I’d like to see us bring in talent like the likes of Hume, Cirkin, Aji, Huggins. League of Ireland, Scottish leagues, English leagues etc.
Would like to see us at least look at both Theo Bair and Lennon Miller at Motherwell. Bair reminds me so much of Stewart with his height, speed and relentless running and Miller is a 17 y/o midfielder who already has links to big Italian clubs.
Let me start where I left off in the winter window. Ryan Hardie is perfect for us. Would be the number 9 to change our threat in the final 3rd. Movement, aggression, two feet and can head. All kinds of goals and assists. Be amazed if he is at Plymouty next season, and would love him here.
They’d probably want daft money, but otherwise I’d say he’s a good as you see in the Championship that isn’t being courted by Premiership clubs. If you could get him for £2m he’d be a very nice signing, my worry is Plymouth would be looking for upwards of £5m.
I'd certainly like to see us go back to the recruitment model of scouring PL academies for talented youngsters like the ones you mention, rather than relying on 18/19 year old kids from abroad.
I think we all know that striker, once again, will be the main discourse amongst our fanbase this summer so had a play around with some data for strikers playing in the UK currently then had a watch of a few clips and came up with some suggestions. Theo Bair, 24, Motherwell. Tall, quick, strong, good in the air. If you want a Stewart replacement this is the one. Runs the channels well and brings others into play with good hold up play which creates chances for others. Ruel Sotiriou, 23, Leyton Orient. More of a versatile forward (I know, don't shout at me) who's very much in the 'false 9' category but if we look at the back end of last season with Gelhardt we got a lot of joy playing with a striker who was comfortable dropping deep, and that's what Sotiriou is good at. Picks up intelligent positions deep allowing the wide players to run beyond, then arrives late into the box with a lot of his shots coming from the edge of the area. Can play behind a main target man also. Joe Gelhardt, 21, Leeds. If Sotiriou isn't available why not go back in for Gelhardt? His goal scoring record here was poor but his overall impact on the team I thought was very good. He isn't getting any minutes for Leeds in the championship so if they go up he definitely won't be in their plans. Tom Cannon, 21, Leicester. Maresca admitted Cannon is the 4th choice striker at Leicester and was left out of the squad against us because of that. Excellent finisher and will definitely be a realistic loan signing. Sinclair Armstrong, 20, QPR. Unbelievably raw footballer but has potential to be a high level forward. Not sure if i'd want him as our main forward option but he's definitely a player i'd be interested in. Quick, powerful, excellent in counter attacks and has really good ball carrying data. I don't think any of these players would break the bank and I think they could all be signed without selling a player first. Obviously if we sell players and have a large budget we could be looking at players above this level but I think these are a good starting point.
If Clarke is going for £25m after 1 great season and 1 OK season at this level, then I can see Whitaker going for £10m
If they stay up I think it will be closer to 20m they want. Think Lazio went for him in January after we rejected their Clarke bid.
I like this! Never heard of Theo Bair but like your description. Tom Cannon I'd be all over. I think Leicester need to raise funds even if they get promoted, so he will probably be available permanently and likely cheaper than they paid for him. Gelhardt wouldn't interest me as he's not solving the problem we want to solve.
Just watched some videos of Theo Bair and can absolutely see the Ross Stewart comparisons. Sign me up. @Scout73 you've been replaced mate.
you'll open a can of worms mentioning experience mind mate. I been shot down a few times saying this.
