CiderCraig Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 It's been an excellent start by Benik. Nketia has barely had a look in since choosing Northern Spymasters United, but has found the net a couple of times. I guess we'll never know how he would've done for us, but personally I am pleased with Afobe, clearly fitted in well (and quickly, which is important) and is already showing signs of the player who was out of our reach just a few short years ago. Onwards and upwards, City, and likewise Benik Afobe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garland-sweden Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 Think it went that it should be. Afobe wants to be here and seems happy. He is a proven goalscorer, Wolves. We never get the answer but Afobe is fine for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Louie louie Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 Think we got the better player. Knows his way around this level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Peacock Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 Both would have been nice. Different players. Maybe we were after both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 Possibly we have got the better deal. Only because Afobe is playing for the chance to sign a perm deal whereas Nketia would have been going back to Arsenal at the end of the season, regardless of how his loan spell had gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozo Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 I don't think it's quite so simple. I think Nketiah would score 20+ in this team amd we still need someone in that mould at this club. Saying that, Afobe's doing really well and we might just resurrect the career of a handful up front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 I think it's one of those great imponderables as to which would score the most here. What seems clearer is Afobe seems to be thriving again at this club. Which is nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC Grim Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 Yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nest Egg Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 Too early to say for definite, but it’s reassuring to see how Afobe has started. Was apprehensive about his signing as it seemed like the last snog on the dancefloor but if he can continue to prove me wrong that would be great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phileas Fogg Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 29 minutes ago, CiderCraig said: It's been an excellent start by Benik. Nketia has barely had a look in since choosing Northern Spymasters United, but has found the net a couple of times. I guess we'll never know how he would've done for us, but personally I am pleased with Afobe, clearly fitted in well (and quickly, which is important) and is already showing signs of the player who was out of our reach just a few short years ago. Onwards and upwards, City, and likewise Benik Afobe. Difficult to say really. Nketiah is a real talent, and he may have done just as well or even better. What's perhaps more useful about Afobe is that he's proven at this level, and even though he's just 26 years old, is more experienced at a higher level than many of our fairly young squad. It seemed pretty obvious to me that if he was settled, fit and had a team who played to his strengths - he'd get us goals. He had none of this at Stoke. I think Nketiah will also have a good season, but maybe for where we are as a club, Afobe may turn out to be a better option ultimately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinapig Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 The fact that Nketiah didn't have the courtesy to let us know he wasn't coming down for the medical suggests something about his character. No problems with Afobe's attitude so to that extent perhaps we got the right outcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelRobartes Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 I think Nketiah would have done well here but the big advantage with Afobe is that we have the option to sign him permanently in the summer. If Nketiah had come to City we'd still definitely be looking for a new striker again after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin1988 Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 So far... *foreboding music* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 No way of predicting how Nketiah would do had he signed for City. Unlike Afobe Nketiah has no Championship experience and we all know that loans don’t always work out. He may have become another Tammy but also become another Diony.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 Much as I`m happy with the way it`s turned out to be fair it`s going to be difficult to compare which is doing `better` given the limited minutes Nketiah looks like he`s going to get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 Afobe, if successful, could potentially be our player for the next 4-5 years, so whilst we may have missed out on a one season wonder (for us), I’m not disappointed by the way things have worked out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 To be fair, if Nketiah had signed for us, he’d probably be ruled out injured for 6 months by now..! