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Post by gingerninja on Jul 18, 2024 6:01:04 GMT
I wonder who we will target now?. The 2 strikers linked so far have been big and strong types, wonder if that is the way we are going?.
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Post by clarkeda on Jul 18, 2024 7:08:09 GMT
I wonder who we will target now?. The 2 strikers linked so far have been big and strong types, wonder if that is the way we are going?. Hardie is that type of striker isn’t he? So I wouldn’t be surprised. It’s also what 90% of people on the board want (not that it’s relevant)
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Post by drippinggoatsnob on Jul 18, 2024 7:10:37 GMT
It does sound like they'd been pursuing him for a long time and he'd basically made the decision to go there before, for some reason, we jumped in only at the 11th hour. And the more I read, I did find my enthusiasm for the deal ebbing a bit! If he's not our primary target and we were having a chat then no huge loss. If we have chased him since May then you have to wonder what went wrong. I like him, he reminded me of a raw Jason Roberts.
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Post by baconburger on Jul 18, 2024 7:27:32 GMT
It does sound like they'd been pursuing him for a long time and he'd basically made the decision to go there before, for some reason, we jumped in only at the 11th hour. And the more I read, I did find my enthusiasm for the deal ebbing a bit! If he's not our primary target and we were having a chat then no huge loss. If we have chased him since May then you have to wonder what went wrong. I like him, he reminded me of a raw Jason Roberts. Hey if we’re missing out on a striker best it’s a striker who doesn’t score many.
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Post by LGH87 on Jul 18, 2024 7:36:02 GMT
Just watch him find the key to scoring goals at Bristol City.
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Post by baconburger on Jul 18, 2024 7:49:56 GMT
Just watch him find the key to scoring goals at Bristol City. They’ll need him to they’re losing their top scorer of the last two seasons and they didn’t score very many anyway. A few more than us but nowhere near the amount they need to.
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Post by biglad180 on Jul 18, 2024 7:53:21 GMT
Slightly concerning if we've lost out to Bristol City, especially with the Walters link i don,t think we missed out on this one,i think we are looking for better,3 goals last season is not a decent striker in my book,
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Post by bertiestan on Jul 18, 2024 8:04:41 GMT
I feel talks may have gone similar to this SA ‘So Jon I take it I’ll be leaving QPR to sign for Stoke as the main man? As I’ve got a few offers on the table’…JW ‘we’d definitely like you on board lad but we’re pursuing a few targets atm as we’re definitely a bit thin on the ground in that position’ I don’t think we’ve actually gone all out on this one, tested the water so to speak🔴⚪️
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Post by frasier37 on Jul 18, 2024 8:18:06 GMT
He's still raw so for me he was a big gamble. Couldn't get my head around that so, I'm not too bothered
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Post by BristolMick on Jul 18, 2024 8:24:54 GMT
He's still raw so for me he was a big gamble. Couldn't get my head around that so, I'm not too bothered Losing ANYTHING to Bristol City bothers me a lot! BM
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Post by middleoftheboothen on Jul 18, 2024 8:37:18 GMT
Just watch him find the key to scoring goals at Bristol City. They’ll need him to they’re losing their top scorer of the last two seasons and they didn’t score very many anyway. A few more than us but nowhere near the amount they need to. Who is their top scorer they are loosing? You've never mentioned him before 😉
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Post by FullerMagic on Jul 18, 2024 8:42:38 GMT
www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/bristol-city-sinclair-armstrong-signings-9419235Bristol City held talks with QPR last weekend and had a bid accepted which is thought to be just under £2m. Armstrong was subject to late interest from Championship rivals Stoke City and Sunderland, plus League One Birmingham City but made his decision to move to the West Country on Wednesday night. The Robins had remained relatively confident of landing the 21-year-old throughout the process, albeit aware that his level of talent could arouse interest elsewhere in the division with the potential from late bids from elsewhere.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2024 8:45:32 GMT
www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/bristol-city-sinclair-armstrong-signings-9419235Bristol City held talks with QPR last weekend and had a bid accepted which is thought to be just under £2m. Armstrong was subject to late interest from Championship rivals Stoke City and Sunderland, plus League One Birmingham City but made his decision to move to the West Country on Wednesday night. The Robins had remained relatively confident of landing the 21-year-old throughout the process, albeit aware that his level of talent could arouse interest elsewhere in the division with the potential from late bids from elsewhere. Late interest seems to hint that we are either under prepared and are thrashing around in the long grass or have missed out on other targets and Armstrong was our target number 2-5 on our hit list. I highly doubt it's the former so I wonder who else we've missed out on? Ugbo? Hardie? I guess we'll never know.
