakhsh and Jurgen Locadia.
Genuinely not having a dig at them, but just didn't do anything to justify their price tags.
 




A1X

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I’d say Welbeck was a panic signing, albeit one that worked out
 




GT49er

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AmexRuislip said:
On the subject of panic buying.
Of all the players Albion have purchased over the year's, who would you consider a panic buy.
For me it would be between Alireza Jahanbakhsh and Jurgen Locadia.
Genuinely not having a dig at them, but just didn't do anything to justify their price tags.
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I wouldn't class Jahanakhsh as a panic buy - we were after him for ages - just a very bad buy. Locadia, yes, a bit of a panic with that one.

The real example of a panic buy would have been Vincent Janssen - but fortunately he helped us to dodge a bullet by refusing to sign for us!
 






BNthree

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Locadia definitely fits the bill


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Swansman

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I'm guessing that very few, even those who turned out to be shite, signings in the Bloom era would be "panic" signings... doesnt strike me as something he would approve of.
 








Stumpy Tim

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GT49er said:
I wouldn't class Jahanakhsh as a panic buy - we were after him for ages - just a very bad buy. Locadia, yes, a bit of a panic with that one.

The real example of a panic buy would have been Vincent Janssen - but fortunately he helped us to dodge a bullet by refusing to sign for us!
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Exactly this. Ali J was tracked and chased for years. Paddy McCourt was very much a panic buy, though maybe a free transfer
 






jcdenton08

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People like Craig Davies when we needed someone - anyone. Maheta Molango
 
















Kalimantan Gull

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What we never know is how long the club has been tracking a player or trying to convince him to sign for us. Welbeck is a case in point, just because he came in after the transfer deadline doesn't mean we weren't talking to him for months, along with loads of other clubs. We just don't know.
 


maresfield seagull

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AmexRuislip said:
On the subject of panic buying.
Of all the players Albion have purchased over the year's, who would you consider a panic buy.
For me it would be between Alireza Jahanbakhsh and Jurgen Locadia.
Genuinely not having a dig at them, but just didn't do anything to justify their price tags.
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Neither of them were panic buys !
We don’t play that game anymore
AJ was pursued for several seasons Sadly he just didn’t make it at PL level
He aced the non dickhead test and clearly has the ability to score goals
JL hmmm underwhelming so far
Recent season s Chris o Grady as mentioned earlier, might fit that bill
Re Alan Biley also mentioned in previous posts
I thought he was ok But it was a few years ago now
 


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