daored Posted November 30, 2019 Report Share Posted November 30, 2019 Appreciate Huddersfield were poor today, but think this guy should be a serious option for us in January. Took his goal well and was busy throughout the game. Maybe not got the build of Afobe but could be an option Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 30, 2019 Report Share Posted November 30, 2019 Just now, daored said: Appreciate Huddersfield were poor today, but think this guy should be a serious option for us in January. Took his goal well and was busy throughout the game. Maybe not got the build of Afobe but could be an option Thought Huddersfield looked good today to be honest. We just looked even better. He is a quality striker. I imagine wages may be a problem and transfer fee. Would like him for sure though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miloemily Posted November 30, 2019 Report Share Posted November 30, 2019 Agree, every time I have seen him he looks very lively. What would he cost though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Red Hat Posted November 30, 2019 Report Share Posted November 30, 2019 Said this to the guys around me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDOXO Posted November 30, 2019 Report Share Posted November 30, 2019 Mark Ashton was pretty clear we are serious about another forward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh1t_ref_again Posted November 30, 2019 Report Share Posted November 30, 2019 not a forward but I thought bakuna was good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeAman08 Posted November 30, 2019 Report Share Posted November 30, 2019 Good player but not a serious target due to his contract being a player in his first full season there. He was roughly 5m when they bought him so don’t think a team with some parachute money would sell a young striker on a long contract for an amount we could afford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinapig Posted November 30, 2019 Report Share Posted November 30, 2019 His talent was so obvious at Charlton I was astonished a bigger Prem team didn't sign him when Huddersfield did. Wouldn't fancy our chances of getting him now. Having said that, despite the focus being solely on signing a striker we have as many goals as Fulham, who have Mitrovic. Our problem is letting in too many goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Army 75 Posted November 30, 2019 Report Share Posted November 30, 2019 15 minutes ago, JonDolman said: Thought Huddersfield looked good today to be honest. We just looked even better. He is a quality striker. I imagine wages may be a problem and transfer fee. Would like him for sure though. Really I thought they were awful besides a couple of attacks which you would expect from an ex premiership side . But I agree we were class Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidercity1987 Posted November 30, 2019 Report Share Posted November 30, 2019 Yeah right £20m to the Prem more likely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted November 30, 2019 Report Share Posted November 30, 2019 Dream on guys and gals. Dream on. When he leaves them it will be for bigger things than us I’m afraid. Probably third best striker in this league Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBCFC Posted November 30, 2019 Report Share Posted November 30, 2019 35 minutes ago, daored said: Appreciate Huddersfield were poor today, but think this guy should be a serious option for us in January. Took his goal well and was busy throughout the game. Maybe not got the build of Afobe but could be an option He was someone I wanted us to try and sign before he went to Huddersfield. Going to be a lot more expensive to get him now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slippin cider Posted November 30, 2019 Report Share Posted November 30, 2019 16 minutes ago, RedDave said: Probably third best striker in this league After? .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLionLad Posted November 30, 2019 Report Share Posted November 30, 2019 36 minutes ago, JonDolman said: Thought Huddersfield looked good today to be honest. We just looked even better. He is a quality striker. I imagine wages may be a problem and transfer fee. Would like him for sure though. At one point, I thought we would go on to score a few more than we did. I don’t think they looked that good at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numero Uno Posted November 30, 2019 Report Share Posted November 30, 2019 19 minutes ago, RedDave said: Dream on guys and gals. Dream on. When he leaves them it will be for bigger things than us I’m afraid. Probably third best striker in this league Agreed. Superb movement. Also thought Bacuna looked useful, an upgrade on Palmer probably. If the Crowley brothers sort them out defensively, which on today’s evidence is some job, they will cause future opponents problems. 5 minutes ago, Slippin cider said: After? .... Mitrovic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted November 30, 2019 Report Share Posted November 30, 2019 6 minutes ago, Slippin cider said: After? .... Mitrovic and Watkins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slippin cider Posted November 30, 2019 Report Share Posted November 30, 2019 1 minute ago, RedDave said: Mitrovic and Watkins Just checking .