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Post by chinesedave on Jul 29, 2018 3:33:02 GMT
£7M apparently. Surely now there is an opportunity for Stoke (or Boro) to sign Vydra.
One thing the recent friendlies have taught us is that the goal issue needs to be resolved asap.
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Post by miltonstokienew on Jul 29, 2018 6:36:56 GMT
£7M apparently. Surely now there is an opportunity for Stoke (or Boro) to sign Vydra. One thing the recent friendlies have taught us is that the goal issue needs to be resolved asap. This has been done to death. If Rowett wanted Vydra, he'd be here by now. |
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Post by cooper67 on Jul 29, 2018 8:58:41 GMT
It is getting the ball to someone who can score that is the problem.
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Post by nonameface on Jul 29, 2018 9:02:01 GMT
We really need a decent forward thinking centre midfielder to play with Ndiaye and Etebo so we don't have this chasm between forward/winger and midfield.
Another striker is important once we even have one who can score.
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Post by tribe on Jul 29, 2018 10:06:38 GMT
We really need a decent forward thinking centre midfielder to play with Ndiaye and Etebo so we don't have this chasm between forward/winger and midfield. Another striker is important once we even have one who can score. Joe Allen will start every game so long as he's fit |
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Post by Gods on Jul 29, 2018 10:08:56 GMT
What happened to this Afobe fella we signed from Bournemouth or Wolves I was never sure which ? Has he featured much in pre-season, I've hardly heard mention of him? Might he be the answer or at least a part of it?
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Post by nonameface on Jul 29, 2018 11:47:24 GMT
We really need a decent forward thinking centre midfielder to play with Ndiaye and Etebo so we don't have this chasm between forward/winger and midfield. Another striker is important once we even have one who can score. Joe Allen will start every game so long as he's fit Agreed, that's what makes it so I'm concerned, he doesn't control the game or create enough. |
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Jul 29, 2018 11:53:34 GMT
What happened to this Afobe fella we signed from Bournemouth or Wolves I was never sure which ? Has he featured much in pre-season, I've hardly heard mention of him? Might he be the answer or at least a part of it? Played on the left at Walsall, played up front in most of the friendlies but has been isolated in the system we've played and doesn't look entirely fit yet. Tweaked his back against Wolves and didn't feature against St Pauli. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2018 12:06:51 GMT
Bamford's an ok signing at this level; a little surprised to see that TP would let him go.
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Post by Gods on Jul 29, 2018 12:38:12 GMT
What happened to this Afobe fella we signed from Bournemouth or Wolves I was never sure which ? Has he featured much in pre-season, I've hardly heard mention of him? Might he be the answer or at least a part of it? Played on the left at Walsall, played up front in most of the friendlies but has been isolated in the system we've played and doesn't look entirely fit yet. Tweaked his back against Wolves and didn't feature against St Pauli. Yes, it was somewhat a rhetorical question, conventional wisdom on here seems to be he will be a l goal every 2 games man, if we can somehow tease him to the start line. But isolated, unfit and now he's tweaked his back is not quite the start we were hoping for  |
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Post by tribe on Jul 29, 2018 14:00:23 GMT
Joe Allen will start every game so long as he's fit Agreed, that's what makes it so I'm concerned, he doesn't control the game or create enough. I'd have cashed in for anywhere near £20m. I guess we expected to lose B'doo (which still might happen) but if he stays then him and Etebo look to be streets ahead of Allen. |
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Post by expectedtoulouse on Jul 29, 2018 14:10:41 GMT
Really don’t know why we didn’t go for Bamford. An excellent player at this level and would be a good alternative to Afobe. Comes from a nice family in Nottinghamshire so would be a really easy commute from his roots.
Transfer tossers strike again!
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Jul 29, 2018 14:15:47 GMT
Really don’t know why we didn’t go for Bamford. An excellent player at this level and would be a good alternative to Afobe. Comes from a nice family in Nottinghamshire so would be a really easy commute from his roots. Transfer tossers strike again! The. Manager. Drives. Who. We. Sign. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2018 15:16:43 GMT
Regarding Eastmids comment on Bamford, he IMHO is not a Pulis type player. The comment nice family, ( mentioned), gives it away! He didn't appear a nasty enough player for him!