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 20 minutes ago, mozo said: I don't think it's quite so simple. I think Nketiah would score 20+ in this team amd we still need someone in that mould at this club. Saying that, Afobe's doing really well and we might just resurrect the career of a handful up front. It’s one of those “we’ll never know” things. FFIW, I always had a worry about how we’d fit Eddie in...as it looked like we’d set up 4231, with Fam up top. On that basis, until Webster’s sale freed up other recruitment options, and injuries sort of enforced a 5212, I couldn’t see life without Fam up top, even if I thought Weimann deserved minutes there instead. Where would Eddie have played? Wide? As it’s happened the 5212 might well have accommodated Nketiah in the 2, and you could see Palmer liking his movement. But... ...I think it would’ve been Diedhiou and Nketiah, not Nketiah and Weimann, as it is with Afobe and Weimann....both excellent movement, and with Weimann especially, you get fantastic energy. So, ifs, buts and maybes. At 16:55 on deadline day and news of Afobe on loan, I was very happy. This was a £12m (virtually) proven front-man one year earlier. As the deal materialised and we found out it was 12 months loan, with an option to buy, it sounded even better. Kids intel that the purchase price is very favourable makes it sound even better. Add to that Benik’s attitude to being here, better again. Add to that, 3 goals in 4 starts, better again. And finally, a player that suits Weimann....and Palmer, and it’s a brilliant piece of recruitment. Eddie might get 20+ for Leeds....but no guarantees with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBW Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 Do we know how much the option to buy is for exactly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 1 minute ago, TBW said: Do we know how much the option to buy is for exactly? No, but you’d expect it to be around the £10-12million that Stoke paid - if we want to keep him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 2 minutes ago, TBW said: Do we know how much the option to buy is for exactly? @Kid in the Riot May but rightly may hold off such details At a guess I’m not sure it would break our transfer record personally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 2 minutes ago, Bar BS3 said: No, but you’d expect it to be around the £10-12million that Stoke paid - if we want to keep him. I’d be surprised - he wants out , Stoke want him off the wages , and he will only have. A year left on his contract Got to remember he’s not valued now or in 9 months his value agreed would have been in the window when Stoke were happy to ship him out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 1 minute ago, BobBobSuperBob said: I’d be surprised - he wants out , Stoke want him off the wages , and he will only have. A year left on his contract Got to remember he’s not valued now or in 9 months his value agreed would have been in the window when Stoke were happy to ship him out True and hopefully that means we bag a bargain! Imagine how sick they’d feel if he bangs in 20+ goals for us and they’d already agreed to ship him out for £5million Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Island Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 10 minutes ago, TBW said: Do we know how much the option to buy is for exactly? £3m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INCRED Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 54 minutes ago, Oh Louie louie said: Think we got the better player. Knows his way around this level. Better option playing up on his own also. Physically he’s better suited to our style and has a very good record at this level Nketiah whilst a very good young player is probably better in an attacking 3 and has yet to prove himself at this level Im glad we have Afobe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 2 minutes ago, Bar BS3 said: True and hopefully that means we bag a bargain! Imagine how sick they’d feel if he bangs in 20+ goals for us and they’d already agreed to ship him out for £5million Ironically they’ve replaced him with Hogan (Not sure if it’s with an option , or even commitment ,to buy ) on , Id hazzard a Guess, similar wages They have Vokes there (Well on the bench !) So Maybe saw Hogan as a better option I quite like Hogan, but Afobes all round game much better IMHO and just what we needed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 I honestly think we would have signed both if we could. We were constantly linked with more than one type of striker. Whilst Afobe isn’t a full on target man, he does give some physicality that the likes of Moore and Hugill would have given. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 Very happy with Afobe. Having seen a bit of Nketiah I think he's real quality. Maybe learning the Leeds way of playing before getting starts. Was gutted when we didn't get him, but delighted with number 2 on the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibor Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 Pleased when we signed him and even more so now. He's a proper striker, you can tell that just by watching his movement. I would like to see more of him in front of a midfield with Nagy, Palmer and Massengo in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 17 minutes ago, BobBobSuperBob said: Ironically they’ve replaced him with Hogan (Not sure if it’s with an option , or even commitment ,to buy ) on , Id hazzard a Guess, similar wages They have Vokes there (Well on the bench !) So Maybe saw Hogan as a better option I quite like Hogan, but Afobes all round game much better IMHO and just what we needed I agree. I’ve always rated Hogan, but that’s based on what I’ve seen against us. Take away his goals against us from his stats and he’s probably more on par with Matty Taylor..! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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