yeadonowl Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 1 hour ago, Royal_D said: At 30yr old ? Big contract 100% That was my thought really No transfer fee so the question for us is really do we give him a big 2 year contract? Would a 2 year 10k a week deal make sense with signing on fee and promotion bonus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Crawshaw Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 42 minutes ago, beswetherick said: I rate Smith as a player but he’s quite similar to Gregory isn’t he? My thoughts too. I think you would only play one of them up top, not both together. We need a faster, younger forward to play alongside Gregory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s29wfc Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 24 minutes ago, WalthamOwl said: he is I think but we need a few more strong bullies in the team imo. Such a typical English mentality, let's get a few bullies in the team rather than actual footballers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelcityowlsfan Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 So long as players have looked after themselves, 30 is not seen like it was. It’s more like 27/28 in today’s game with the fitness and diets players have. All depends on how disciplined the player is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swfcGibbo Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 Smith would be a significant step up from Florian Kamberi. 2 year deal at 30 would be ok. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick70 Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 Be very surprised if smith ended up here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 40 minutes ago, yeadonowl said: That was my thought really No transfer fee so the question for us is really do we give him a big 2 year contract? Would a 2 year 10k a week deal make sense with signing on fee and promotion bonus? The bigger question is at 31 in October, was last season a fluke? Do stats for previous seasons stand up? Could be a big signing, could be an expensive folly. Suppose the opportunity cost is whether he can replicate last season and contribute towards promotion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JemmoJemoJemmo Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 13 hours ago, Royal_D said: My thoughts on Camara Looks a great player, but will cost a few quid to get out of Plymouth , especially regarding there stance on selling to a rival Great engine, and capable of bagging a few goals If the kind of money to get Camara out of Plymouth is available, I just wonder if it would be better spent on a striker or a central defender , I think with Bannan , FDB , Adeniran and George Byers we’ve got options already in central midfield and better ones than we’ve got upfront , certainly better than at centre half Can you trust Luongo to stay fit? Plus he hasn’t even agreed to sign yet. In general, we need more “legs” and athleticism in the team. Midfield is the obvious place to start. If we are going to play three in there he needs 6 he can trust. Luongo hasn’t signed yet and even if he does I’m not convinced DM trusts FDB or Adeniran. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beswetherick Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 23 minutes ago, steelcityowlsfan said: So long as players have looked after themselves, 30 is not seen like it was. It’s more like 27/28 in today’s game with the fitness and diets players have. All depends on how disciplined the player is. Good job he’s coming from a town famed for its healthy diet and lifestyle then 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalthamOwl Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 29 minutes ago, s29wfc said: Such a typical English mentality, let's get a few bullies in the team rather than actual footballers. in league one I think it’s needed. I do think we are to soft as a team. With Hutchinson leaving as well that makes us weaker as a team. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalthamOwl Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 Joao getting linked with a move to the Prem. Would be good news for us with the sell on clause. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JemmoJemoJemmo Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 No to Smith. We already have experienced forwards in Gregory and Paterson and plenty of experience in the squad. We MUST stop constantly investing funds in players that are not going to increase in value. And as good as Smith is at this level, we MUST get more athleticism and pace into the team. If we didn’t have Gregory, I’d probably have a different view - but we do. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, JemmoJemoJemmo said: No to Smith. We already have experienced forwards in Gregory and Paterson and plenty of experience in the squad. We MUST stop constantly investing funds in players that are not going to increase in value. And as good as Smith is at this level, we MUST get more athleticism and pace into the team. If we didn’t have Gregory, I’d probably have a different view - but we do. Inclined to agree, also , Smiths stats last season aside are not really exciting me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s29wfc Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 12 minutes ago, WalthamOwl said: in league one I think it’s needed. I do think we are to soft as a team. With Hutchinson leaving as well that makes us weaker as a team. I just think its a myth when people say bully's are needed to get out of league 1. There's no evidence to suggest it whatsoever, if anything it's the opposite, out of the last 6 promoted teams out of the league I'd say 5 didn't play that way, Wigan, Sunderland, Hull, Peterborough and Blackpool were all good on the eye, I'd say even Rotherham weren't bully's they just all knew their roles and had a structure and a manager that knew the league inside out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeadonowl Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 12 minutes ago, Royal_D said: Inclined to agree, also , Smiths stats last season aside are not really exciting me I’d take Smith on a free We can’t expect Gregory to play 46 games. Also think we need a target man type of forward as well as some pace Smith will be a good as we can get on a free for league 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camffiti Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 Fans wanting us to exclusively sign youngsters with research value, shouldn't expect immediate promotion 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camffiti Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 8 minutes ago, camffiti said: Fans wanting us to exclusively sign youngsters with research value, shouldn't expect immediate promotion *resale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stocksyuto Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 13 minutes ago, camffiti said: Fans wanting us to exclusively sign youngsters with research value, shouldn't expect immediate promotion And then those same fans will slate them hard and message them on Twitter putting them down when they don’t play to their standards it’s crazy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 27 minutes ago, yeadonowl said: I’d take Smith on a free We can’t expect Gregory to play 46 games. Also think we need a target man type of forward as well as some pace Smith will be a good as we can get on a free for league 1 This Smith and Gregory would be great They are not to similar apart from they both score goals Smith is commanding in the air much better than Gregory and he does it in both boxes which we lacked last season 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beswetherick Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 16 minutes ago, Mike Hunt said: This Smith and Gregory would be great They are not to similar apart from they both score goals Smith is commanding in the air much better than Gregory and he does it in both boxes which we lacked last season He was very good against us at Hillsborough last season. Would be surprised if he signed for us though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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