Depends on sample sizes
Depends on whether they rely on pace or not
Couldn't be less relevant.
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Christian Benteke
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Depends on sample sizes
Depends on whether they rely on pace or not
Couldn't be less relevant.
Bedfordspurs
Chris Waddle
Disagree about the language piece as its a variable around being able to communicate with the team
If a footballer can't pick up square, back, clear, time, left, right, keeper's etc in the space of a few weeks then they're too dumb to play for us anyway.
Bedfordspurs
Chris Waddle
Pirate55
The Last Man Standing 17/18
And for every dud there are many more that have had one good season and continued to have good careers at the highest level.
What would be madness, would be to go into the second half of the season with just two reconised strikers ( I am discounting Ade) and one of them in a crisis. We desperately need another CF.
I agree, but we can't pay proven, will definitely work money for a player who has shown no more than those listed. If we can get him for £15M + some add ons then I think he's equivalent to a lot of the other names.
Good return because he cost peanuts - my point was that if we'd bought him the summer after he scored 40 or so goals we'd have been more than disappointed.
parklane1
Tony Galvin
You know as well as I do they are fans who think stats are the holy bible.
I don't think there are - not on this site.
I count myself as someone who prefers the use of stats to back up an opinion to "because I said so" or "because that's how football was in the 80s and I don't see why it should change" though if that's what you're referring to.
Unless you're a club that can buy ready made, world class players, then surely all tranfers are a gamble? For me, the biggest factor is age, due to re-sale value. We should never go for a Soldado type deal again, because if it doesn't work out, then you're lumbered with a 30 year old whose stock is low and worth f**k all. Using Carroll as an example, he was a poor buy for Liverpool, but at least they got £15m back for him.
Saying all that, I think we should go for Ings as a low-risk, cheap buy.
Saying all that, I think we should go for Ings as a low-risk, cheap buy.
Finney Is Back
Andy Thompson
Not sure about that.....
He scored 35 goals for Sunderland in season 97-98.
The following season he got 25 goals despite missing 4 months of the season injured (and 23 of those were in the league).
He then got 30 goals the following season, winning him the PL golden boot and also the European golden boot.
Pirate55
The Last Man Standing 17/18
I would take that return for a "one season wonder" any day! Did he really score 90 goals over the three following seasons? If so, WOW. What would we give for a striker like that today!
Pirate55
The Last Man Standing 17/18
This reminds me of the debate we were having on here in the January window a few seasons back. Iirc, we were in the Chamions League that year and at the time were sitting pretty in third and looking set fair to qualify again.
I wanted us to splash out on a proven striker to ensure we crossed the line. Others said, no wait for the stadium to be built. We brought in Saha for nothing. Failed to qualify and have been in a negative spiral ever since.
Good centre forwards don't come cheap. We desperately need one now.
Really? That surprises me.
I seem to remember him going very quiet very quickly.
Bullet
Colin Calderwood
Maybe you're thinking of Marcus Stewart, he got 19 goals for Ipswich, they finished 5th.... then he got 6 goals and they went down
glasgowspur
Andy Thompson
Are people really advocating spending £30m on someone to sit on the bench in case Harry gets injured? I we spend that on a striker he has to play so what happens to Harry? If it's for back up what's wrong with an older pro who knows the game and is willing to bide his time.
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It would be a gamble for us to pin our hopes on Kane after one breakout season, who knows what lies ahead for him.
The amount of games we're likely to play for the coming seasons, as well as Kanes ability to play several roles means we can accomodate another top striker, imv
The amount of games we're likely to play for the coming seasons, as well as Kanes ability to play several roles means we can accomodate another top striker, imv
Shearer wasn't quick was he? I certainly wouldn't of considered him any quicker than Benteke...
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