Owls2k Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 On 14/12/2019 at 13:24, LittleG said: Not sure I've seen any posts stating that our strikers were our strongest area. From the start of the season the opinion has been that we need 1 or 2 pacy strikers to complement Fletch who, like you state, is the only consistent one we have. Was a frequent opinion throughout the entire summer especially around the sale Joao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinwestzicoest Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 On 13/12/2019 at 21:14, areNOTwhatTHEYseem said: This is the key question we should all be asking about this story. Know how he feels. First Atdhe was like an earthquake to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LittleG Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 24 minutes ago, Owls2k said: Was a frequent opinion throughout the entire summer especially around the sale Joao As far as I can remember, after releasing Hooper and selling Joao, the majority of people were hoping that we would sign another striker as they had little confidence in Winnall and Rhodes stepping up. We'll just have to agree to disagree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerson Thome Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 Haven't seen much of him, but he's highly rated, in the prime of his career and believe he has a bit of pace. If the injury problem isn't serious and the fee is reasonable then seems like the kind of player we should be signing. If we can swap for someone like Winnall who is surplus to requirements it won't even affect our wage bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul.. Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Sounds like agent BS trying to drum up interest to get their client one last big contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beauchief Owl Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Blades got rid when they were two divisions lower. Got a feeling he might be a disruptive influence looking at his reaction to some decisions when I watched televised Charlton game. Pundit did say he was highly valued and their talisman, however. Deffo need to move at least one out to accommodate him but if JR can now get going we won't need him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theowlsman Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Not good enough. The rumour that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Now also again being linked with Jonson Clarke-Harris of Bristol Rovers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wilyfox Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 13 minutes ago, gurujuan said: Now also again being linked with Jonson Clarke-Harris of Bristol Rovers I suggested him a coupla months back. Would be good cover and comp for Fletcher. Very similar playing style and attributes. Some experience at this level too. Does suffer a bit with niggling injuries though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Just now, wilyfox said: I suggested him a coupla months back. Would be good cover and comp for Fletcher. Very similar playing style and attributes. Some experience at this level too. Does suffer a bit with niggling injuries though. Yeah I can recall you suggesting him Seem to remember him being reasonably quick at Rotherham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wilyfox Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 12 minutes ago, gurujuan said: Yeah I can recall you suggesting him Seem to remember him being reasonably quick at Rotherham Not blistering pace, but quicker than what we've got up there. At some point we're gonna have to protect Fletcher or he'll break down. JCH would be a decent option of a good age to add to the squad - but we're gonna be linked with a fair few strikers in the weeks ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ash76 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 People suggesting that a swap involving Winnall would be possible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlsfan_72 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 I've seen him play a few times for Charlton and was suggesting signing him in the summer. I live a few miles from the Valley and get free tickets occasionally. The local fans love him. He's not lightning pace, but would be quicker than any of our players - and the perfect partner for Fletcher. He's been out for 14 weeks yet still has 5 goals. He should be back playing on Saturday, so isn't a long term injury. He started 41 games last season and scored 21, so he's not a crock like some are making out. Seems a sensible, low-risk signing - that's if there's any truth in the rumours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 20 hours ago, owlsfan_72 said: I've seen him play a few times for Charlton and was suggesting signing him in the summer. I live a few miles from the Valley and get free tickets occasionally. The local fans love him. He's not lightning pace, but would be quicker than any of our players - and the perfect partner for Fletcher. He's been out for 14 weeks yet still has 5 goals. He should be back playing on Saturday, so isn't a long term injury. He started 41 games last season and scored 21, so he's not a crock like some are making out. Seems a sensible, low-risk signing - that's if there's any truth in the rumours. His record overall is poor so not sure why he would be regarded as low risk? We would be signing him based on one season of his long career? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 10 minutes ago, Ellis Rimmer said: His record overall is poor so not sure why he would be regarded as low risk? We would be signing him based on one season of his long career? True, but I guess it could be looked at that, his career is going in the right trajectory, unlike Rhodes, who was signed following a couple of poor seasons, but who otherwise had an impressive CV All transfers are a risk I suppose, but how much of a risk will be down to the size of the fee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oz_owl Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 (edited) 24 minutes ago, Ellis Rimmer said: His record overall is poor so not sure why he would be regarded as low risk? We would be signing him based on one season of his long career? Low risk because you can sign a player who appears to be able to perform well at this level given recent evidence for a fee that would be below market price. As guru mentioned, that's unlike the Rhodes signing which was high risk because we paid a premium price for a player who we hoped might recover his old form (he may still do so, but a higher risk nonetheless). I think it's interesting that Brentford tried to sign Taylor in the summer, Charlton rejecting multiple bids from them. In terms of recruitment Brentford are one of the smartest teams around at the moment; they use cutting-edge analytics to identify players who may be undervalued. It's allowed them to sign good players for relatively low fees who then can be sold for large profits. Edited December 19, 2019 by oz_owl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesteel Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 He’s been quality for a few years now. If available for a reasonable fee he could be a shrewd buy for a couple of seasons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wilyfox Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Taylor has declined new contract offer at Charlton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wilyfox Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Although the player himself has denied an offer was made, so some games being played ahead of January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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