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Post by FullerMagic on Jul 18, 2024 8:48:03 GMT
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Post by foxysgloves on Jul 18, 2024 8:59:05 GMT
Well let’s be honest. You’re delighted. You’ve been praying they fail since they were appointed and it’s clear in every single post you make about them and transfers. No that is wrong. I never want my club to fail. I've had enough of watching failure. Your comments up till now suggest you’d be delighted to see Walters, Darnborough etc fail so you’re proved right. That’s the way it seems to me anyway.
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Post by frasier37 on Jul 18, 2024 8:59:20 GMT
He's still raw so for me he was a big gamble. Couldn't get my head around that so, I'm not too bothered Losing ANYTHING to Bristol City bothers me a lot! BM We don't know the reasons tho mick. There could be many.....area, friends/family ....maybe we showed half interest to push another player we were really after ...many reasons we won't know that you can't blame the club for...and trust me I love to blame the club
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Post by itsmorethanagame on Jul 18, 2024 9:03:26 GMT
I was hoping our late interest indicated our interest in him was for more of a squad option role. But Pete Smith's article suggests it would have been more of a nailed on starter, main striker signing.
Be interesting to see how Armstrong does, he has got the potential to go either way i think!
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Post by nottsover60 on Jul 18, 2024 9:08:28 GMT
Losing ANYTHING to Bristol City bothers me a lot! BM We don't know the reasons tho mick. There could be many.....area, friends/family ....maybe we showed half interest to push another player we were really after ...many reasons we won't know that you can't blame the club for...and trust me I love to blame the club Exactly and if he doesn't score goals we'll all be saying it was a good job we didn't invest big money in him. We don't want another Wesley, we want someone who we are sure will fit the team and be ready to take on the mantle of main striker in August. I don't think we were bidding for this man as our no. 1 striker so perhaps that put him off. I still have a sneaky feeling for Cameron Archer.
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Post by FullerMagic on Jul 18, 2024 9:12:07 GMT
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Post by devondumpling on Jul 18, 2024 9:12:49 GMT
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Post by jimmygscfc1234 on Jul 18, 2024 9:13:18 GMT
Has Ugbo gone/signed for anyone yet?
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Post by frasier37 on Jul 18, 2024 9:14:02 GMT
We don't know the reasons tho mick. There could be many.....area, friends/family ....maybe we showed half interest to push another player we were really after ...many reasons we won't know that you can't blame the club for...and trust me I love to blame the club Exactly and if he doesn't score goals we'll all be saying it was a good job we didn't invest big money in him. We don't want another Wesley, we want someone who we are sure will fit the team and be ready to take on the mantle of main striker in August. I don't think we were bidding for this man as our no. 1 striker so perhaps that put him off. I still have a sneaky feeling for Cameron Archer. yep. i genuinely think he chose Bristol as we saw him as more potential or a bit part player, where as Bristol are promising him more game time.
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Post by jimmygscfc1234 on Jul 18, 2024 9:14:51 GMT
Archer isn't a target man type though is he? I do like Ugbo though.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2024 9:15:07 GMT
No that is wrong. I never want my club to fail. I've had enough of watching failure. Your comments up till now suggest you’d be delighted to see Walters, Darnborough etc fail so you’re proved right. That’s the way it seems to me anyway. As someone who commits a whole load of family time and a financial fortune following this club home and away, purchasing merchandise etc not to mention the mental torture I put my family through each season, please explain why I'd want any single entity of our club, from the youth team right through to the first team - encapsulating every department from medical, sport science to recruitment - to ultimately fail? It defies all logic. Even if I did, what would I get out of it? A pathetic little 'look at me I'm right' kick on the faceless internet before the slow realisation of yet another depressing summer break came over us, or worse a relegation to a league I never want to see us in again in my lifetime? Now if you want a conversation on my thoughts on whether I think Jon Walters is the right man for The Technical Director position, the ultimate reasons why I think he was brought in and retained in that position and whether I think he's made the right choice to replace Dublin with Darnbrough then I'm very open and ready to have that conversation, be it publicly on here or via DM. Back to the Armstrong to Bristol City thread...
