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Post by metalhead on May 19, 2016 10:26:36 GMT
I would take him in a heartbeat. Hopefully with Hughes' support we could get his head in the right frame. The guy should be going to the Euro's, but unfortunately pressed the self-destruct button 12 months ago and Pulis isn't forgiving at all.
10 million, thank you very much.
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Post by Rick Grimes on May 19, 2016 10:31:49 GMT
I'm with you on this one Paul, I'd like to see Berahino here but it would be very naive of us to play him as the main man on his own and give up aerial territory. Looking at Leicester, where's the aerial presence in their team (ignoring Huth and Morgan). Kante is small, Drinkwater of average height and the front four certainly not renowned for winning the ball in the air. So, it can be done with the right players. I agree with Mr Spencer though and would prefer a central striker who can deliver in the air and Diouf at lease offers that. Ulloa is a target man striker who is good in the air that Ranieri tended to bring on in most games but I think you've got a fair point in saying it can be done with the right players.
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Post by lordb on May 19, 2016 11:18:50 GMT
Re the concern over lacking ariel presence We could always play….shock horror… two up front Personally I don’t share the concern at all
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Post by ryan4england on May 19, 2016 11:41:58 GMT
If Berahino was 6ft 5 I'd be well up for him signing. Too many shorter & lightweight players for me allready. Shaqiri, Bojan & Berahino in the same team would mean a chronic lack of height up front, close down our midfield quickly or pressure us at the back so we hit it long and we'd be restricted to what we can do effectively. I'd take a Drogba type anyday over a berahino as a lone frontman because he can do it all, for £10m though I'd rip their arm off for Berahino to play on the right hand side. Ideally a couple out and Berahino & Benteke in, but it's not my money
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Post by jimmygscfc on May 19, 2016 11:44:16 GMT
Re the concern over lacking ariel presence We could always play….shock horror… two up front Personally I don’t share the concern at all Surely Bojan is ideal for playing in a 4-4-2? Let's see who we bring in a our new striker. If we're to play both Arnie and Shaq it will ask a few questions of Imbula and Whelan, which is why I'd like to see us bring in a younger, faster DM this Summer
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Post by Pugsley on May 19, 2016 11:56:59 GMT
If Berahino was 6ft 5 I'd be well up for him signing. Too many shorter & lightweight players for me allready. Shaqiri, Bojan & Berahino in the same team would mean a chronic lack of height up front, close down our midfield quickly or pressure us at the back so we hit it long and we'd be restricted to what we can do effectively. I'd take a Drogba type anyday over a berahino as a lone frontman because he can do it all, for £10m though I'd rip their arm off for Berahino to play on the right hand side. Ideally a couple out and Berahino & Benteke in, but it's not my money He's 5' 11", hardly a midget.
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Post by Paul Spencer on May 19, 2016 12:07:23 GMT
If Berahino was 6ft 5 I'd be well up for him signing. Too many shorter & lightweight players for me allready. Shaqiri, Bojan & Berahino in the same team would mean a chronic lack of height up front, close down our midfield quickly or pressure us at the back so we hit it long and we'd be restricted to what we can do effectively. I'd take a Drogba type anyday over a berahino as a lone frontman because he can do it all, for £10m though I'd rip their arm off for Berahino to play on the right hand side. Ideally a couple out and Berahino & Benteke in, but it's not my money He's 5' 11", hardly a midget. But he's not great in the air. www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/west-brom-comment-isnt-time-10928752I really rate Berahino and think he's a quality English striker, my worry isn't at all with the player himself but rather with the personnel WE will be playing him with. If we had (say someone like) Fellaini playing in the hole for us it wouldn't be remotely an issue for me but we've got Bojan and as much as I think Berahino is a top forward, I worry that there's a possibility we would become impotent aerially.
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2016 12:07:57 GMT
Here's to another 20 pages... I'd take him definitely, 12M max.
