2024/25 Dominic Calvert-Lewin

[dockroad]

My barcodes mate is horrified at the thought of them taking DCL even on a free

 

[malcson]

Personally I think Dom is slowly coming to the conclusion that this will be the response from Newcastle/West Ham/ManU and all the other clubs his agent has been trying to do a deal with for the last year, and failing.

In hindsight it is easy to say we should have taken the millions Newcastle were offering last Summer.

If he has changed his mind and wants to stay, it’s only because if a lack of a better offer elsewhere.

His agent has ruined his career.

We would have taken the money offered by Newcastle but DCL was being greedy with his wage demands on top of a fee. So he took the gamble that he could get a bigger wage on a free, it was a gamble for him as that would hinge on him having a decent season, he didn’t so now he can’t demand the high wages he was looking for as he has again suffered injuries and not been effective when fit. So now he is back tracking and including Everton in his considerations, he will only stay if we offer him more money than the best offer on the table from elsewhere.

 

[degsy]

Sicknote waiting to happen.
If the contract is still 'on the table' - take it off.
He ran his contract down for reasons best known to himself and his agent

Thanks for your efforts, don't be afraid to pop in one day when you're passing

 

[W84 Dum Freeze]

Welcome back Dom & Richie, I guess you both deserve a second chance to prove the doubters wrong.

The blame for your terrible injury records lies squarely at the feet of the Brazilian FA
for picking a player who had had a full season to play in two international tournaments in one summer.

Both suffered as a result of being brought back to early due to lack of strength in depth in the forward line.

I hope you are joined by two quality top notch athletic pacey young forwards that will give the team what it truly deserves for next season in our new home.

 

[Evertonthat]

depends on the wage? Really? So if he’s cheap we should keep him despite him never ever scoring

I'd keep him if he was cheap, yes. If nothing else, he'd be an option off the bench, and given a different style of play and/or better players around him, maybe there's still a striker in there. Moyes approach is certainly not going to be to long ball to Dom and hope he can score like the last bloke.

With a squad as thin as ours, and a rebuild that could be half the squad. He could still do a job, just not as the main striker.

 

[buskwhi2]

I always thought we did much better when he was available than not.

Just looked at his stats (nerd alert)

236 appearances
82 wins
57 draws
97 losses

1.28 points per game = 49 points per season, which would have us finishing in the bottom half.

 

[riddick]

Sicknote waiting to happen.
If the contract is still 'on the table' - take it off.
He ran his contract down for reasons best known to himself and his agent

Thanks for your efforts, don't be afraid to pop in one day when you're passing

This is a comment from like 5 years ago. He IS a sicknote

 

[degsy]

This is a comment from like 5 years ago. He IS a sicknote

I might be slow but I get there eventually

 

[BoysPenLad]

Dominic Calvert-Sturridge

 

[Dymak]

I want him gone tbh. I want him to go and be injured somewhere else!

However, if Moyes keeps him, I think it will have more to do with him wanting to cash in on Beto.

If DCL leaves, selling Beto becomes much more of a risk. It would leave us with just Chermiti up front, and we’d be in a crap position at the negotiating table for our next striker.

 

[badloaf]

This is a comment from like 5 years ago. He IS a sicknote

He WAS a sick note. He’s more like a memorial service now.

 

[cjuk87]

I've heard every excuse going for DCL. His hold up play is great, he doesn't get service, he's unlucky, it's *manager name* fault.

Truth is, he had a 3 month purple patch and that's it. He's nowhere near good enough. We NEED goalscorers, with a half decent goalscorer, the last few years wouldn't have been a problem. Even this season, whilst everyone decided to blame Dyche from the off, I watched DCL (and others) miss sitters. Then Dyche decided to definitely ensure he was a problem.

I don't want DCL near the team, even the squad. I want a striker who makes me think he'll score when 1 on 1, a striker who stays fit, a striker who isn't fragile in every way. I want Michael Keane.

 

[Marius57]

I've heard every excuse going for DCL. His hold up play is great, he doesn't get service, he's unlucky, it's *manager name* fault.

Truth is, he had a 3 month purple patch and that's it. He's nowhere near good enough. We NEED goalscorers, with a half decent goalscorer, the last few years wouldn't have been a problem. Even this season, whilst everyone decided to blame Dyche from the off, I watched DCL (and others) miss sitters. Then Dyche decided to definitely ensure he was a problem.

I don't want DCL near the team, even the squad. I want a striker who makes me think he'll score when 1 on 1, a striker who stays fit, a striker who isn't fragile in every way. I want Michael Keane.

I mean that’s not it though is it? For our 1st team: (first 2 years he only started in about half of his appearances)

17/18 - 8 goals (20 years old) (44 apps)
18/19 - 8 goals (38 apps)
19/20 - 15 goals (41apps)
20/21 - 21 goals (39 apps)
21/22 - 5 goals (18 apps)
22/23 - 2 goals (18 apps)
23/24 - 8 goals (36 apps)
24/25- 3 goals (23 apps)

He showed good improvement in his early years and considering he cost £1.5m, getting 8 a season at 20/21 years old, is really good. Considering people want to shell out fees of like £30/40m on players like Ferguson or previously Broja, then he did well.

He then improved to a good level and it wasn’t just 3 months, as people seem to conveniently forget he also got 15 goals the season before that.

He then had two poor seasons where he struggled to get himself properly fit. But then even last season, once he got himself fit, he got 8 goals in a team that was playing backs to the wall football.

People call him a sick note but he made 36 apps last season and will probably get 26 this season. Then there’s an opportunity for a full pre season with a more attack minded manager with what we expect to be better competition for the striker role and more pace into the team.

To me, it’s fairly clear why Moyes would want to keep him if he reduces his wages. As if he isn’t first choice, more likely to stay fit and would suit end of games when we are pushing forward and getting balls into the box.

 

[MACCA75]

I mean that’s not it though is it? For our 1st team: (first 2 years he only started in about half of his appearances)

17/18 - 8 goals (20 years old) (44 apps)
18/19 - 8 goals (38 apps)
19/20 - 15 goals (41apps)
20/21 - 21 goals (39 apps)
21/22 - 5 goals (18 apps)
22/23 - 2 goals (18 apps)
23/24 - 8 goals (36 apps)
24/25- 3 goals (23 apps)

He showed good improvement in his early years and considering he cost £1.5m, getting 8 a season at 20/21 years old, is really good. Considering people want to shell out fees of like £30/40m on players like Ferguson or previously Broja, then he did well.

He then improved to a good level and it wasn’t just 3 months, as people seem to conveniently forget he also got 15 goals the season before that.

He then had two poor seasons where he struggled to get himself properly fit. But then even last season, once he got himself fit, he got 8 goals in a team that was playing backs to the wall football.

People call him a sick note but he made 36 apps last season and will probably get 26 this season. Then there’s an opportunity for a full pre season with a more attack minded manager with what we expect to be better competition for the striker role and more pace into the team.

To me, it’s fairly clear why Moyes would want to keep him if he reduces his wages. As if he isn’t first choice, more likely to stay fit and would suit end of games when we are pushing forward and getting balls into the box.

If we are chasing a goal I’d prefer Beto tbh. Calvert Lewin very rarely looks a threat from the bench. Or indeed from the start.

17 Prem goals altogether in his last 4 seasons, and 5 of them were pens.

 

[Efcjake]

Do you have any stats on ball retention, headers won and completed passes?

EDIT - Neither are good enough.

Forget goals.

This is what I value my strikers on.

Balls retained,

Headers won,

Completed passes.


Who wants goals from a striker???