Davefevs Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, chucky said: Is Forest's scouting set up 'who are Bristol City looking at'? In other news from that guy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shtanley Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 Surely we can jump ahead of the “queue” with Brownhill potentially going the other way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 5 minutes ago, Shtanley said: Surely we can jump ahead of the “queue” with Brownhill potentially going the other way. Unless their attention has turned to Joe Allen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfc01 Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, Davefevs said: Unless their attention has turned to Joe Allen. May well do - but he'll be 30 in March, 6 years older than Brownhill. However, JA has played a lot of Premiership games so they may want the experience rather than the potential at this time. I just wonder if Brownhill is being pushed out to make way for incomings, that leak of his release clause came at a good time - was it Gregor that posted it ? Back on topic - Forest seem to have made a bid for Wells, hopefully we've made a better one but I'm thinking Toney is priority and on his way here, his profile fits perfectly but it may depend on Brownhill. Interesting few days coming up.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 6 minutes ago, bcfc01 said: May well do - but he'll be 30 in March, 6 years older than Brownhill. However, JA has played a lot of Premiership games so they may want the experience rather than the potential at this time. I just wonder if Brownhill is being pushed out to make way for incomings, that leak of his release clause came at a good time - was it Gregor that posted it ? Back on topic - Forest seem to have made a bid for Wells, hopefully we've made a better one but I'm thinking Toney is priority and on his way here, his profile fits perfectly but it may depend on Brownhill. Interesting few days coming up.. Wasn’t leaked by the club, which is interesting, unless they initiated it. All if a sudden there seems to be some movement. Ashton under huge pressure. Under more than Lee, who’s eased a bit with 3 wins out of 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coppello Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 Hopefully this will age terribly: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviestevieneville Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Ohbasso said: Alan Nixon just tweeted that Burnley are recalling Wells ready to sell him. That’s wells to forest sorted then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRock Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 3 hours ago, chucky said: Is Forest's scouting set up 'who are Bristol City looking at'? ....and we could save ourselves a fortune by having ours ‘who are Brentford looking at’? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrumpty Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 The more I think about this one, the less I enthuse about it. 1. (Most importantly) I don't see what Well's motivation will be (to join us). He's happy at QPR, he's not stepping up, he has no connection with the area, etc. His only motivation will therefore be money, which leads me on to 2. 2. He will be expensive. He will be on a wedge at Burnley, so will not be cheap. He will also command a sizeable (but not extortionate) fee, which is unlikely to be recouped in full, due to age. 3. Is his style (poacher) what we need? Could play with Fam, but instead of? I have my doubts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozo Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 25 minutes ago, Scrumpty said: The more I think about this one, the less I enthuse about it. 1. (Most importantly) I don't see what Well's motivation will be (to join us). He's happy at QPR, he's not stepping up, he has no connection with the area, etc. His only motivation will therefore be money, which leads me on to 2. 2. He will be expensive. He will be on a wedge at Burnley, so will not be cheap. He will also command a sizeable (but not extortionate) fee, which is unlikely to be recouped in full, due to age. 3. Is his style (poacher) what we need? Could play with Fam, but instead of? I have my doubts. Agree with 1 and 2, but to 3 I'd say he definitely is what we need Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italian dave Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 26 minutes ago, Scrumpty said: The more I think about this one, the less I enthuse about it. 1. (Most importantly) I don't see what Well's motivation will be (to join us). He's happy at QPR, he's not stepping up, he has no connection with the area, etc. His only motivation will therefore be money, which leads me on to 2. 2. He will be expensive. He will be on a wedge at Burnley, so will not be cheap. He will also command a sizeable (but not extortionate) fee, which is unlikely to be recouped in full, due to age. 3. Is his style (poacher) what we need? Could play with Fam, but instead of? I have my doubts. 1 and 2 are good points and certainly risks. If we're going to spend big though... on 3 though, I think that's what we need, with Fam. Fam is a great 10/15 goal a season striker, but we need a man man. A Bob Taylor to the Fam that is Robbie Turner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrumpty Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 2 minutes ago, italian dave said: 1 and 2 are good points and certainly risks. If we're going to spend big though... on 3 though, I think that's what we need, with Fam. Fam is a great 10/15 goal a season striker, but we need a man man. A Bob Taylor to the Fam that is Robbie Turner. Totally agree - given our expected goals, Fam's return is very respectable. If we can find his 'Bob Taylor', then both he and the team will elevate. If Nahki plays with Fam, I'd be okay with it. My concern is that I fear we're looking to replace Fam with Nahki and I don't think that will work (there are better replacement options, IMHO). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Fred Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 36 minutes ago, Scrumpty said: Is his style (poacher) what we need? He's certainly a "Johnnie on the spot"(something we miss at times!) but I always thought he scores all types of goals...decent free kick,,good pen taker,,fair share of strikes around the edge of the box....don't see him as 'just' a poacher.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 2 minutes ago, Scrumpty said: Totally agree - given our expected goals, Fam's return is very respectable. If we can find his 'Bob Taylor', then both he and the team will elevate. If Nahki plays with Fam, I'd be okay with it. My concern is that I fear we're looking to replace Fam with Nahki and I don't think that will work (there are better replacement options, IMHO). I’m pretty sure we will need to replace Fam this summer . