TodwickOwl Posted April 6, 2019 Author Share Posted April 6, 2019 12 minutes ago, SallyCinnamon said: He’s 32. Has a suspect injury record. We already have 10 billion strikers. He is at the top end of the wage bill. FFP is a real issue. It’s not magically disappearing. We resign Hooper, that is another year or two of significant wages which could be spent on bringing in a player like Hector or someone else where it’s really needed. Do you think Norwich fans are still gutted they lost Maddison? Do you think Leeds are crying over Chris Wood? Do you think United are still upset over Brooks? In any business to improve and move forward you have to make tough decisions for the long term vision. We keep hold of Hooper, it just shows me we haven’t learnt our lesson. Are you joking? They all left because they had a better offer Hooper has played 2 games since coming back and today absolutely showed he’s top of the class against an apparently, set for promotion side We will not get a striker anywhere near his quality at all for less than 5m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beholder Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 (edited) 2 minutes ago, TodwickOwl said: Are you joking? They all left because they had a better offer Hooper has played 2 games since coming back and today absolutely showed he’s top of the class against an apparently, set for promotion side We will not get a striker anywhere near his quality at all for less than 5m Spot on. Seriously some people think strikers that good grow on trees at this level. They don't .would be insane not to offer him a new contract. He massively influenced how well we played today. Edited April 6, 2019 by Beholder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shetland Owl Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Think if he stays fit for the rest of the season he will get a one year contract. FF and Winnall will leave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asteener1867 Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 (edited) 46 minutes ago, TodwickOwl said: New contract now. So so effective in that position - rarely lost the ball at all, and superb at his link up play Itll cost us a fortune to get a player anywhere like that, give him an extension ASAP I'll hold my hands up...I was against even starting him today....but he never put a foot wrong, has a head for football, always takes up good positions Edited April 6, 2019 by asteener1867 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TodwickOwl Posted April 6, 2019 Author Share Posted April 6, 2019 Just now, asteener1867 said: I'll hold my hands up...I was against even starting him today....but he never put a foot wrong, has a head for football, always takes up Was blowing all game and still absolutely shat on Villa Unreal player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saf Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 8 minutes ago, Beholder said: We have a lot of strikers. I'd let go of Winnal , Fletcher , Forestieri, Nuhiu and Matias . Not Hooper though. Hooper stays and you build around him. He is too good to do otherwise. I also reckon Bruce sees things the same way but we shall wait and see. What's the point in building around a player who hasn't been available for 18 out of the last 24 months? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beholder Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Just now, saf said: What's the point in building around a player who hasn't been available for 18 out of the last 24 months? That is irrelevant. He is fit now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saf Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Just now, Beholder said: That is irrelevant. He is fit now. It's not. He's over 30. And came with a dubious fitness record. If base your team around an individual that good what do you do when he is inevitably unfit? He touch today was a class apart. If he had been available even jos would have won a few more games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewsburyowl58 Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 35 minutes ago, vulva said: He’s a very good player, but doesn’t fit the criteria of what we need. Injury prone, no sell on value and wrong age. We need a complete overhaul of our recruitment policy. We need players that will take us up does he fit that criteria? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlmark Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 All difficult decisions as to who stays and who goes but for once I am quite relaxed about it as we now have a manager in whom we can trust. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRightSide Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 56 minutes ago, TodwickOwl said: New contract now. So so effective in that position - rarely lost the ball at all, and superb at his link up play Itll cost us a fortune to get a player anywhere like that, give him an extension ASAP I love Hooper. He’s easily our best player, but you just can’t get enough football out of him to significantly contribute. He doesn’t seem to get knocks, it’s major injuries. Unfortunately we need to wave him goodbye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNChance Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Was fantastic today but it’s his second game in 14 months. It’s easy to get nostalgic but we need to be ruthless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRightSide Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 10 minutes ago, Beholder said: That is irrelevant. He is fit now. He’s been fit at this time of the year before, and then look what happened. There’s a pattern. And it’s not one that justifies major investment unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earlsfieldowl Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Strictly pay as you play only. ..we’ll do well to get 20 games plus out of him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRightSide Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 3 minutes ago, Earlsfieldowl said: Strictly pay as you play only. ..we’ll do well to get 20 games plus out of him Problem is, it’s not pitch and putt. Why would any player of his standing and track record accept a pay as you play deal? He could easily get 2 and 3 year contract offers if available on a free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCOWL Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 28 minutes ago, Beholder said: Hooper stays and you build around him. I’m sorry, but that’s just a ridiculous statement. You want to build a team around a player who’s missed over half of the last 3 years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saf Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 2 minutes ago, McRightSide said: Problem is, it’s not pitch and putt. Why would any player of his standing and track record accept a pay as you play deal? He could easily get 2 and 3 year contract offers if available on a free I think we have to let him go. I don't know what we do with players (three new players from jan already injured) but we can't afford big earners who aren't available every week. If we have a few star players on big whack we can't afford decent quality squad players to come in when these stars are unfit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCOWL Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 We need to cut the wage bill. Theres half a dozen strikers on our books that I’d like to see exit before Gary Hooper. But they aren’t out of contract. He is. If we can offload, Joao, Winnal, Rhodes, Nuhiu then great, offfer Hooper a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A E Neuman NYowl Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 11 minutes ago, NorfolkNChance said: Was fantastic today but it’s his second game in 14 months. It’s easy to get nostalgic but we need to be ruthless This is true, sadly I feel the same about Kieran Lee who has been a great servant to the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouncing Owl Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Hes a class player. Big decision in the summer. In normal circumstances, he would be released but we are talking about one of the best players in the championship when fit. Like Kieran Lee, they make football look very easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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