2024/25 Dominic Calvert-Lewin

[knowing your history]

Been injured three months now so going back to the problems of 21-23 seasons regardless of how his ability is rated.

It is very much the case of a player desperately needing a fresh start and environment. He's been here since 2017 I think so that's a long old time in the modern game.

Beto will obviously be backup plan B option next season so it is the other two CFs signed that will define how comfortable next season is.

 

[knowing your history]

I'd imagine that the (understandable) reaction of him coming off versus Villa was the final nail for him.

He'll be remembered for the Palace winner alone, but I think it's best for both parties if he moved on. We can't rely on him and he doesn't want to play here anymore.

The villa stuff was over 18 months ago (August 2023). Loads of frustration that day with the score but he did stay fit for most of that season and had memorable night v RS.

He usually ends seasons on a high so perhaps can get back for Southampton game and come off the bench to score the winner and then that's a good ending for both parties.

 

[Eggs]

…given his options, I wouldn’t be surprised if Moyes is still trying to get DCL to stay. Saying that, he’s surely agreed a deal somewhere else by now.

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Probably says a lot about the dearth of decent quality forwards in the game at the moment that we've not happily announced Dom is on his way.

Consistent goal scorers are incredibly rare commodities. You're either gambling on young talent/someone with checkered injury history coming good, or buying mediocrity that'll chip in 5-12 per season, unless you pay serious cash and are a draw.

Even the Championship looks bereft of out and out goal hounds, which was never a guarantee of doing it at a higher level.

 

[summerisle]

On the grass !

 

[Ged G]

Who?

 

[JelavicBrate2]

Probably says a lot about the dearth of decent quality forwards in the game at the moment that we've not happily announced Dom is on his way.

Consistent goal scorers are incredibly rare commodities. You're either gambling on young talent/someone with checkered injury history coming good, or buying mediocrity that'll chip in 5-12 per season, unless you pay serious cash and are a draw.

Even the Championship looks bereft of out and out goal hounds, which was never a guarantee of doing it at a higher level.

It's been caused by clubs focusing on creating athletes, not actual players. Players like James Vaughan, Yakubu, Anichebe, Lukaku, Naismith even Jelavic for about 4 months had natural strikers instinct. Guardiolas tactics have played a huge part in ruining strikers, because so many teams are signing forwards based on their ability to close teams down. I remember watching derby game in Lower Bullens in 2019, Richarlison was trying to tell DCL to pull off VVD like Lukaku used to do. Instead DCL just gormlessly stood behind VVD. He's only rated by people, because he was our only striker for quite a while. Being better than Maupay and Rondon doesn't take very much.

 

[TrailerTrash]

I remember watching derby game in Lower Bullens in 2019, Richarlison was trying to tell DCL to pull off VVD like Lukaku used to do.

 

[Neiler]

…given his options, I wouldn’t be surprised if Moyes is still trying to get DCL to stay. Saying that, he’s surely agreed a deal somewhere else by now.

I'm not his biggest fan, but its the clever play if we could do it mate.

 

[Ring master]

For weeks ive been expecting him to be fit for the Ipswich game, and have Moyes even start him

 

[Big_Duncs_Fod]

If he stopped wearing stilettos his hamstrings would be fine.

 

[cronullasharks]

If he stopped wearing stilettos his hamstrings would be fine.

"Suspected kopite"

 

[JimmyJeffers]

"Suspected kopite"

Checks out

 

[JimmyJeffers]

They just got banned.
Have to say, think the mods got this one wrong.

Hope we see DCL before the end of season

 

[Gallaeo]

The villa stuff was over 18 months ago (August 2023). Loads of frustration that day with the score but he did stay fit for most of that season and had memorable night v RS.

He usually ends seasons on a high so perhaps can get back for Southampton game and come off the bench to score the winner and then that's a good ending for both parties.

If we need a winner off the bench to see off what could be the joint worst prem team of all time…..it’ll be a disappointing end to Goodison. Him coming off the bench to score the 4th or 5th in a rout would do me