matthefish2002 Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 2 minutes ago, Dutch McLovin said: Id take him back in a heartbeat. Yes he is injury prone. But........ He WANTS to play for us. He has qualities. We have Tony Strudwick. If we could get him fit as he showed glimpses of doing after lockdown then we would have a quality player on our hands. That being said he would be out of our wage structure and with just a ye ar left on his contract i suspect Palace wont be interested in a loan unless its an obligation to buy. How many times have we tried that with players and not succeeded? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch McLovin Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Just now, matthefish2002 said: How many times have we tried that with players and not succeeded? I get what your saying but he showed over lockdown his desire to do it. There are not many players who actually want to play for us. Especially ones with his qualities. The Jon Beswetherwicks of the lower leagues would love too but he's got quality.... if you can get him fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowl Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 10 hours ago, agentwalker said: The guy has got the attributes to be a decent striker but hasn't got a clue how to use them. Could JB get the best of of him? Who knows. When he was with us a few years ago, He'd definitely got the right instincts and knew exactly how to use them. You don't lose that. I agree he wasn't fantastic when he came back but he looked like he wasn't fit, he was blowing after about 30 minutes when he started. He got better as time went on but he still looked overweight. He is a big bulky unit so maybe I'm wrong on that last point. I think with a good preseason and a run of games we would see a different player, he'd be quality at this level.. Whether we could afford him is a completely different issue, so is whether he could keep injury free for 85% of the games. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blatter Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Sadly no. Injuries have robbed him of the pace and mobility he once had. He’s so much in decline now that Nuhiu carried more of a threat than Wickham in his spell here last season. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 27 minutes ago, prowl said: When he was with us a few years ago, He'd definitely got the right instincts and knew exactly how to use them. You don't lose that. I agree he wasn't fantastic when he came back but he looked like he wasn't fit, he was blowing after about 30 minutes when he started. He got better as time went on but he still looked overweight. He is a big bulky unit so maybe I'm wrong on that last point. I think with a good preseason and a run of games we would see a different player, he'd be quality at this level.. Whether we could afford him is a completely different issue, so is whether he could keep injury free for 85% of the games. That’s it, he had all the attributes to be an excellent striker at this level, maybe not Premier League, but definitely Championship Given his fitness issues in recent years, he is no longer that player, so the question is, can he get his career back on track, and are we in a position to gamble on him doing it. If all the risk was taken out of any such deal, yes he’d be an excellent replacement for Fletcher, but Palace aren’t going to offer us such a deal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jack the Hat Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 10 hours ago, agentwalker said: The guy has got the attributes to be a decent striker but hasn't got a clue how to use them. Could JB get the best of of him? Who knows. Do you mean beets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sefton owl Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 8 hours ago, Blue and white said: Would sooner see us go in for someone like Rhian Brewster on a season long loan. Definitely won’t happen. BBC sport yesterday highlighted him as a youngster who has the potential to get in the England set up ahead of the Euros next year. That said, and call me naive here, but he was OKAY at swansea, nothing more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 9 minutes ago, Sefton owl said: Definitely won’t happen. BBC sport yesterday highlighted him as a youngster who has the potential to get in the England set up ahead of the Euros next year. That said, and call me naive here, but he was OKAY at swansea, nothing more. although I think we would all settle for that OKness Agree though, no chance of him returning to the championship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agentwalker Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 29 minutes ago, Jack the Hat said: Do you mean beets? Yes, but in refusing to use these pet names Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIPPS_S.W.F.C Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 (edited) I thought him n Rhodes had a couple of decent games together,why would you not get him back,on loan,no brainer??Good target man,which we havnt got,infact no dont lets just go into new season with 1 forward....m'eh People on here in dreamland,say NO hes not good enough,lol,who do you think we are??... Beggers cant be chooses.... 2 weeks to go...no forwards training with squad,he knows us,get him in quick...IMO... (Deluded fans again...we are way to good for him) UTO... Edited August 26, 2020 by DIPPS_S.W.F.C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roscoe P. Coltrane Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Welcome back to S6 Again 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEnchanter Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 5 minutes ago, DIPPS_S.W.F.C said: I thought him n Rhodes had a couple of decent games together,why would you not get him back,on loan,no brainer??Good target man,which we havnt got,infact no dont lets just go into new season with 1 forward....m'eh People on here in dreamland,say NO hes not good enough,lol,who do you think we are??... Beggers cant be chooses.... 2 weeks to go...no forwards training with squad,he knows us,get him in quick...IMO... (Deluded fans again...we are way to good for him) UTO... We'd pile all our resources into him to wait for him to get fit to play between 15-25 games a season on nice money for him to be in decline towards the end of his contract and leave on a free. So its a no from me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmowl Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 We had him for 16 games. He was good v Forest. Very good v Bristol City. Out injured for 3 games. Poor to awful in the other 11. No thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hack-Abusi Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Wickham certainly doesn't fit in to the category of young, fit, hungry players. Looked an absolute cart horse at times with not having regular football. A shadow of the player we had previously under Gray. Needs a hell of a lot of football to get up to speed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
83owl Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 8 minutes ago, Hack-Abusi said: Wickham certainly doesn't fit in to the category of young, fit, hungry players. Looked an absolute cart horse at times with not having regular football. A shadow of the player we had previously under Gray. Needs a hell of a lot of football to get up to speed I disagree I think he looked very hungry, looked like he spent most of lockdown in Nando’s. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shetland Owl Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 did nothing really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airborne_rat_of_s6 Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 2 hours ago, Hack-Abusi said: Wickham certainly doesn't fit in to the category of young, fit, hungry players. Looked an absolute cart horse at times with not having regular football. A shadow of the player we had previously under Gray. Needs a hell of a lot of football to get up to speed Maybe fits into the hungry category. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
83owl Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 18 minutes ago, airborne_rat_of_s6 said: Maybe fits into the hungry category. Taking full advantage of eat out to help out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airborne_rat_of_s6 Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 56 minutes ago, 83owl said: Taking full advantage of eat out to help out. Fully expect a slimmed-down Wickham back, when the incentive finishes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey_wells Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 17 hours ago, Blue and white said: Would sooner see us go in for someone like Rhian Brewster on a season long loan. I think you can rule that one out, sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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