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numero Uno Posted November 30, 2019 Report Share Posted November 30, 2019 4 minutes ago, RedDave said: Mitrovic and Watkins Which Watkins? Marley or Ollie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted November 30, 2019 Report Share Posted November 30, 2019 1 minute ago, Numero Uno said: Which Watkins? Marley or Ollie? Ollie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numero Uno Posted November 30, 2019 Report Share Posted November 30, 2019 1 minute ago, RedDave said: Ollie I would say Ollie Watkins has got more raw talent but Grant more know how. His movement caused Williams and Baker all sorts of problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted November 30, 2019 Report Share Posted November 30, 2019 I know that we had him watched a few times when he was at Charlton. I believe he had a few ‘off field’ issues, which probably held us back from spending the sort of money that was gonna be required to get him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted November 30, 2019 Report Share Posted November 30, 2019 58 minutes ago, daored said: Appreciate Huddersfield were poor today, but think this guy should be a serious option for us in January. Took his goal well and was busy throughout the game. Maybe not got the build of Afobe but could be an option thought he was their threat in my pre-match thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjak Posted November 30, 2019 Report Share Posted November 30, 2019 Ridiculous that we missed out on Watkins...........that was substandard scouting, and quite unbelieveable that we lost out to Brentford for such an exceptional talent who was quite literally on our doorstep. While we were watching Diony...he slipped through our fingers, to this day I cannot conceive that we were so remiss.............£1.8 million! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinapig Posted November 30, 2019 Report Share Posted November 30, 2019 Just now, maxjak said: Ridiculous that we missed out on Watkins...........that was substandard scouting, and quite unbelieveable that we lost out to Brentford for such an exceptional talent who was quite literally on our doorstep. While we were watching Diony...he slipped through our fingers, to this day I cannot conceive that we were so remiss.............£1.8 million! Of course we scouted him. My understanding is that Exeter wanted £1m more from us than the fee they subsequently accepted from Brentford. There doesn't seem to be a good relationship between the clubs for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted November 30, 2019 Report Share Posted November 30, 2019 Not substandard scouting mate. I can 100% assure you. He was watched many many times and was highly recommended every time. Now, I’m not casting any sort of inference but instead of signing Watkins we signed Cod. Think about where Cod came from and that’ll give you the answer as to why the scouts many assessments and wholehearted recommendations were turned down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted November 30, 2019 Report Share Posted November 30, 2019 4 minutes ago, chinapig said: Of course we scouted him. My understanding is that Exeter wanted £1m more from us than the fee they subsequently accepted from Brentford. There doesn't seem to be a good relationship between the clubs for some reason. Yes, you can’t blame the scouts....waits for @Harry to chime in. 1 minute ago, Harry said: Not substandard scouting mate. I can 100% assure you. He was watched many many times and was highly recommended every time. Now, I’m not casting any sort of inference but instead of signing Watkins we signed Cod. Think about where Cod came from and that’ll give you the answer as to why the scouts many assessments and wholehearted recommendations were turned down. Ha ha....your post beat mine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjak Posted November 30, 2019 Report Share Posted November 30, 2019 1 minute ago, chinapig said: Of course we scouted him. My understanding is that Exeter wanted £1m more from us than the fee they subsequently accepted from Brentford. There doesn't seem to be a good relationship between the clubs for some reason. Wonder what he is worth now?.............£10 - £15 mill, I don't care if Exeter hated us, we should have signed him. I saw him play twice for Exeter, and even though I was an amateur footballer and a sub standard coach, I could see he was going to be an exceptional talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coach Posted November 30, 2019 Report Share Posted November 30, 2019 Premier League clubs are apparently interested Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinapig Posted November 30, 2019 Report Share Posted November 30, 2019 Just now, maxjak said: Wonder what he is worth now?.............£10 - £15 mill, I don't care if Exeter hated us, we should have signed him. I saw him play twice for Exeter, and even though I was an amateur footballer and a sub standard coach, I could see he was going to be an exceptional talent. Harry has given the inside track. It is certainly harder to sign a player from a club with which you have a bad relationship. Hence the upping of the price as I was given to understand. The only other comment I would add is that I can imagine what the reaction would have been on here if we had paid close to £3m for a League 2 player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted November 30, 2019 Report Share Posted November 30, 2019 3 minutes ago, chinapig said: Harry has given the inside track. It is certainly harder to sign a player from a club with which you have a bad relationship. Hence the upping of the price as I was given to understand. The only other comment I would add is that I can imagine what the reaction would have been on here if we had paid close to £3m for a League 2 player. Bigger sell on percentage from Brentford too I think....which Exeter thought Brentford would achieve for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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