Transfer Rumour Ben Doak

[davids]

I am not a doctor, but my understanding is that Doak is currently unavailable to prevent injuries in the future.

With hamstring injuries players are normally sidelined for a few weeks. Some players keep getting them and have their careers affected.

The trend seems to be that instead of letting the injury heal itself, we see more and more players have surgery and be sidelined for 3-5 months. De Bruyne was out second half of 2023 after hamstring surgery. Arsenal this season had Saka, Havertz and Gabriel out long spells after hamstring surgery. Even Tarkowski that never is injured had surgery to fix his hamstring.

Doak had surgery to be 100% instead of being rushed back and risk getting 2-3 hamstring injuries a season the rest of his career.

Still a worry it being so early in his career. I think surgery is based on the grade of tear though anyway,like you I'm not a doctor so could be wrong on that.

 

[davids]

Yeah, we should only sign players who have never been injured.

Signing young players without them having had major injuries already is always a wise move.

 

[Mr Happy]

Did Doak even play for Scotland last night?

I looked occasionally at the game as was on BBC2, they had a RW Lennon Miller. Looked competent on the brief glimpses I saw. No idea who he is like.

 

[davids]

Did Doak even play for Scotland last night?

I looked occasionally at the game as was on BBC2, they had a RW Lennon Miller. Looked competent on the brief glimpses I saw. No idea who he is like.

No Doak isn't even fit enough to train with Scotland, looking good for 30m and a five year deal to us.

 

[Toffeepot]

Signing young players without them having had major injuries already is always a wise move.

It is concerning alright

 

[Paul Rideout]

Did Doak even play for Scotland last night?

I looked occasionally at the game as was on BBC2, they had a RW Lennon Miller. Looked competent on the brief glimpses I saw. No idea who he is like.

plays for motherwell, captain since he was 19. Is more a CM but can play anywhere really... £4m would buy him (motherwell could do with the money)

 

[davids]

It is concerning alright

Just a bit

 

[Mr Happy]

plays for motherwell, captain since he was 19. Is more a CM but can play anywhere really... £4m would buy him (motherwell could do with the money)

One to watch maybe ?

 

[radiostar]

One to be avoided. Over hype based on edited highlights.

 

[Blue_in_london]

Doak has one year left on his contract and earlier this year a couple of clubs made a bid for him and the reds turned them down. I have no idea what players are worth and if the 30 million is 50% is if he hits targets, but I do think he is what we need. Having watched him quite a few times this year he causes havoc in the box.

If we actually had a similar academy prospect just back from injury prone loan move we'd prob struggle to shift for more than £3m. £30m seems massively excessive considering 1 year left on contract - big team tax at play!!

 

[Eggs]

If we actually had a similar academy prospect just back from injury prone loan move we'd prob struggle to shift for more than £3m. £30m seems massively excessive considering 1 year left on contract - big team tax at play!!

…erm, 2 years on his contract

 

[Aries]

If we actually had a similar academy prospect just back from injury prone loan move we'd prob struggle to shift for more than £3m. £30m seems massively excessive considering 1 year left on contract - big team tax at play!!

TWO years

 

[Blue_in_london]

TWO years

Oh....erm...

....still too much!!

(Thought someone on here posted 1 year left)

 

[Blue_in_london]

…erm, 2 years on his contract

Just exactly how am I going to sell in this big team tax jarg with people like you quoting actual facts!? Two people pulled me up on this 2 year detail now!!

 

[Rich1878]

Don't know anything about this lad. Is he worth the reported £20m-£30m mark?