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Post by expectedtoulouse on Jul 29, 2018 15:31:47 GMT
Really don’t know why we didn’t go for Bamford. An excellent player at this level and would be a good alternative to Afobe. Comes from a nice family in Nottinghamshire so would be a really easy commute from his roots. Transfer tossers strike again! The. Manager. Drives. Who. We. Sign. Sorry Mark. Perhaps he does to a limited extent, maybe he has 100% of the say. What we do know is we’ve been pretty horrendous in the transfer market for a number of seasons now and we’re heading in to the new season quite undercooked as things stand with 1 week of the window left. |
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Jul 29, 2018 15:45:06 GMT
The. Manager. Drives. Who. We. Sign. Sorry Mark. Perhaps he does to a limited extent, maybe he has 100% of the say. What we do know is we’ve been pretty horrendous in the transfer market for a number of seasons now and we’re heading in to the new season quite undercooked as things stand with 1 week of the window left. Either way, it’ll be him who decides if he wants Bamford or not. That’s my point Joe. |
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Post by thegift on Jul 29, 2018 15:50:23 GMT
It is getting the ball to someone who can score that is the problem. We could have de bruyne in midfield with diouf and berahino up top we have no chance |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2018 15:55:21 GMT
Regarding Eastmids comment on Bamford, he IMHO is not a Pulis type player. The comment nice family, ( mentioned), gives it away! He didn't appear a nasty enough player for him! Hmmm, maybe. Played plenty for him last season though, and scored 10 goals for him. His flexibility in being able to play LW would have been up TP's street as well I'd have thought. Perhaps he's got his eye on another striker? Or maybe he's got to balance the books somehow after spending on Flint and McNair? |
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Post by expectedtoulouse on Jul 29, 2018 16:03:28 GMT
Sorry Mark. Perhaps he does to a limited extent, maybe he has 100% of the say. What we do know is we’ve been pretty horrendous in the transfer market for a number of seasons now and we’re heading in to the new season quite undercooked as things stand with 1 week of the window left. Either way, it’ll be him who decides if he wants Bamford or not. That’s my point Joe. You’re right. However, surely Rowett didn’t want the squad to be in this state at this stage. Carto and Scholes clearly have been up to their usual bungling tricks which is why we havent got enough players in. That said, why doesnt Rowett want Bamford? We need a striker and he’s a quality player at this level. January repeating itself all over again... |
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Jul 29, 2018 16:43:31 GMT
Either way, it’ll be him who decides if he wants Bamford or not. That’s my point Joe. You’re right. However, surely Rowett didn’t want the squad to be in this state at this stage. Carto and Scholes clearly have been up to their usual bungling tricks which is why we havent got enough players in. That said, why doesnt Rowett want Bamford? We need a striker and he’s a quality player at this level. January repeating itself all over again... To a point it's their fault, absolutely, but if, say Ritchie was our top target, there wasn't much we could do beyond keep plugging away or moving on, which we ultimately did. Who knows if that's the case for other targets? Presumably Rowett doesn't see Bamford as a striker who'll fit into his system. I don't think we've moved especially slower or differently to the majority of clubs in the top two divisions, most of whom appear to be expressing similar frustrations, especially with the window closing early. It may well one of those windows where certain players only become available right at the end of the window when the chain effect kicks in. |
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Post by owdestokie2 on Jul 29, 2018 18:04:33 GMT
Really don’t know why we didn’t go for Bamford. An excellent player at this level and would be a good alternative to Afobe. Comes from a nice family in Nottinghamshire so would be a really easy commute from his roots. Transfer tossers strike again! “An xcellent player at this level”. No he isn’t |
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Post by miggoscfc on Jul 29, 2018 18:22:05 GMT
It is getting the ball to someone who can score that is the problem. We could have de bruyne in midfield with diouf and berahino up top we have no chance Its good that we have Afobe then.🙄 |
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Post by stokeykez on Jul 29, 2018 18:27:23 GMT
Would take vydra over bamford any day.
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Post by thegift on Jul 29, 2018 18:27:27 GMT
We could have de bruyne in midfield with diouf and berahino up top we have no chance Its good that we have Afobe then.🙄 Currently injured, and what happens if he gets injured again  |
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Post by shimmer on Jul 30, 2018 17:58:02 GMT
We all know we need that striker. God I hope he is here come the weekend.  |
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Post by smatty88 on Jul 30, 2018 17:58:51 GMT
Bamford's soft as shit, wouldn't want him here anyway.
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Post by bhp on Jul 30, 2018 18:10:16 GMT
At least we have Afobe, Diouf, Berahino, Crouch as options to occupy 1 position. Much better off in that area compared to centre half with just Shawcross and BMI, left back with just Pieters, defensive midfield with Fletcher. Get at least £20m for Badou and invest it into 3/4 versatile reasonably aged players.
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