Gaffa
Player Valuation: £10m
Pretty sure he scored two last week in the cup and he’s not been starting in the league so them stats are very incorrect
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ForeverBlue92
Player Valuation: £80m
Yikes
Gaffa
Player Valuation: £10m
None of their team would get in our team. I’d take Salah for the bench at a real push if no one else was available
I wouldn't begrudge him of that.
I think he loses power with timing, knowing he can stay there and rot and hope for an option in the summer or move now.
For all we know it could have been our/the players intention to leave it until the last second to force Bournemouth's hand.
No clue Phil.
I thought first week of January we'd see a Isco or Khedria come in but Brands doesn't do January, and it's become apparent the focus - possibly rightly so, is to continue to trim the fat and create capacity for the summer. If we have another summer of improvement like last then we'll go to another level.
I don't think at this stage any player coming in gets us 4th - whether they go some way to help us get us 6th is another question...
I feel now like I did when we signed Tosun and Walcott when we signed them in January. What's the point?
If King is available for buttons and willing to come in to compete, then sound.
If not, then I won't cry. We've gone all season with just DCL - Cenk Tosun doesn't count/offered no difference to this team anyway so I don't subscribe to the view we need to replace him.
billyblue80
Player Valuation: £70m
Leave it late. We tried our best we go with what we have got
Last Saturday we were bullied all over the pitch by a Newcastle team that most on here would not rate and certainly would not want to sign any of them.
As a squad player if we sign somebody who always gives 100% , has pace and can score some goals... that would be a start.
I have no idea if we will sign anybody but we seem to turn our noses up very easily at players that do not have big price tags or high profiles.
As a squad player if we sign somebody who always gives 100% , has pace and can score some goals... that would be a start.
I have no idea if we will sign anybody but we seem to turn our noses up very easily at players that do not have big price tags or high profiles.
billyblue80
Player Valuation: £70m
Josh Madja for Fulham so are they out
TheSecondComing
Player Valuation: £35m
Good grief there are some proper bubblehead comments flying around in here regarding Josh King.
He can play in any of the front three positions, he's tall, quick and has a track record of scoring 48 in 161 Prem appearances.
Is he better than Tosun? Yes. Clearly.
Is he worth what he is CURRENTLY being paid per week by Bournemouth? Yes. And his current wage wouldn't pose a financial issue for us.
Is he worth the £120k per week his agent is after? Obviously not, and we can't afford that much anyway.
I don't want him on a brand new contract, where we pay him £6m a year (which is what £120k p/w roughly amounts to). I would be perfectly happy with him on LOAN however, with us paying either a couple million fee for the loan OR his wages at his CURRENT rate.
If I can work this scenario through in my head, I'm sure Brands and Ancelotti can. I suspect they are waiting for King's agent to realise that no-one is interested in offering his client a £100k+ p/w contract. At that point, the agent will be telling the player that he'll get significant playing time with us due to our squad situation and therefore could either earn a new deal with us in the summer or at least attract other interest by putting on a show against prem opposition.
Bournemouth want some sort of financial return on the player. The player's agent wants to secure a move, either now or in the summer, for an improved weekly wage. We want pacy backup in the front 3. A loan suits all three parties at this point.
He can play in any of the front three positions, he's tall, quick and has a track record of scoring 48 in 161 Prem appearances.
Is he better than Tosun? Yes. Clearly.
Is he worth what he is CURRENTLY being paid per week by Bournemouth? Yes. And his current wage wouldn't pose a financial issue for us.
Is he worth the £120k per week his agent is after? Obviously not, and we can't afford that much anyway.
I don't want him on a brand new contract, where we pay him £6m a year (which is what £120k p/w roughly amounts to). I would be perfectly happy with him on LOAN however, with us paying either a couple million fee for the loan OR his wages at his CURRENT rate.
If I can work this scenario through in my head, I'm sure Brands and Ancelotti can. I suspect they are waiting for King's agent to realise that no-one is interested in offering his client a £100k+ p/w contract. At that point, the agent will be telling the player that he'll get significant playing time with us due to our squad situation and therefore could either earn a new deal with us in the summer or at least attract other interest by putting on a show against prem opposition.
Bournemouth want some sort of financial return on the player. The player's agent wants to secure a move, either now or in the summer, for an improved weekly wage. We want pacy backup in the front 3. A loan suits all three parties at this point.
Terrarian
Player Valuation: £50m
We do need someone in mate but someone useful, not a guy who hasn't scored in the championship hardly and wants over £100k for his troubles, no thanks.
AussieToffee11
Player Valuation: £8m
Absolutely spot on.
If Bernard goes, then I'd be very keen on a replacement, but if he stays, then while I would like another attacking option, I won't be taking Carlo down on Crosby beach Saving Private Ryan style like some of you nutcases would.
billyblue80
Player Valuation: £70m
But you cannot play DCL every minute of every game why don't people understand squads???
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