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Post by adi on Jan 23, 2018 14:49:26 GMT
Can we not try to spend that kind of money on say Carlos Bacca, Adrian Ramos (less money maybe) or someone else who is kind of off most radars? We seem to be fishing close to shore when we’ve seen two potentially very good fullbacks come from further afield.
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Post by 19notbeaten72 on Jan 23, 2018 14:50:37 GMT
I wouldn't go any where near him at that price in that league. You may as well buy someone for half the price from the championship. He's a name because he's at Celtic, he gets more chances per game than anyone else in the league and is playing the majority of his games against clubs that would struggle in L2. If Bera was a risk then this is suicidal behaviour. Bang on that mate i have said before that scoring goals in that very average league is easy compared to the premier league. I can see him failing big time down here i would take Benteke though as Lambert was the one who got the best out of him.
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Post by FullerMagic on Jan 23, 2018 14:53:03 GMT
Is Benteke realistic though?
2 and a half years left on £110,000-a-week.
They paid £27m rising to £32m.
Dread to think what they'd ask, especially from a relegation rival.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2018 14:56:12 GMT
Is Benteke realistic though? 2 and a half years left on £110,000-a-week. They paid £27m rising to £32m. Dread to think what they'd ask, especially from a relegation rival. I don't think he'd be worth what we'd have to pay, both transfer fee and wages. His form apart from Villa has been pretty poor. Every time I've seen him he's like a lazier, less intelligent Bony.
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Post by alster on Jan 23, 2018 14:58:42 GMT
Much prefer to go big on a central midfield player, we can get by with Diouf up front until the end of the season especially with the pressing game we're now adopting. When we go big on a new striker we need to make sure it's the right striker, we can't keep getting it wrong. You can't buy a striker that will definitely score goals for the money we're willing to spend. You have to up the money you're willing to spend or take a punt. I agree CM has to be the priority but being as we have effectively spent nothing so far this season if the players are available don't see why we can't do both. Unless the board have fooled themselves into thinking everything was Mark Hughes' fault.
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Post by FullerMagic on Jan 23, 2018 14:58:48 GMT
I wouldn't go any where near him at that price in that league. You may as well buy someone for half the price from the championship. He's a name because he's at Celtic, he gets more chances per game than anyone else in the league and is playing the majority of his games against clubs that would struggle in L2. If Bera was a risk then this is suicidal behaviour. Bang on that mate i have said before that scoring goals in that very average league is easy compared to the premier league. I can see him failing big time down here i would take Benteke though as Lambert was the one who got the best out of him. He had a great season in the Championship as a teenager though. And as a 21-year-old, there'd be a lot of resale. His one season playing for Fulham and his age would have put him in the £10m+ category before he signed for Celtic. The stories of hamstring problems are the thing that'd be a bigger concern maybe. Not sure we'd have the desire to get involved in the Benteke auction. You'd probably be looking at £25m and £100k-a-week.
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Post by vahl on Jan 23, 2018 15:51:15 GMT
Kevin Gameiro is going for £18m. Think he is joining up with Rafa though. I reckon Dembele is a bigger risk than Berahino and not worth taking at that price. We should have a look at Batshuayi for sure though! Batshuayi is awful. Like a bigger, slower Diouf. What category of risk does Dembele fall into? There is always a chance a striker may not click at a new club, but to say he is more risky than Berahino who we have found out is trying to end his career and retire before he is 25 is a bold statement... The outrageous money wasted on Berahino (including his contract) will make sure that we don't do anything like that ever again, trust me. Not with Peter Coates still around anyway. Batshuayi is a good player IMO. I think he is a good strong Target Man and would suit our style down to the ground - just because he hasn't lit up Chelsea does not make me forget his days in France and such. He was a machine.
