Troy Deeney

[Barnfred 55]

I believe that is a very silly statement, there are worse appointments, but this will give us breathing space to recover from Koeman and El Fraudo

As Sam has said, if you are a success, you keep your job and hopefully get an extended contract, if its tits up, you lose your job!

We have time now to access the squad, move on 3 or 4 at January, bring in three and the same in the summer, not this dumb idea of shipping out 10 and bring in 7

To me Troy Deeney is very short term, say for 2 years and then move him on, if it happens, but if it does I will get behind him and the team and give him my support

Personally I don't believe he will be here, neither will Carroll or Benteke, this is what Walsh is paid for, he had a list in the summer who Koeman deemed not suitable (believe Lukaku alluded to this before he left).

Im not going to argue with you mate because Im sick if saying the same thing over and over. Hes here now and I cant change that. I just hope he doesnt do the club as much long term damage as I fear.

 

[Timak]

Deeney is a much,much more useful than people are giving him credit for here.

Strong, scores goals and is a leader. The lad has a very good character as well after some dodgy stuff happening in his life in the past.

I would be happy with him for the right price.

We had 14 years of people moaning finishing 6th every year wasn't good enough.

Now we are talking about getting in a 29 year old from Watford reserves to spearhead our aim to stay up.

 

[Barnfred 55]

Hes utterly aids, but whenever I say we shouldnt sign utterly aids players, we end up signing them, thus im going to declare that Deeney would be a great option for us and hope that works for once.

This is the type of player we'll be after. You'll have to accept it I'm afraid Goat.

 

[Barnfred 55]

We had 14 years of people moaning finishing 6th every year wasn't good enough.

Now we are talking about getting in a 29 year old from Watford reserves to spearhead our aim to stay up.

Mate thats because suddenly staying up has become the target and we've pickrd a manager to do that, who will pick playere to do that. Our vision as a club has changed. It gets easier if you just come to accept that.

 

[APN_EFC]

What's the point of a DIrector of Football if our vision for playing style, managers and players is sooooo different.

Lukaku to Deeney
Simeone to Allardyce
Schneiderlin to NZonzi


*Cries*

 

[blue62]

Why do folk get all frothy about transfer rumours? How many of the players we are linked to actually sign? The press will be linking us to every single one of Sam's former favourites, if people are going to use it as an opportunity to declare 'the end of the world is nigh' each and every time then I'm off to Toffeeweb.

 

[Azzurri]

Deeney is a much,much more useful than people are giving him credit for here.

Strong, scores goals and is a leader. The lad has a very good character as well after some dodgy stuff happening in his life in the past.

I would be happy with him for the right price.

Does he, though? 12 goals in his last 50 games, and I'd bet at least half of those were penalties.

 

[Papa Shango]

Does he, though? 12 goals in his last 50 games, and I'd bet at least half of those were penalties.

Got 10 last year, 15 the year before that and has been injured this season. He could maybe get more in a "better" side.

I wouldn't make a move for him purely because he is 29 and has been struggling with an injury but I don't really get those turning their nose up at him as he is a useful player.

 

[Azzurri]

Got 10 last year, 15 the year before that and has been injured this season. He could maybe get more in a "better" side.

I wouldn't make a move for him purely because he is 29 and has been struggling with an injury but I don't really get those turning their nose up at him as he is a useful player.

Exactly. 10. That's not great really is it?

 

[Tree13]

Got 10 last year, 15 the year before that and has been injured this season. He could maybe get more in a "better" side.

I wouldn't make a move for him purely because he is 29 and has been struggling with an injury but I don't really get those turning their nose up at him as he is a useful player.

It's contextual, mate. He has been a useful player in previous seasons for lower-tier clubs, and he has admittedly scored at an ok rate in the last season or two in the prem... but that is the recent past.

The current situation is that he's a fat 29 year old who is injured and is less productive this season than Oumar Niasse or Dominic Calvert-Lewin. We would have to pay a fee to get him, he's got no long-term future, he's no better than anyone we already have and playing him would rob DCL, Niasse and Sandro of opportunities to develop as players - we've ALREADY spent money on the three of them and no-one right now would give us £10m for Niasse or £5m for Sandro so what sense is there in selling them at a loss to buy Deeney at an inflated (January, English, club captain, we've recently upset Watford) fee? It would turn out as bad as the Kone transfer, but would cost significantly more.

A far better solution would be to get Giroud in on loan. He at least has a reason to give it a decent effort (to get into the french world cup squad) and has a reputation as a decent professional. Additionally, as he would only be here temporarily his impact on the development of Sandro, DCL and Niasse could be mitigated far more effectively - Sandro could go on loan until the summer, for instance, coming back refreshed to us at the same time as Giroud waves goodbye.

 

[davids]

What's the point of a DIrector of Football if our vision for playing style, managers and players is sooooo different.

Lukaku to Deeney
Simeone to Allardyce
Schneiderlin to NZonzi


*Cries*

Simeone......please! If you ever thought we had a chance of him as mananger your as deluded as our friends across the park who believe the'll win the Prem this season.

 

[Brendan Janus]

Rather have Troy Tempest!!

 

[Roztitute]

Surely we won't be signing Deeney. I work with some Watford fans and they say we are welcome to him!

 

[Papa Shango]

We had 14 years of people moaning finishing 6th every year wasn't good enough.

Now we are talking about getting in a 29 year old from Watford reserves to spearhead our aim to stay up.

I am not sure how the two are linked?

I don't care what he is doing at his current club to be honest, I care more about how he would fit into our side and to be honest I think he would be a decent fit. Not saying we should throw everything at signing him but he is nowhere near as bad as some are making out in here.

 

[Papa Shango]

It's contextual, mate. He has been a useful player in previous seasons for lower-tier clubs, and he has admittedly scored at an ok rate in the last season or two in the prem... but that is the recent past.

The current situation is that he's a fat 29 year old who is injured and is less productive this season than Oumar Niasse or Dominic Calvert-Lewin. We would have to pay a fee to get him, he's got no long-term future, he's no better than anyone we already have and playing him would rob DCL, Niasse and Sandro of opportunities to develop as players - we've ALREADY spent money on the three of them and no-one right now would give us £10m for Niasse or £5m for Sandro so what sense is there in selling them at a loss to buy Deeney at an inflated (January, English, club captain, we've recently upset Watford) fee? It would turn out as bad as the Kone transfer, but would cost significantly more.

A far better solution would be to get Giroud in on loan. He at least has a reason to give it a decent effort (to get into the french world cup squad) and has a reputation as a decent professional. Additionally, as he would only be here temporarily his impact on the development of Sandro, DCL and Niasse could be mitigated far more effectively - Sandro could go on loan until the summer, for instance, coming back refreshed to us at the same time as Giroud waves goodbye.

There are plenty who would give us 10M for Niasse or 5M for Sandro!

I think you are getting a bit weirdly defensive here! I never said we should sell them or that we should be loads for Deeney! All I am saying is he aint a bad player. He is decent.