This is why I think looking in Europe could be a good idea, get someone cheaper than an English league player and they will have goals behind them too similar to Latte Lath. Give them time and don't rotate 4 strikers every game and we should get one firing Also Latte Lath was euros so it would have been £4.5m
Aye. Would’ve had a better one as well if he wasn’t played constantly despite some poor performances. How he remained on the pitch some games baffled me. Mags in the cup - should’ve been hooked at HT at the very latest. Passenger.
To us the fee is inflated though and would be the highest non pre arranged transfer fee in the championship this summer outside of Joe Rodon. Simms was a bad transfer for Coventry, his poor form to start the season probably cost them a playoff spot. Personally think it's a mistake if we don't sell someone for big(ish) money this summer to fund signings. Until we do we won't be shopping in the £5m+ markets.
Because he was our second biggest goal threat and when Clarke was out he was the biggest goal threat.
Wouldn’t be surprised if we looked at Sam Gallagher. We’ve been after him every window since RS has left.
Just going to say as well, if the club spent that on Parrott it wouldn't have went down well. I think he's pretty good but better alongside another striker or just off a main forward.
Maybe TM bombing him out on the opening day of the reason and his unwillingness to mould his team around a striker had a part to play. Clean slate for me.
Given our financial situation (sustainability and a low wage ceiling) then I think we have 3 possible approaches: 1. Loan a young player from the PL (Burstow, Archer, Jebbison etc) 2. Take a punt on a player from the lower leagues (Dion Charles, Devante Cole, Alfie May) 3. Find a striker from abroad who can get us goals Not saying the names I've listed are who we should go for, just for illustrative purposes. I also think the club could take 2 of those 3 options this season, rather than only going down 1 particular avenue. Goals are not cheap to buy, so I understand why they have gone for youth players, but as @Prehab26 said - we need to see a hell of a lot more from Hemir and Mayenda
Hopefully the players do themselves , grafting for starters. You get nowt for swanning about in training and under 21 games.
To be fair I think either of Stewart and Simms would’ve hit 20 easily for us if either of them managed 35+ games in the 22/23 season they were both scoring for fun and we were creating loads of chances.
Gallagher could be a canny shout, after watching clips he seems to be able to move about well, his rumoured fee was only 2m in jan. Luton and Swansea both after him this summer
Agree with this, but for an 18 year old, first season playing out of position at times ,I think there's more to come and he will have a good career
He could always do well here, we've had stewart who was a lanky left winger in Scotland that hadn't scored many goals at all haha.
Goal records mean very little in reality, look at Grigg and Stewarts records before joining and compare how they got on