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Post by scfc75 on Jan 23, 2018 16:08:43 GMT
Bang on that mate i have said before that scoring goals in that very average league is easy compared to the premier league. I can see him failing big time down here i would take Benteke though as Lambert was the one who got the best out of him. He had a great season in the Championship as a teenager though. And as a 21-year-old, there'd be a lot of resale. His one season playing for Fulham and his age would have put him in the £10m+ category before he signed for Celtic. The stories of hamstring problems are the thing that'd be a bigger concern maybe. Not sure we'd have the desire to get involved in the Benteke auction. You'd probably be looking at £25m and £100k-a-week. Benteke is currently on £120k pw if this site is accurate www.spotrac.com/epl/crystal-palace/payroll/
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Post by harrysburrow on Jan 23, 2018 19:39:41 GMT
Airport parking, Wembley and the works of Van Gogh are bargains when you look at Wimmer's price. Pisser! 😂😂😂😂
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Post by iglugluk on Jan 23, 2018 21:01:34 GMT
Much prefer to go big on a central midfield player, we can get by with Diouf up front until the end of the season especially with the pressing game we're now adopting. When we go big on a new striker we need to make sure it's the right striker, we can't keep getting it wrong. You can't buy a striker that will definitely score goals for the money we're willing to spend. You have to up the money you're willing to spend or take a punt. I agree CM has to be the priority but being as we have effectively spent nothing so far this season if the players are available don't see why we can't do both. Unless the board have fooled themselves into thinking everything was Mark Hughes' fault. Totally agree......the board need to be willing to put there hands in their pockets, anything less shows that they are willing to risk us being a very good bet for one of the relegation places. This league cannot be done with a bargain basement attitude as the default position. I hope the Coates family see it like this as this transfer window requires some serious business and so far it's been lacking in my opinion. Hopefully we're busy behind the scenes......the next week will be interesting to say the least
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Post by tony1234 on Jan 23, 2018 21:18:43 GMT
I wouldn't go any where near him at that price in that league. You may as well buy someone for half the price from the championship. He's a name because he's at Celtic, he gets more chances per game than anyone else in the league and is playing the majority of his games against clubs that would struggle in L2. If Bera was a risk then this is suicidal behaviour. Bang on that mate i have said before that scoring goals in that very average league is easy compared to the premier league. I can see him failing big time down here i would take Benteke though as Lambert was the one who got the best out of him. Great sense
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Post by tony1234 on Jan 23, 2018 21:36:12 GMT
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Post by GreaterGlasgowstokie on Jan 23, 2018 21:37:20 GMT
I wouldn't go any where near him at that price in that league. You may as well buy someone for half the price from the championship. He's a name because he's at Celtic, he gets more chances per game than anyone else in the league and is playing the majority of his games against clubs that would struggle in L2. If Bera was a risk then this is suicidal behaviour. He was superb in the champions league last season and looked good against top level opposition. The only thing I am worried about is the injuries. On the face of it though he would be a superb signing. Fast, powerful, skilful, a natural finisher, and skill very young
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Post by lordb on Jan 23, 2018 21:42:35 GMT
I wouldn't go any where near him at that price in that league. You may as well buy someone for half the price from the championship. He's a name because he's at Celtic, he gets more chances per game than anyone else in the league and is playing the majority of his games against clubs that would struggle in L2. If Bera was a risk then this is suicidal behaviour. He was superb in the champions league last season and looked good against top level opposition. The only thing I am worried about is the injuries. On the face of it though he would be a superb signing. Fast, powerful, skilful, a natural finisher, and skill very young Would Celtic take Berahino (on loan?)? How much would Dembele be on up there?
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Post by GreaterGlasgowstokie on Jan 23, 2018 22:23:04 GMT
He was superb in the champions league last season and looked good against top level opposition. The only thing I am worried about is the injuries. On the face of it though he would be a superb signing. Fast, powerful, skilful, a natural finisher, and skill very young Would Celtic take Berahino (on loan?)? How much would Dembele be on up there? Celtic love a January loan move for a former big name. They tried to get bojan on loan. I am sure we could tempt them to do business. They need a centre back so maybe we could loan them Wimmer
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