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Post by ryan4england on May 19, 2016 16:12:56 GMT
If Berahino was 6ft 5 I'd be well up for him signing. Too many shorter & lightweight players for me allready. Shaqiri, Bojan & Berahino in the same team would mean a chronic lack of height up front, close down our midfield quickly or pressure us at the back so we hit it long and we'd be restricted to what we can do effectively. I'd take a Drogba type anyday over a berahino as a lone frontman because he can do it all, for £10m though I'd rip their arm off for Berahino to play on the right hand side. Ideally a couple out and Berahino & Benteke in, but it's not my money He's 5' 11", hardly a midget. Didn't think he was that tall tbh, even so I'd like to see a Benteke & Berahino 4-4-2, for me though if you're intent on using a lone striker even with wide forwards I'd go for size & strength before looking at other qualities
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Post by bayernoatcake on May 19, 2016 16:14:53 GMT
Benteke with how we play at the minute just wouldn't suit us.
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Post by ryan4england on May 19, 2016 16:18:01 GMT
Benteke with how we play at the minute just wouldn't suit us. I agree, guaranteed goals used correctly though and at 25 It would be good to make him the focal point of attack and tweak what we are doing to get the best out of him, I don't think we would need to do anything major just so we get more crosses in from the line & out wide. He's young enough to build a team around and allready proven
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Post by blurtonboy on May 19, 2016 16:25:56 GMT
One reason why i am a bit wary of signing this guy is, too many vowels in his name, never ends well when we sign a player with so many vowels.
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Post by Mendicant on May 19, 2016 16:55:17 GMT
Re the concern over lacking ariel presence We could always play….shock horror… two up front Personally I don’t share the concern at all Surely Bojan is ideal for playing in a 4-4-2? Let's see who we bring in a our new striker. If we're to play both Arnie and Shaq it will ask a few questions of Imbula and Whelan, which is why I'd like to see us bring in a younger, faster DM this Summer We haven't had much ariel presence since Steve Bold
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Post by RAF on May 19, 2016 17:31:17 GMT
If Berahino was 6ft 5 I'd be well up for him signing. Too many shorter & lightweight players for me allready. Shaqiri, Bojan & Berahino in the same team would mean a chronic lack of height up front, close down our midfield quickly or pressure us at the back so we hit it long and we'd be restricted to what we can do effectively. I'd take a Drogba type anyday over a berahino as a lone frontman because he can do it all, for £10m though I'd rip their arm off for Berahino to play on the right hand side. Ideally a couple out and Berahino & Benteke in, but it's not my money Vardy 5ft 10, Mahrez 5ft 10, Kante 5 ft 6, Ozaki 5ft 9 H
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Post by ryan4england on May 19, 2016 18:13:20 GMT
If Berahino was 6ft 5 I'd be well up for him signing. Too many shorter & lightweight players for me allready. Shaqiri, Bojan & Berahino in the same team would mean a chronic lack of height up front, close down our midfield quickly or pressure us at the back so we hit it long and we'd be restricted to what we can do effectively. I'd take a Drogba type anyday over a berahino as a lone frontman because he can do it all, for £10m though I'd rip their arm off for Berahino to play on the right hand side. Ideally a couple out and Berahino & Benteke in, but it's not my money Vardy 5ft 10, Mahrez 5ft 10, Kante 5 ft 6, Ozaki 5ft 9 H Leicester do play differently though, we have seen when bojan plays as striker the pitfalls, they pressure us, we hoof to clear & their centrehalfs mop up. Not just that and it's just my opinion but to have a target to aim for when we use attacking full backs and wide forwards is always going to be more productive for multiple reasons, benteke can be deceivingly quick as well I've seen him run at goal in his own with the ball and score on more than a few occasions
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2016 6:24:20 GMT
If Berahino was 6ft 5 I'd be well up for him signing. Too many shorter & lightweight players for me allready. Shaqiri, Bojan & Berahino in the same team would mean a chronic lack of height up front, close down our midfield quickly or pressure us at the back so we hit it long and we'd be restricted to what we can do effectively. I'd take a Drogba type anyday over a berahino as a lone frontman because he can do it all, for £10m though I'd rip their arm off for Berahino to play on the right hand side. Ideally a couple out and Berahino & Benteke in, but it's not my money You talk shit.
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Post by timbo1988 on May 20, 2016 8:15:07 GMT
John Percy posted an article about West Brom wanting Enner Valencia and in that they say West Brom will turn down any bids lower than 20 million!
Is he really worth 20 million?
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Post by metalhead on May 20, 2016 9:41:30 GMT
John Percy posted an article about West Brom wanting Enner Valencia and in that they say West Brom will turn down any bids lower than 20 million! Is he really worth 20 million? 15 million plus a Pulis nogger.... someone like Wilson. I reckon he'd take it.
