Guest wilyfox Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 23 minutes ago, gurujuan said: Be interesting, when we finally get round to sorting out some strikers, what style of player we’ll go for. Hopefully we will get away from continuously looking for the head of a target man. I mean, I’m sure Monk will want that in his armoury, but with Brown and Bannan pulling the strings, we should be able to score a variety of different goals. Brown was very good at setting up chances with clever little balls into the box Yes, I like Brown. He's very creative - when fit. That's been his problem. Providing we don't break him, he could be influential for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalthamOwl Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Just now, wilyfox said: Yes, I like Brown. He's very creative - when fit. That's been his problem. Providing we don't break him, he could be influential for us. I agree. When fit seems a real talent, Luton fans rated him highly. Concerning he has had a couple of bad injuries and missed quite a lot of games, don’t think he played for Luton since the restart because of an Achilles injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s29wfc Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, WalthamOwl said: so not Da Cruz then? The thing is most of the strikers we are being linked with seem like projects. I agree with you that we could do with 2 championship ready strikers and I would like us to get a young up and coming one aswell. Personally think 4 is a nice amount of strikers Definitely not Da Cruz as one of the 2, I'd take him as a 4th choice, so too Windass. If say we could get Chris Martin and Macauley Bonne plus a project or Windass 4th choice I'd be happy with that pool of strikers. Edited August 19, 2020 by s29wfc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalthamOwl Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, s29wfc said: Definitely not Da Cruz as one of the 2, I'd take him as a 4th choice, so too Windass. If say we could get Chris Martin and Macauley Bonne plus a project or Windass 4th choice I'd be happy with that pool of strikers. me too. Be a good selection of different types of strikers. Hope it happens although I doubt Charlton would want to deal with us Edited August 19, 2020 by WalthamOwl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 DaCruz, there’s something about him, that makes me think I shouldn’t be too dismissive about him. On the face of it, the idea of bringing back him and Windass, doesn’t exactly fill me with enthusiasm, but.... He does seem like one of those players, who could suddenly click, and from nowhere, emerge as a top striker He has looked far from clinical, but he probably has all the attributes to become a decent striker. Not a natural goalscorer, or a poacher, but I could imagine him evolving into a fast and direct striker. Equally it might never happen for him, so it wouldn’t bother me if we passed up the chance. You know, it’s like some strikers, you know they are unlikely to improve, but there’s something about this guy that makes me wonder if we should take a chance on him 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalthamOwl Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 13 minutes ago, s29wfc said: Definitely not Da Cruz as one of the 2, I'd take him as a 4th choice, so too Windass. If say we could get Chris Martin and Macauley Bonne plus a project or Windass 4th choice I'd be happy with that pool of strikers. speaking of Bonne I believe Charlton picked him up from Leyton Orient for 200k so it shows bargains are out there to be had. People saying who else could we get instead of Da Cruz it shows what you can find if you look in the right places. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wilyfox Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 I'd rather sign Tyler Walker than da Cruz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalthamOwl Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 3 minutes ago, gurujuan said: DaCruz, there’s something about him, that makes me think I shouldn’t be too dismissive about him. On the face of it, the idea of bringing back him and Windass, doesn’t exactly fill me with enthusiasm, but.... He does seem like one of those players, who could suddenly click, and from nowhere, emerge as a top striker He has looked far from clinical, but he probably has all the attributes to become a decent striker. Not a natural goalscorer, or a poacher, but I could imagine him evolving into a fast and direct striker. Equally it might never happen for him, so it wouldn’t bother me if we passed up the chance. You know, it’s like some strikers, you know they are unlikely to improve, but there’s something about this guy that makes me wonder if we should take a chance on him apart from his pace I just don’t feel he has any attributes to be a decent striker. In his 14 games he didn’t score and had 1 assist. His positional sense seems non existent as well. I really think and hope there is better out there we can attract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 3 minutes ago, WalthamOwl said: speaking of Bonne I believe Charlton picked him up from Leyton Orient for 200k so it shows bargains are out there to be had. People saying who else could we get instead of Da Cruz it shows what you can find if you look in the right places. We were monitoring him when he was at Orient as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalthamOwl Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Just now, gurujuan said: We were monitoring him when he was at Orient as well wow I didn’t realise that. Shame we didn’t go for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wilyfox Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 We are the last club in the land Charlton would wanna sell Bonne to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalthamOwl Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 2 minutes ago, wilyfox said: We are the last club in the land Charlton would wanna sell Bonne to. Taking their place in the Championship and then taking one of their best players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Brown is a cracking player when fit, could be a great signing Now I think we really need a quality right wing back, maybe another option in midfield and without doubt 2/3 strikers Get the feeling Keke Simmonds is Monks main target, Windass will be back at Hillsborough before long I’d put money on that one , be interesting to see if Monk wants to bring in an experienced striker to throw in the mix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andysowls Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 I’ll be happy with Brown....need Prem youngsters, couple more strikers & another wide man, next season’s a write-off so be a good time t’change our squad ethos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 I wonder if it will be a clean slate for all, or are we going to see some movement out? Will there need to be movement out before we can finalise our incomings. If the likes of Westwood, Rhodes, Reach and possibly Lees, are not part of Monk’s plans, then we really ought to be looking at ways of moving them on. Perhaps trying to instigate some sort of swap deals Freeing up that sort of wages space might impact on the quality of player we can bring in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwellOwl Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 8 minutes ago, gurujuan said: I wonder if it will be a clean slate for all, or are we going to see some movement out? Will there need to be movement out before we can finalise our incomings. If the likes of Westwood, Rhodes, Reach and possibly Lees, are not part of Monk’s plans, then we really ought to be looking at ways of moving them on. Perhaps trying to instigate some sort of swap deals Freeing up that sort of wages space might impact on the quality of player we can bring in. I do agree, however, hard to find interest in them I feel, could be wrong. I think we won’t get our money back for Rhodes so need to get him back to his best. Possibly interest in Westwood and Reach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 2 minutes ago, SwellOwl said: I do agree, however, hard to find interest in them I feel, could be wrong. I think we won’t get our money back for Rhodes so need to get him back to his best. Possibly interest in Westwood and Reach. Absolutely we won’t, and his level, as far as regular appearances are concerned, is probably League One. He has a value of sorts, if we can afford to use him in the way that Norwich used him, but we are unlikely to get a fee for him, if he does go. Reach could do a job at this level, and has a value, albeit greatly reduced from the figure we paid Boro. I would be looking at some sort of swap deal, if possible. If we don’t see Westwood as our experienced keeper option, then move him on, as he won’t be short of admirers. I can see Stoke being interested again, as maybe a replacement for Butland, and that would be a good move for him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
room0035 Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 8 hours ago, WalthamOwl said: I agree. When fit seems a real talent, Luton fans rated him highly. Concerning he has had a couple of bad injuries and missed quite a lot of games, don’t think he played for Luton since the restart because of an Achilles injury. 1 goal, 7 assist in 25 games but only played 90 minutes - 6 times. With money so tight bringing players in with suspect injury records just for me seems the wrong move. At the end of the season he goes back to Chelsea. Would rather us look to a league one midfielder we can get cheap and improve, or a free agent such as maddison who is only 26 and will improve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sethman75 Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 Would be seriously happy with Izzy Brown and Keke Simmons signing up 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malek Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 Joe Williams signs from Wigan to Bristol City. Decent Championship midfielder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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