Marc_Degryse 107 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55696323 Bit of a 'come and get me' plea to any potential suitors. Worth a look for us surely? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post SallyCinnamon 25,721 Posted January 18 Popular Post Share Posted January 18 Ageing, expensive crock who’s done nothing for years. Yep sounds right up our street. Get him in. 6 4 Link to post Share on other sites
wilyfox 23,382 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Not as fit as he used to be, and goes where the money is. Would be an expensive gamble to find out if he’s still got it. Link to post Share on other sites
prowl 10,799 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Contract to end of season with option to renew might work. If the wage is reasonable we wouldn't lose much. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Gob_Bluth 1,498 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 We can't afford to sign a main striker who'll need to get up to speed. We've already just signed a winger with chronic toe arthritis 1 Link to post Share on other sites
WhiteOwl91 3,683 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Would have thought he will end up abroad for far more money than we (i hope!) would even consider paying. Link to post Share on other sites
HillsboroughOwlNI 1,920 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Donkey, not pony. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
wilyfox 23,382 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 6 minutes ago, prowl said: Contract to end of season with option to renew might work. If the wage is reasonable we wouldn't lose much. Really?! If he doesn’t score the goals to help keep us up, we’d go down and lose a lot. The risk is far greater than his wage. Link to post Share on other sites
gurujuan 13,422 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Is he better than anything we have? Yes he probably is. Can we find better? Maybe, but evidence suggests we won’t The fact that he would probably accept a short term contract, could work in his favour. Normally I’d be against such a move, but we are where we are 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites
prowl 10,799 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 (edited) 3 minutes ago, wilyfox said: Really?! If he doesn’t score the goals to help keep us up, we’d go down and lose a lot. The risk is far greater than his wage. Because we have a lot of options up front..............? If we can sign better then do it. Edited January 18 by prowl 1 Link to post Share on other sites
WalthamOwl 19,779 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 No no no. Link to post Share on other sites
hasthagotanycheese 3,213 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Pay as you play contract until end of season with bonus for hitting targets in goals scored and club retaining championship status. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
wilyfox 23,382 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 2 minutes ago, prowl said: Because we have a lot of options up front..............? If we can sign better then do it. We have 5 options. They don’t complement each other though, that’s the problem. I was happy to sign Green with his age & talent despite a lack of football, because initially he can push Harris and do a job from the bench. We need a striker who can walk into the starting XI and improve our dynamic. Is Bony up to that straight away? Have my doubts. He’d probably break down as we try to get him going again. We need someone more dependable who can influence the team. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Gob_Bluth 1,498 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 He's 32, had one decent goalscoring season in England, he's not the answer up front. He's looking for a final payday, he's was never the hardest working striker even in his pomp. This is exactly the sort of deal we should look at and then run 3000 miles in the other direction Link to post Share on other sites
striker 7,988 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 No, he got lucky with his big move and his career nosedived since. I don't think anyone will be willing to supplement his retirement pot in exchange for an inevitable stint in the treatment room. If he really does want to play football, why not play for his friend at Newport. Link to post Share on other sites
Bing Cosby 7,791 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 I'd rather sign 12 duck sized ponies, than one full sized William Bony. Link to post Share on other sites
gurujuan 13,422 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 We probably can’t spend any money, but there are plenty of good young number 9s in the Belgian and French second tiers. You can pick up a promising striker for under a million. Whether they can adapt to Championship football is another matter, but plenty have gone on to play in the top leagues in Europe. Certainly they represent better value than what we paid for Windass and Paterson. I can remember Bruce saying that was an area where we were looking, and he mentioned that he wanted to bring Samatta here from Belgium, but his price rocketed when Premier League clubs started sniffing around. Do we still have those ex Villa recruitment guys, or have they gone now Link to post Share on other sites
prowl 10,799 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 267 games - 111 goals in his career mainly at a good level Link to post Share on other sites
Gob_Bluth 1,498 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 1 minute ago, prowl said: 267 games - 111 goals in his career mainly at a good level And yet only 25 of those came in the last 5 years Link to post Share on other sites
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