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Post by Pugsley on May 20, 2016 10:02:26 GMT
John Percy posted an article about West Brom wanting Enner Valencia and in that they say West Brom will turn down any bids lower than 20 million! Is he really worth 20 million? 15 million plus a Pulis nogger.... someone like Wilson. I reckon he'd take it. It will have nothing to do with Toxic. Peace will do the deal. He'll want minimum £20million - worth it IMHO.
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Post by metalhead on May 20, 2016 10:08:39 GMT
15 million plus a Pulis nogger.... someone like Wilson. I reckon he'd take it. It will have nothing to do with Toxic. Peace will do the deal. He'll want minimum £20million - worth it IMHO. Of course it will. Peace and Tony will work together. Are you seriously saying Tone will have absolutely no say in transfers? Look how that went down at Palace.
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Post by Pugsley on May 20, 2016 10:13:37 GMT
It will have nothing to do with Toxic. Peace will do the deal. He'll want minimum £20million - worth it IMHO. Of course it will. Peace and Tony will work together. Are you seriously saying Tone will have absolutely no say in transfers? Look how that went down at Palace. Not on this one. I reckon if he had he would of sold him last year or in January when Saido was on the naughty step to fund buying some more aging pros.
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Post by benjaminbiscuit on May 20, 2016 10:58:52 GMT
Very different stance to ours on Nzoznzi and Arnie
In the end they will make everyone wait until August 31st scuppering the pre season work of any rival who gets him unless they get their full valuation and possibly benefiting from higher in a last dash rush
Lesson for us
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Post by Pugsley on May 20, 2016 11:04:30 GMT
Very different stance to ours on Nzoznzi and Arnie In the end they will make everyone wait until August 31st scuppering the pre season work of any rival who gets him unless they get their full valuation and possibly benefiting from higher in a last dash rush Lesson for us Know that for sure do you?
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Post by jimmygscfc on May 20, 2016 11:49:10 GMT
Very different stance to ours on Nzoznzi and Arnie In the end they will make everyone wait until August 31st scuppering the pre season work of any rival who gets him unless they get their full valuation and possibly benefiting from higher in a last dash rush Lesson for us What? Then giving themselves no time to spend the fee on their own targets?
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Post by werrington on May 20, 2016 13:46:49 GMT
Very different stance to ours on Nzoznzi and Arnie In the end they will make everyone wait until August 31st scuppering the pre season work of any rival who gets him unless they get their full valuation and possibly benefiting from higher in a last dash rush Lesson for us He's come through their system, is under 25 and English so the 2 scenarios are completely different Still it doesn't stop people spewing their shit
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Post by ryan4england on May 20, 2016 14:41:28 GMT
If Berahino was 6ft 5 I'd be well up for him signing. Too many shorter & lightweight players for me allready. Shaqiri, Bojan & Berahino in the same team would mean a chronic lack of height up front, close down our midfield quickly or pressure us at the back so we hit it long and we'd be restricted to what we can do effectively. I'd take a Drogba type anyday over a berahino as a lone frontman because he can do it all, for £10m though I'd rip their arm off for Berahino to play on the right hand side. Ideally a couple out and Berahino & Benteke in, but it's not my money You talk shit. snap
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2016 16:56:01 GMT
John Percy Klaxon
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Post by followyoudown on May 20, 2016 17:02:17 GMT
Very different stance to ours on Nzoznzi and Arnie In the end they will make everyone wait until August 31st scuppering the pre season work of any rival who gets him unless they get their full valuation and possibly benefiting from higher in a last dash rush Lesson for us West Brom are not going to sell him to a rival, the clubs linked over time have been spurs and stoke. West Brom's rivals are Palace, Sunderland, Bournemouth and next season Burnley, Middlesboro and Hull or Wednesday. #40points
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Post by bayernoatcake on May 20, 2016 17:39:08 GMT
12.5m for Arnie
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Post by werrington on May 20, 2016 17:42:18 GMT
12.5m for Arnie Here we go again ....we paid £3m on a player who had lost his way and negotiated a £12.5m release clause on him and who has only ONE year remaining on his contract and still it's not good enough Some live in the real world some are ....well you know
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