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Post by foxysgloves on Jul 18, 2024 9:18:22 GMT
Your comments up till now suggest you’d be delighted to see Walters, Darnborough etc fail so you’re proved right. That’s the way it seems to me anyway. As someone who commits a whole load of family time and a financial fortune following this club home and away, purchasing merchandise etc not to mention the mental torture I put my family through each season, please explain why I'd want any single entity of our club, from the youth team right through to the first team - encapsulating every department from medical, sport science to recruitment - to ultimately fail? It defies all logic. Even if I did, what would I get out of it? A pathetic little 'look at me I'm right' kick on the faceless internet before the slow realisation of yet another depressing summer break came over us, or worse a relegation to a league I never want to see us in again in my lifetime? Now if you want a conversation on my thoughts on whether I think Jon Walters is the right man for The Technical Director position, the ultimate reasons why I think he was brought in and retained in that position and whether I think he's made the right choice to replace Dublin with Darnbrough then I'm very open and ready to have that conversation, be it publicly on here or via DM. Back to the Armstrong to Bristol City thread... So we know your thoughts. We’ve had these conversations. Why make constant sniping remarks that dig at Walters and the recruiting team? It’s tiresome and pointless.
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Post by cheekymatt71 on Jul 18, 2024 9:27:38 GMT
So the 'Active Pool of Strikers" we are looking at is: BIG ENGLISH BASED LUMPS I guess that IS a strategy of sorts for next season.
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Post by CBUFAWKIPWH on Jul 18, 2024 9:38:09 GMT
www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/bristol-city-sinclair-armstrong-signings-9419235Bristol City held talks with QPR last weekend and had a bid accepted which is thought to be just under £2m. Armstrong was subject to late interest from Championship rivals Stoke City and Sunderland, plus League One Birmingham City but made his decision to move to the West Country on Wednesday night. The Robins had remained relatively confident of landing the 21-year-old throughout the process, albeit aware that his level of talent could arouse interest elsewhere in the division with the potential from late bids from elsewhere. Late interest seems to hint that we are either under prepared and are thrashing around in the long grass or have missed out on other targets and Armstrong was our target number 2-5 on our hit list. I highly doubt it's the former so I wonder who else we've missed out on? Ugbo? Hardie? I guess we'll never know. Armstrong signed a contract extension at the end of the season so could well have dropped off the radar either because clubs thought he wasn't available or because they knew it would up the price. End of the day if he doesn't want to come here move on.
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Post by LGH87 on Jul 18, 2024 9:49:05 GMT
let's lock this thread and move on.
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Post by jimmygscfc1234 on Jul 18, 2024 9:51:00 GMT
As someone who commits a whole load of family time and a financial fortune following this club home and away, purchasing merchandise etc not to mention the mental torture I put my family through each season, please explain why I'd want any single entity of our club, from the youth team right through to the first team - encapsulating every department from medical, sport science to recruitment - to ultimately fail? It defies all logic. Even if I did, what would I get out of it? A pathetic little 'look at me I'm right' kick on the faceless internet before the slow realisation of yet another depressing summer break came over us, or worse a relegation to a league I never want to see us in again in my lifetime? Now if you want a conversation on my thoughts on whether I think Jon Walters is the right man for The Technical Director position, the ultimate reasons why I think he was brought in and retained in that position and whether I think he's made the right choice to replace Dublin with Darnbrough then I'm very open and ready to have that conversation, be it publicly on here or via DM. Back to the Armstrong to Bristol City thread... So we know your thoughts. We’ve had these conversations. Why make constant sniping remarks that dig at Walters and the recruiting team? It’s tiresome and pointless. I have an old friend who is involved in a professional capacity with the Club on a consultancy basis and he's met with JW a number of times and has been massively impressed with what he's had to say and how he's said it. I think we're lucky to have such a capable person at the helm, especially one who has such a bond with the Club. It can only be to our advantage.
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Post by Fenparkpotter on Jul 18, 2024 9:53:37 GMT
Maybe not a big loss, but we've shown our hand on how much we are willing to spend on someone that still has a lot to prove
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