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southport Red Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 22 minutes ago, italian dave said: 1 and 2 are good points and certainly risks. If we're going to spend big though... Perhaps, but I think us fans sometimes overlook the fact that these guys are professionals. I would like to think that ‘motivation’ wouldn’t be a problem. Also, he is a goal scorer and (I would imagine) 20,000 cheering you and singing your name, fells retry good wherever it is done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Fred Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 1 minute ago, Southport Red said: fells retry good wherever it is done. I'll take your word for it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrumpty Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 6 minutes ago, Robert the bruce said: He's certainly a "Johnnie on the spot"(something we miss at times!) but I always thought he scores all types of goals...decent free kick,,good pen taker,,fair share of strikes around the edge of the box....don't see him as 'just' a poacher.. Fair analysis. He's an excellent 2nd striker, who could play off Fam, but can he lead the line? Will the ball stick with him if he's upfront on his own? Fam's issues in this respect are, in my view, often due to a lack of support. He can't simply win a header, flicking the ball on, as there's no one to run onto it (Weimann will be running, of course, but lord knows where). Hence he has to bring it down and hold it up - a tough ask for the very best of players. A strike partner running off him would give him more options (he seems to work well with his international strike partner, perhaps we should enquire about him). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrumpty Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 4 minutes ago, Southport Red said: Perhaps, but I think us fans sometimes overlook the fact that these guys are professionals. I would like to think that ‘motivation’ wouldn’t be a problem. Also, he is a goal scorer and (I would imagine) 20,000 cheering you and singing your name, fells retry good wherever it is done. Professionals 'Yes', but they are also people and have families that are people too. No matter how professional you are, motivation is a complex equation - a lot of factors need to align to get the best out of people. Kasey being a classic example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 33 minutes ago, Scrumpty said: Fair analysis. He's an excellent 2nd striker, who could play off Fam, but can he lead the line? Will the ball stick with him if he's upfront on his own? Fam's issues in this respect are, in my view, often due to a lack of support. He can't simply win a header, flicking the ball on, as there's no one to run onto it (Weimann will be running, of course, but lord knows where). Hence he has to bring it down and hold it up - a tough ask for the very best of players. A strike partner running off him would give him more options (he seems to work well with his international strike partner, perhaps we should enquire about him). Depends on team style. If you wanna lump 50 yard balls from our back 4 to him, might as well not bother. If you’re gonna pkay a bit more on the deck, and get shorter passes into him chest down then why not. Last season him worked really well off Matt Smith at AG, knew where the nod downs were going, knew when he needed to run the sides. Aguero would struggle to play up top on his own with our current style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southport Red Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 54 minutes ago, Scrumpty said: Professionals 'Yes', but they are also people and have families that are people too. No matter how professional you are, motivation is a complex equation - a lot of factors need to align to get the best out of people. Kasey being a classic example. True, but Italian Dave was calling his (possible) motivation into question. We all agree there are plenty worse places to raise a family than Bristol so I do not think any of us can use his motivation, one way or another, as an option. Players always say they are happy where they are, right up until the moment they leave (apart from that Rovers player who gave the fans the 'V' sign as he left the pitch once ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 At this point I've almost given up on getting a decent signing this window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedorDead BCFC Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 If I was Nahki I would be looking at this forum and feeling gutted. Nketiah got at least 50 pages at this stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmissionImpossible Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 2 hours ago, Southport Red said: True, but Italian Dave was calling his (possible) motivation into question. We all agree there are plenty worse places to raise a family than Bristol so I do not think any of us can use his motivation, one way or another, as an option. Players always say they are happy where they are, right up until the moment they leave (apart from that Rovers player who gave the fans the 'V' sign as he left the pitch once ) As did Ian Baird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notbarrymanc Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 4 hours ago, italian dave said: 1 and 2 are good points and certainly risks. If we're going to spend big though... on 3 though, I think that's what we need, with Fam. Fam is a great 10/15 goal a season striker, but we need a man man. A Bob Taylor to the Fam that is Robbie Turner. Sounds like you’re conflating your needs with the clubs here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italian dave Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 6 hours ago, Scrumpty said: Fair analysis. He's an excellent 2nd striker, who could play off Fam, but can he lead the line? Will the ball stick with him if he's upfront on his own? Fam's issues in this respect are, in my view, often due to a lack of support. He can't simply win a header, flicking the ball on, as there's no one to run onto it (Weimann will be running, of course, but lord knows where). Hence he has to bring it down and hold it up - a tough ask for the very best of players. A strike partner running off him would give him more options (he seems to work well with his international strike partner, perhaps we should enquire about him). That's as good a summary of our strike force this season as I've seen! The number of times Fam wins the ball in the air and then has to chase his own flick on..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unan Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 https://www.teamtalk.com/news/burnley-sean-dyche-gives-nahki-wells-update-amid-links-to-nottingham-forest-bristol-city Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 30 minutes ago, Seneca the Younger said: https://www.teamtalk.com/news/burnley-sean-dyche-gives-nahki-wells-update-amid-links-to-nottingham-forest-bristol-city So 6 pages of utter bollocks and then we read this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeAman08 Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 37 minutes ago, Seneca the Younger said: https://www.teamtalk.com/news/burnley-sean-dyche-gives-nahki-wells-update-amid-links-to-nottingham-forest-bristol-city 6 minutes ago, Sniper said: So 6 pages of utter bollocks and then we read this I am pretty sure he said this last week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chessels Chick Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 Wells on bench for QPR tonight... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazred Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 4 minutes ago, Chessels Chick said: Wells on bench for QPR tonight... Could be telling if he's subbed on in the 89th min. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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